Light Sketch Series 2

The Weatherspoon Gallery is one of my favorite interior spaces.  The combination of volume with architecture details highlighted with quality layers of lighting, compliment the space into a harmonious balance of uniqueness.  The use of daylight interacting with volume captures the viewers interest immediately upon entering the space.  The halogen lights supports the daylight atmosphere of stars as the architecture separates shadow from light.  The culminated result is an effective use of lighting to display fine artwork, while enhancing the museum experience.

The Pet Store Plus on High Point Rd in Greensboro is a very good example of quality linear fluorescent lighting in a commercial retail space.  Even though, the field of the store has only one layer of lighting by the fluorescent bulbs, it is evenly uniform throughout the store, and effectively used for display of merchandise.  This strong luminance feature of the space invites the patron to linger as they ponder their selections.  

The China Cafe on Spring Garden is an example of very poor lighting conditions in a restaurant.  I illustrate the pendent lighting as showing some illuminance, but that is not the case for this space.  The lights are not on, and in some cases do not even have bulbs.  The pendent fixtures themselves are low to the table with the base fanning out too far for comfort.  The main lighting of the space is fluorescent bulbs integrated into the ceiling with plastic diffusers.  The plastic diffusers are old with a yellow film casting an uncomfortable luminance.  The lighting is sparse and uneven within the space.  No one ever eats in the restaurant; it is primarily used for take out.  I believe the only reason patrons frequent the space is because the food is very good.  To change the lighting conditions for the space, I think pendent lights would work well in the booths where a fixture was better suited for the size of the space, and raised at an appropriate height.  Fluorescent lighting works well within this space if there are more bulbs, and the diffuser covers were replaced with new ones.