| "Designing Visually Accessible Spaces" National Institute of Health Research Grant (R01 EY017835-01) |
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| This multi-disciplinary project involves personel from three universities in finding ways to design spaces that can be navigated by people with vision impairments. As a Research Assistant on this project, I work on developing and running photometric experiments aimed at determining how different lighting conditions affect the visibility of obstacles. With Rob Shakespeare, I have modeled an actual lab space at the Minnesota Laboratory for Low-Vision Research in order to replicate their real-world photometric experiments and verify the accuracy of our model. From this stage, we will run experiments in simulation using a variety of different lighting conditions that would be impractical or impossible to set up in the actual lab. | Randiance Renderings of Lab Model |
| Norvell Theatre Center Lobby Radiance Rendering Project |
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| This was a class project in which I proposed changes to the architectural lighting design of the Norvell Theatre Center lobby in Bloomington, Indiana. I used Radiance software to simulate my proposed lighting changes on a model I created in Google Sketch Up. My changes included adding ceiling mounted fixtures to the ground level, which use perforated shields to project textured light across the ceiling and throughout the space. I also increased the amount of wall-wash lighting to better realize the architects' intention of a lantern-like appearance from the exterior, and I modified the interior downlighting for better coverage. |     |
Theatre Consulting |
Retail & Restaurant Lighting |
Office Lighting |
| This class project was based on an actual theatre renovation that our department was planning. Each student developed a design based around an assigned dimming technology and presented that design to the department chair. A final plan for the actual theatre was developed based on the work of the class. | This assignment explored restaurant and retail lighting for an athletic wear boutique and a casual dining restaurant. Selective focus and atmospheric mood were aesthetic priorities, while energy efficient lighting was a requirement. The retail area uses 1.9 watts per squarefoot while the restaurant uses 1.3 watts per squarefoot. | For this assignment, I designed lighting for a reception area, a conference room, and an open office space to meet specific light levels while maintaining an atmosphere appropriate to each space. |
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Riser Diagram |
