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Silvia
Helena Guimarães
M.Arch, Option 1
e-mail: silguimaraes@hotmail.com
Quick
Links to Exercises:
#1 - Introductory
Exercise
#2 - Proof of Concept Exercise
#3 - Daylight Qualities Exercise
#4 - Two-Hour Model
#5 - Source Qualities Exercise
#6 - Windows by Decade Exercise
#7 - Dynamic Effects Exercise
Assignment
#1: Introductory Exercise
Interior Sketch (Warm-up
Assignment)
Our first exercise ... how would one imagine light entering a simple
chapel space with one side window and a clerestory? The image on the
left is my sketch from the first day of class; to the right is a
photograph of our chapel model (Group partners: Jane Lin and Karen
Carrier). For more images of the model photographed in a variety of
external conditions, enter here.
Assignment
#2: Proof-of-Concept Exercise
Group Partners: Jane Lin and Karen Carrier
Come and see both our original model and our re-design of Jane's bedroom.
The data, graphs,
and images show how it compares to the real space. Models are a
great way to predict the effects of daylight within spaces!
Assignment
#3: Daylight Qualities Exercise
This was a wonderful exercise ... Prof. Benton gave some great advice when
he encouraged us to begin the search EARLY! The result was not only
a collection of beautiful images - in which each student displayed his/her
interpretation of each point - but also a heightened awareness on the part
of each student of a variety of daylighting issues (not to mention
sharpened observation skills!).
To see the compilation of everyone's photos, enter
here.
To see my collection of 32 daylight qualities, enter
here.
Assignment
#4: Two-hour Model
Group Partners: Jane, Karen,
and Gwelen
How accurately can you model a space in just two hours? Take a
look at the images of both our group
model and my two-hour
model in relation to the real space. To see the full set of data from the
exercise, check out Rosie's
page.
Assignment
#5: Source Qualities Exercise
This
shoebox model was photographed in and around my home on Grizzly Peak
Blvd., Berkeley. Different daylight qualities were achieved through
variations in orientation, cloud/sky
conditions, obstructions (e.g. vegetation), foreground, and time of day.
This was another great exercise!
I have always been drawn to the sun, and this exercise has made me even
more passionate about daylighting. Come and see the
full set of images...
Assignment #6: Windows By Decade Exercise
Click
below to see the images of windows from eight different
decades.
1905
- California
Hall
1917 - Gilman
Hall
1920 - Dwinelle
Hall Annex
1941 - Minor
Hall
1958 - Hertz
Memorial Hall of Music
1964 - Birge
Hall
1970 - Moffit
Library
1999 - Haas
Pavillion
Assignment
#7: Dynamic Effects Exercise
This presentation captures the dynamic qualities of daylight
through a series of images taken every 20 minutes over the course of one
(partly cloudy) day.
The range of daylight qualities
one can observe in a space where
light is allowed to enter from various directions is incredible. In the space
above, windows face Northeast, Southeast, and Northwest.
Come
and watch the path of the sun over the course of one day!
