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Architectural Design Studio II: Light and Lighting Systems / 2024

Horizon Hall

A 24-hour study space for WPI

A study space for the WPI campus, designed around the changing needs of students throughout the day and night. Lighting informed the project from early form studies through fixture placement and simulation.

Architectural render of a curved campus study building illuminated in violet and warm pink at night.
Night exterior

Designing with light

Daytime and nighttime renderings are paired with a reflected ceiling plan and a false-color lighting study. Together, they connect the intended atmosphere of the study spaces to the technical lighting design.

Architectural render of a bright study room with circular hanging light fixtures, red and white chairs, and tall windows.
Study room interior
False-color lighting simulation showing illumination levels across the Horizon Hall study space.
Lighting simulation
Complete reflected ceiling plan drawing sheet with light fixture locations and a fixture schedule.
Reflected ceiling plan
Horizon Hall floor plan with fixture schedule and drawing credits.
Floor plan
Horizon Hall lounge with purple and amber lighting at night.
Nighttime lounge
Foam-board and chipboard study model with a curved front and closely spaced radial frames casting long shadows in sunlight.
Early form and daylight study model

Drawing set

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Renderings & lighting studies

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Design team: Connor Piper, Brad Leberman, and Maxwell J. Wiesenfeld.

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