The lighting conditions of the site as mentioned in a previous blog post are far from ideal. Nestled in and amongst tall buildings at the boundaries there wasn’t much room for light to filter in. I researched the possibility of having some sort of light filtration mirror system and I referenced the existing light diffuser in the top floors of the WZ building. It consists of several mirrors that redirect natural light downwards into the atrium and the lower less light . exposed floors.
I thought that a possible version/adaptation of this could be to create a pleated glass facade that would aid in distributing light evenly throughout the space.
I decided to so a small experiment in which I got some foam (similar to that used by industrial design students) and used a hot wire cutter to create some pleats.
With the different angles created light would be projected in a various array of direction. The pattern is not repetitive, allowing for a more randomised diffused light.
I think that this could be a strong concept and I would like to further pursue this idea in digital modelling.
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