40 Qualities of Daylighting

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Lots of qualities!




Great example Corey! I know this facade (a bank building just opposite the SF Chronicle) and the reflections caused by these slightly-bowed, highly-reflective, sealed glass units are striking. Cant' wait to see what category you choose.

Cris


1. a magical sprite



2. a daylighting glare “bomb”



3. daylight causing a veiling reflection 


 


4. dynamic daylight 



5. daylight prismatically deconstructed


 


6. sunbeam made visible 



6. sunbeam made visible 



7. leaking light 



8. texture revealed by daylight



9. daylight providing emphasis


 


10. camera lucida (color mapping) 



11. a luminous wall



12. near window surface used to distribute daylight



13. blurry light



14. dappled light



15. monochromatic daylight



16. morning light 



17. evening light



18. cozy light


 


19. daylight gradient revealed 







 


20. varying penumbra







 


20. varying penumbra

(look at the shadows from the bars on the windows)







 


21. crisp shadows 



22. carpet of shadow



23. rhythmic daylight



24. silhouette 







 


25. Piranesien daylight



26. daylight modified by water


 


27. daylight modified by vegetation 



28. glowing (diffuse) daylight



29. sparkle from daylight



30. a daylight fixture 







 


31. phototropic people 



32. occupant intervention daylight 







 


33. daylight indication circulation



33. daylight indication circulation



34. daylight emphasizing architectural feature 



35. daylight creating hierarchy 


 


36. most uniform, ambient daylight



36. most uniform, ambient daylight



37. borrowed light 




38. ethereal daylight 







 


39. daylighting from below



40. daylighting at the edge of the day







 


  


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