LIGHTING
FACS 442:
RCP, Elevations, Models
Through Reflected Ceiling Plans, this class helped prepare us as designers to have structured lighting plans to show to electricians, contractors, HVAC specialists, and fellow team members. This extent covered lights followed with a schedule, switch location, and other needed details. RCP plans created in AutoCad, and with Photoshop.
Residential RCP W/ Elevations
Although this is a residential project to get familiar with Reflected Ceiling Plans and the technical side of design, this is not a real floor plan. Each room appears to be, but these phases were purely created to gain understanding and experience with lighting in design. Each plan includes a legend, ceiling height, lighting specifications, and fixture codes. The object of each phase was to add interesting ceiling detail such as beams, coffers, trays, etc, as well as general, task, and accent lighting. Elevations include dimensions showing where each junction box is.
Phase 1: Bedroom
Phase 2: Bathroom
Phase 3: Living Room
Phase 4: Kitchen
Skippers Restaurant RCP
The lighting objective of Skippers Restaurant was to create a statement with the lighting display, while having a more contemporary layout. In which includes white table clothes and simplistic furnishings all while having lighting that grabs the customers attention. I had to consider the restaurant style, what food they offer, what type of people would the owners like to attract, and location. From those questions, we focus on the key details.
Key details: This restaurant is located in a mini mall on Smith Mountain Lake, Va. It is a seafood restaurant that also offers artisan burgers and pizza, catering to a more upscale market.
Below is the original floor plan given, and the RCP I created with the info given to the right.
For my design, I envisioned a cool ceiling feature that makes one think of the waves of the water. I did not want to make this restaurant be too much and reflect the ocean, but make it have subtle reflections to the feeling of relaxing on the lake. With this in mind, I wanted to mix the feeling of an elegant and casual space in one. With a homey feeling from the dark oak wood, a modern and rustic setting is brought to this restaurant. The design focuses on having these rustic fixtures exude the perfect zoning and perception of light. Fixtures in this plan highlight specific spaces of the area to create a separation of spaces yet have a cohesive design altogether. With the ceiling as a great focal point, a wavey and flow-like design reflects the seafood restaurant's theme as it is beside Smith Mountain Lake. With a modern feel, the motive of this design is to still be welcoming. Therefore, rustic orange and beautiful shades of blue were incorporated into the layout of this space. With dark oak, wood ceiling highlights to balance the seating furniture throughout.
Key focused features:
- Intricate Ceiling Design including General, Task, Accent and custom lighting
- HVAC Intake, Outtake
- Sprinkler Head location
- Emergency Lighting such as exit signs and alarm strobes
- Ceiling Heights
- Fixture Codes
- Lighting Legend
- Back of the House Design
- Smart Pad at hostess stand to control lighting Fixtures
- Speaker Location
Factors Considered:
- Natural Lighting
- Kelvin Temperature
- Space and Proximity
Poster Presentation
Presentation board with inspiration photos, a design statement, and the Restaurant RCP. Our class was able to present professionally as if presented to a client.
Custom Light Fixture Design
School of Business Lobby
This project is as it sounds. Our class was tasked to create one light fixture for the school of business. When designing for an existing space, some factors come into play: What is the current design of the space? What is the client hoping to achieve? What is the desired outcome from the expectations set? What distance of design would the client like to go? Although this wasn't an official client, the scenario given was to have a large fixture for the lobby, to bring the area together. However, as this is a remotely new building on Liberty's campus, the goal is to have this fixture not boldly stand out, but to be a focal point that brings the rest of the current lighting and design together. Therefore, from the current surroundings I created a modern fixture, yet simplistic with only 3 materials. I decided on steel plates and posts, a bamboo material so the fixture would be lightweight with a color to match the wood ceiling, and a semi-translucent plastic covering to not be overly blinding. If this light was actually designed, it would be dimmable.
