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Sketch Series Five

Assignment 2.0

So the first assignment for studio consisted of intensive research on a selected Solar Decathlon home, for which I had Middlebury College. The second portion gave us the opportunity to design our own solar home which could eventually become the house we proposed for the 2013 Solar Decathlon. We originally started by documenting our own dwelling, studying the way in which we live. From there we created numerous sketch models and eventually developed our scheme. Our final design and presentation required the norm such as technical drawings, renderings, diagrams and a physical model at 3/16" scale. 

INITIAL WORK

DESIGN WORK

MODEL WORK

Sketch Series Four

THIRD & FOURTH FLOOR STAIRWAY: GATEWOOD BUILDING

A. Type of luminaire: semi direct

B. Mounting Type: surface mounted

C. Lamping: 2 lamps, fluorescent 

D. Construction: length-48" diameter-1" shatter resistant 

E. Manufacturer: TCP

F. Photometrics: lumens-3,400 (initial), 3,200 (mean), color temp. 4,100K, CRI-85

G. Material and finish: acrylic and plastic 

H. Lensing: acrylic 

I. Function: fixed

J. Ballasts: specific voltage, non-dimming, program start, thermal fuse and internal to luminaire

K. Environment: dry

L. Shielding: plastic covering with no baffles or louvers 

A. Purpose of the space: a stairwell as a means of egress from the building

B. Purpose of lighting: allows the users to navigate vertically throughout the space

C. Luminaire effect: a light which during the day provides some extra lighting but not really necessary but at night allows the occupants to travel up and down the stairs

D. Improvements: the up lighting that happens in the space almost seems unnecessary to me and some of the lights placements don't seem well suited

This Is My Life

Middlebury College

Studio began this year by being given a statement in which every student was assigned a college for the 2011 Solar Decathlon. The school I was elected was Middlebury College (4th place overall), a small liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont. For this project we were to study intensively our school and produce ten original diagrams, five original 3D models and fifteen photographs taken by ourselves when we physically ventured up to Washington DC to see the competition first hand.