Midsummer
DYNAMIC LIGHT AND COLOR WITH ACOUSTIC TUNING
2022
The proposed project is set in an atrium on the outskirts of Stolkholm. Colored glass and acoustic modules create a canopy of color and light while at the same time allowing for the acoustic tuning of the space.
Exterior projectors activate the installation throughout the year in a location that experiences long seasons with minimal daylight.
Renderings by Dayana Tumenbayeva
Colored glass panel
Acoustic panel
Ooolio d'Oooliva
CUSTOM LIGHT FIXTURE INSPIRED BY A SITE'S HISTORY
2022
Proposed lighting renovation for a museum with a history as a monastery and olive oil factory looks to the past and draws inspiration from the surrounding olive groves.
Custom light fixtures utilize electric light, shadow, and reflection to create dynamic spaces with a nod to the building’s surroundings and past.
Olive tree motifs continue through the space in glass sun shades.
Digital rendering by Dayana Tumenbayeva
Prototype: plexiglass, museum board, and reflective vinyl
Video Screen Glare Block
Afternoon sun causes glare on entrance video screens. Opaque glass with olive leaf motifs blocks sunlight and carries the design pattern through the project.
Lite Touch
ALTERING LIGHT FOR THE UNALTERABLE
2022
A lighting intervention for a cafe located in a historic building in Milan. The building’s exterior light fixtures can not be altered and detract from the atmosphere of evening conversations by providing too much light.
Creating silicone caps for the historic fixtures reduces light levels and adds the possibility for colored light. The silicone caps are weather resistant, low maintenance, and architectural preservation friendly.
Existing light fixtures can not be altered. “Lite Touch” silicone caps reduce light levels and create atmosphere.
DIY Prototype
Prototype “Lite Touch” cap made by mixing silicone and dye in water.
Color Me Calm
CHROMOTHERAPY FOR CONFINED SPACE
2022
The Abbey of Santa Maria in Cerrate, Italy is currently operating as a museum showcasing the building’s history and includes a hypogeum which is open to visitors.
Proposed lighting for the space utilizes wall grazers to highlight material and texture, while spot projectors focus on featured elements and tripping hazards.
Due to being a confined subterranean space, blue light washes the descending stairs and single side chamber providing chromatic immersion therapy to ease the effects of claustrophobia.
Proposed blue light washes the descending stairs to help reduce stress upon entering a confined space.
Blue light offered in the entrance stairs and side chamber.
Blue Light to Help Ease the Effects of Claustrophobia
“We conducted a study in which twelve healthy volunteers were stressed and then performed a relaxation session within a chromotherapy room with blue (test group) or white (control group) lighting. We conclude that the blue lighting accelerates the relaxation process after stress in comparison with conventional white lighting. The relaxation time decreased by approximately three-fold (1.1 vs. 3.5 minutes). We also observed a convergence time (3.5–5 minutes) after which the advantage of blue lighting disappeared.”
–Jesus Minguillon, Miguel Angel Lopez-Gordo, Diego A. Renedo-Criado, Maria Jose Sanchez Carrion, Francisco Pelayo. “Blue lighting accelerates post-stress relaxation: Results of a preliminary study.” October 19, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186399