Thesis Lighting Design Proposal

Thesis Lighting Design Proposal Hall Corporate Headquarters Dan Rusnack 12/9/03 Lighting/Electrical option Senior Thesis project

Hall Corporate Headquarters • Location • Virginia Beach, Virginia • Occupant • Hall Automotive Car Dealership • Architects & Engineers • Clark Nexsen • Contractor • Commonwealth Construction • Building size • 30,000 Sq. Ft. , 3 stories N Foot print North elevation

The Spaces to Redesign • Training Room - First floor • Conference Room - Third floor • Board Room -Second Floor • Lobby - Entrance to building • Exterior Facade • Walkway and front of building and roof

Introduction to the Space • Training Room • Large workspace located on the first floor • Employee training and meeting area with 34 desk workstations • Speaker area and white board located in front of room for presentations • Room Characteristics • Ceiling is 2’x2’ acoustical tile, Ref = 0.8 • Walls are a light beige color, Ref = 0.52 • Carpet is a a north sea color, Ref = 0.25 • Ceiling height is 8’-6”

Training RoomCurrent Lighting Design The A and B show the two switching options in the room

The Training Room • Design Criteria • Integration of daylight • Large windows located on west and south walls • Use of motorized shading to control amount of daylight entering space • Facial rendering • Meeting place for employees • Horizontal illuminance • 30 Fc on work plane

The Training Room • Direct glare from fixtures • Keep in compliance with luminance ratios • Luminance ratios • 3:1 between task and adjacent dark surroundings • 10:1 between task and nonadjacent dark surroundings • Light distribution • Uniform distribution on work plane

Lighting Concept • Light ceiling to open up space • Lighting system that will integrate well with natural daylight • Multiple levels of light achieved with dimming controls • Create uniform distribution of light on work plane • Provide proper light levels on work plane for writing and reading tasks

Possible Concept Solutions • Recessed system • Create layout with coverage for entire space where work stations will be located • Indirect system • Provide a uniform level of light on work space by use of pendant fixtures • Ceiling height in the space may need to raised for this lighting system to work • Additional light • Front of room will have a speaker area with white board • Downlights to be used to add appropriate light needed in this area • Wall sconces used above cabinet area for decorative purposes

Possible Fixtures Downlight Indirect fixture Sconces

Visualization of Concept Downlights Indirect fixtures Sconces Hand sketch of northward view into training room

Introduction to the Space • Conference Room • Group conference/meeting area located on the third floor • Triangle shape space with curved glass exterior wall • Glass walls separate room from open office space • Oval shaped table in center of room with 8 chairs • Room Characteristics • Ceiling is 2’x2’ acoustical tile and plaster, Ref = 0.8 • Walls are a light beige color, Ref = 0.52 • Carpet is a gray steel color, Ref = 0.25 • Ceiling height is 9’

The Conference Room • Design Criteria • Integration of daylight • Large windows located on southwest wall • Use of motorized shading to control amount of daylight entering space • Facial rendering • Close interaction between occupants, facial rendering is of high importance • Horizontal illuminance • 40-50 Fc on the conference table

The Conference Room • Direct glare from fixtures • Keep in compliance with luminance ratios • Luminance ratios • Luminances within immediate view should not exceed 3:1 from persons face to the background • Ratio is very important because of the facial rendering of the occupants • Ceiling uniformity • Ratio of 8:1 for uniformity of light on the ceiling not to exceed 825 Cd/m2 if less then 425 Cd/m2 the uniformity is not such an issue

The Conference RoomCurrent Lighting Design Open Office area Lighting layout in conference room, curved wall faces southwest

Lighting Concept • Add oval shaped cove to ceiling, use cove lights to make space more unique • Pendant fixture from cove to give light on work plane • Emphasize curve shape of room with round light fixtures • Provide proper light levels on table and peoples faces • Lighting system that will provide multiple scenes for different tasks in the space by dimming controls

Possible Concept Solutions • Track fixtures • Directed towards individual seats around table • Provides key light on peoples faces • CFL Downlights • Located around room to give ambient light to space • Oval shaped cove added to ceiling • Use of cove fixtures to light ceiling above table • Pendant with direct and indirect light component • Provide light on table and ceiling for good uniform distribution • Indirect light produces good uniform distribution for facial rendering

Possible Fixtures Indirect / Direct Pendant Track light Downlight Cove light

Visualization of Concept Cove lights Track lights Downlights Hand sketch of conference room looking southwest

Introduction to the Space • The Board Room • Located on second floor used for large board meetings • Table located in center of room surrounded by chairs • Projection screen and white board in front of room • Room Characteristics • Ceiling is 2’x2’ acoustical tile in center of room with plaster section around perimeter, Ref = 0.8 • Walls are a light beige color, Ref = 0.52 • Carpet is a gray steel color, Ref = 0.25 • Ceiling height is 9’

The Board Room • Design Criteria • Integration of daylight • Large amount of windows located on north and east walls • Use of motorized shading to control amount of daylight entering space • Video Conferencing • Multi levels of light controlled by dimming switches • Facial rendering is of high importance • Close interaction between occupants • Luminance ratios between faces and background 3:1 • Horizontal illuminance • 40-50 Fc on the conference table

