20 January 2009
When a lighting designer arrange a lighting design concepts for an interior space, there are many things that should be consider such as character of that interior space, function of room, visual comfort, etc. Lighting designer consider not only a functional but also an aesthetic factors in harmony with interior design.
After design concept phase, lighting designer should determine some lighting design approach to execute his/her concept through light sources and interior lighting fixtures. The appropriate light sources and interior lighting fixtures will produce a visual condition that supporting interior design. Choosing light sources will determines light color, light intensity, efficiency (lumen per wattage), and functional life. Every light sources produces different light color rendering and have different efficiency. HID (high intensity discharge) lamps have good color rendering and moderate efficiency, on the other hand, HPS (high pressure sodium) lamps have worse color rendering but great efficiency.
Interior lighting fixtures are available in a wide variety of types, each intended to fulfil different lighting requirements and depends on interior design concept that designed by interior designer. The same light distributions can be achieved with different lighting fixtures.
Choosing interior lighting fixtures will determines some factors like:
1. light distribution
(direct light, indirect light, semi direct light, semi indirect light, and diffuse)
2. light pattern (according to its angle)
3. luminaire performance (according to fixtures design)
4. installation process and lighting maintenance
The choice depends on whether the fixtures are to be a design feature in their own right, or whether an integrative design approach is being followed. Compared to fixtures that are permanently mounted (particularly for recessed lamps) track-mounted fixtures offer a higher degree of flexibility and indeed moveable. When we choose ceilling recessed downlight or pendant downlight for an interior space, that will give some influences for the space. Ceilling recessed downlight create more spacious space and clean ceilling than pendant downlight, but no flexibility for its arrangement. In the other hand, pendant downlight make a space more tight and crowded. (infinity space)
11 January 2009
Netherlands Architecture Institute have three main function as library, archieve, and gallery/auditorium. As a library, NAI collect some architecture books from around of the word with multimedia facilities to serve visitor. Whereas, as an archieve building, NAI play an important role to collect some architectural project documents. In this room, we can find some architectural drawings and concept that designed by some architects from Netherlands or other country. And, as a gallery and audirorium, NAI has function to accomodate some architecture event like architectural expo, disscussion, or competition.In urban design context, NAI have different approach to build a communication with its surrounding that dominate by some old buildings. NAI show its contradictive style, as a light and transparent building with some dominant lines. To make a strong visual impression, Coenen designed a big reflection pool that reflects all of building elements on the water surface. Main street and the building connected by a bridge to bring visitor to different ‘world’. (the infinity)
09 January 2009
Kahayan
Settlement of Kahayan Riverbank district has location in centre of Palangkaraya city. The district has shape of grid pattern, and formed by stilt housings that located about 3 meters from the ground. Every house connected to the
Kahayan Riverbank district is susceptible to some disasters like flood and conflagration. In the rains session, water level in Kahayan riverbank will increase up to 3 meters and enter the house. While, conflagration disaster is often occur to the settlement because it made by wood material and high density of the houses. Nevertheless, this condition was not influenced people of the settlement to move to another place that more safely. Local government often offers people of settlement some places to use as a new settlement.
There are many boats for rent that you can use to trace
18 December 2008
Hong Kong is a metropolitan city with many high-rise building that cover the island. You can find some highest building of the world in this city. Some buildings designed by famous architect or architecture firm. Here, you can enjoy your holiday with many facilities that offered for you, hotel, restaurant, shopping centre, etc. You also visit some interesting places like Central, The Peak, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Victoria Harbor, or just looking for souvenirs in Ladies Market and taking your children to Disneyland.
Similar to Hong Kong, Singapore offer you many modern facilities that supported and enjoying your holiday. Some luxury hotels and restaurants are available in lion city. You can also celebrate your Christmas and New Year at the Orchard Road and Marina Bay. Some shopping center offer to you, like Suntec City Mall, Marina Sqyare, The Centerpoint, The Heeren Shops or Vivo City. Or, you need to find cheaper souvenirs; you can find it at Chinatown and Bugis.
B a l i has a different character with Hong Kong and Singapore. Bali offers you a beautiful nature and culture. Beautiful nature is shown by some beaches, like Kuta, Sanur, etc, Nusa Dua, Bedugul, Seminyak, Kintamani (a beautiful mountain and lake) or find some handicrafts (like, wood carving, batik, or jewelry). (the infinity)
17 December 2008
space for children: children safety and security
0 c o m m e n t s Posted by infinity space at 1:44 AM
Many public spaces or public facilities were designed to accommodate our need, but, often they were design without consideration to children need. Children have different need, it is meaning not only for their ability, activities, but also for their accessibility.
Safety and security are primary considerations for children activities in a public space. A public space must have an ability to protect them when are using public space, like car accident, tripped in the stair, lose in a swimming pool, and even from a abduction.
Although they have children insurance (accident insurance), an architect or urban designer has ability to guarantee their safety and security through design. Design approaches must consider children need as proportion, scale, dimension (bench, table, room, etc.), accessibility (stair, ramp, door, etc.). Thorough those consideration, children have ability to use public space and do their activities.
Except those design consideration, material selection is also influencing children safety. Some material contains chemical element that effected cancer. Without holistic consideration for public spaces design, there is no guarantee for children and also our safety and security. We can do our activities in public space optimally. (the infinity space)
07 December 2008
T o r a j a are one of ethnic group in province of South S u l a w e s i, I n d o n e s i a, who lived in highland areas with its mountain range surrounding. As one of regency in province in South S u l a w e s i, Tana T o r a j a (T o r a j a land) is very different with other regency, especially its culture and traditional architecture. The village of T o r a j a commonly is extended of one family.
The village formed by linear pattern, and each of house be faced with one granary and separated by a linear circulation space. The circulation space has a function as a public space and connectting every house in the village, and also have function as ritual space.
Traditional house of T o r a j a known as “Tongkonan”, that stands high on wooden piles. Its roof shape looks like a ship and build by bamboo material. The roof extended for the front of house similar to cantilever moment supported by a wooden column. Its supported column commonly used to couch some buffalo head after the death ritual.
The funeral ritual is most important event for people of T o r a j a. In Tana T o r a j a, funeral have some location, in the cave, in a carved stone grave, and hung on a cliff. For richer family, sometimes they build a permanent grave that similar to their traditional house. (the infinity space)
06 December 2008
Lighting is a most important factor in architectural design. People have no ability to see architectural product or defining form and space without light. Lighting has ability to influence visual condition, with lighting intensity, lighting color, and light pattern in architecture, interior, or exterior.
In daytime, sunlight play important role to make a visual condition and give visual information about our surrounding. At night, artificial lighting have important role to make a good visual condition with light quality and quantity. To accomplishing lighting quantity, we need to know about lighting intensity standard for each room. Lumen method is one of part method that can use to calculate lighting quantity.
Whereas, lighting quality is one condition that lighting to be able to accomplishing human need. To make good visual condition, some approach is needed, like lighting design factors (intensity, color and pattern) and human visual perception. Perceptions of lighted settings are the result of the brain’s interpretation of physiological reactions to those lighted settings.
Visual perception can be used as a methodology to found some influences factor in architectural lighting design. To measure human perception for lighting quality, we can use semantic differential method, with some adjectives and its antonym (e.g. bright – dark, cheerful – dull, beautiful – ugly). (the infinity space)