The Board Room • Direct glare from fixtures • Keep in compliance with luminance ratios • Luminance ratios • Luminances within immediate view should not exceed 3:1 from persons face to the background • Ratio is very important because of the facial rendering of the occupants • Ceiling uniformity • Ratio of 8:1 for uniformity of light on the ceiling not to exceed 825 Cd/m2 if less then 425 Cd/m2 the uniformity is not such an issue

The Board Room Current Lighting Design Windows on north and east facing walls

Lighting Concept • Add rectangular cove to ceiling, use of cove lights to make space more unique • Pendant fixtures from cove to give additional light on work plane • Provide proper light level on table and peoples faces for good facing rendering • Lighting system that will provide multiple scenes for different tasks in the space by dimming controls

Possible Concept Solutions • Downlights • Compact fluorescent lamps Located around room to give ambient light to space • Wallwash lenses used in downlights in front of room • Cove added to ceiling • Use of cove fixtures to light ceiling above table • Pendant with direct and indirect light component • Provide light on table and ceiling for good uniform distribution • One linear pendant or multiple round pendants • Indirect light is good for facial rendering

Possible Fixtures Direct/Indirect Pendants Cove lights Downlight

Visualization of Concept Cove lights Downlights Pendants Hand sketch of view looking into board room north east windows

Introduction to the Space • Lobby • Large open space as you enter building • Reception desk located directly to back of lobby • 2 car show room located in the lobby • Open to second floor with 23’ ceiling • Large curved stairwell to second floor • Room Characteristics • Floor has Beige and Black color tile, Ref = 0.32 • Walls are a light beige color, Ref = 0.52 • Ceiling is 2’x2’ acoustical tile with plaster, Ref = 0.8

The Lobby • Design Criteria • Integration of day light • Large windows located on southwest wall • Use of motorized shading to control amount of light entering space • Appearance • Welcoming space to the building, lighting should set a standard for the rest of the building • Points of interest • Reception desk located to the rear of the lobby should be lit to attract attention of visitors and clients • Cars located in lobby will be lit brightly to show off their paint well • Horizontal illuminance • 10 Fc for lobby area • 30 Fc for reception area • 20-30 Fc on the cars

The LobbyCurrent Lighting Design Reception Desk Staircase Main entrance lower left, Reception desk upper right corner

Lighting Concept • Draw attention to the reception area in rear of lobby - Create movement through lobby • Light cars so paint looks flawless and shinny • Draw attention to second floor and high ceiling - Emphasize large open space • Light staircase steps and railing - Create movement to second floor • Choose fixtures that resemble car like shapes - Round headlights and wheels, curved shaped frame • Create bright welcoming feel to the space

Possible Concept Solutions • General downlights throughout space • Reflected light onto cars as to light entire car • Addition of spot lights directed on the cars to add shine to certain areas of cars • MR-16 downlights above desk of reception area • Cold cathode lamp running along staircase wall • Wall sconces for decorative ambient light throughout space

Possible Fixtures Sconces Downlight Cold cathode MR-16 Mirror reflected light fixtures

Visualization of Concept Downlights Sconces Mirror reflected light fixture Reception Cold cathode Hand sketch of lobby as you enter the building

Visualization of Concept Cold Cathode MR-16 Downlights Hand sketch of reception desk to the rear of the lobby

Introduction to the Space • Exterior Façade • Front façade of building is an L shape with walkway leading the center • Façade is constructed of field brick with metal trim around windows and along the edge of the roof • Walkway to building is also brick with concrete accents • Circular architectural feature atop building to hide mech. Equip. • Curved glass wall extending from second to third floor • Walkway to entrance has no light on it in existing system

The Exterior Facade • Design Criteria • Appearance • Accent architectural features, building should look prominent compared to dark background • Luminance ratio • Ratio of 20:1 between building and/or surrounding neighboring sites • Points of interest • The main entrance door and canopy over the door • Circular architectural feature atop of roof • Walkway leading to building • Light pollution • Stay in accordance with local and state laws about light pollution onto adjacent properties • Vertical illuminance • 5 – 10 FC average on façade

Lighting Concept • Wallwash façade to make building glow • Have lights in conference room and lobby left on at night as to light up glass above canopy • Light walkway leading towards entrance to create a direction of motion towards building • Emphasize circular roof top architectural feature with floodlight

Possible Concept Solutions • Wallwash of front façade with metal halide lamps • Downlights under entrance canopy to light entrance doors • Bollards leading down walkway • Wallwash of circular roof top structure with metal halide lamps • Exterior wall sconces spaced around the surrounding perimeter of the building

Possible Fixtures Flood lamp for wallwash Downlight Wall sconce Bollard for walkway Flood lamp for roof top structure

Visualization of Concept Flood lights Lights from interior Flood lights Wall sconces Downlights Exterior north elevation façade

Visualization of Concept Floodlights Bollards Wall Sconces Building Footprint

Conclusions • Make spaces easy to work in with proper light levels on work plane • Create comfortable and welcoming feeling throughout building • Integration of daylight into all spaces because of large amount of glazing in building • Use of multiple fixtures with dimming capabilities in spaces to allow the occupant to get desired light level they like • Use of similar fixtures in all rooms for uniformity in systems • Use lighting systems that are energy efficient

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Thesis Lighting Design Proposal