Selected daylighting experience

Selecteddaylightingexperience SainsburyLaboratory,UKDwaborKindergarten,GhanaJumexMuseum,MexicoTheBroad,USA LouisVuitton,JapanAlBahrTowers,UAEArtInstituteofChicago,USANationalAustraliaBank King’sCrossStation,UKTheHub,BSkyBCampus,UKTheLowline,USATheCopperBox,UK ©Hufton+Crow SainsburyLaboratory,UK DaylightiscentraltothedesignofthisresearchcentreintheUniversityofCambridge’sBotanicGardenswhichisdedicatedtoresearchingplantscience.Therooflightsinthelaboratoriesallow200luxtobeachievedthroughdaylightfor80%oftheyear.Theprojectwonthe2012LDADaylightAward. Architect:StantonWilliamsArchitects DwaborKindergarten,Ghana DesigningandbuildinganewkindofkindergarteninaremotedistrictofGhanawasalearningexperienceforeveryoneinvolved.Amodular,scalabledesignwhichmaximisesdaylightandventilationwhileminimisingheatandnoise,theselight,airyandcoolclassroomsareperfectforacurriculumofactivity-basedlearning. ©SimonMenge JumexMuseum,Mexico MuseoJumexhousesthelargestprivatecontemporaryartcollectioninLatinAmerica.Itsmostdefiningfeatureistheasymmetricroof,whichincorporatessaw-toothrooflights.Thelayeredapproachtodaylightcontrolallowsthelightinginthetopfloorgallerytoexperienceastrong,dynamicrelationshipwiththeexternalenvironment. Architect:DavidChipperfieldArchitects ©TheBroadandDillerScofidio+Renfro ©TheBroadandDillerScofidio+Renfro TheBroad,USA Thisnewartmuseumwillhousepost-warandcontemporaryartassembledbyphilanthropistsEliandEdytheBroad.Thehoneycomb-likestructurewhichspansacrossthegalleryprovidesfilterednaturaldaylightwhilstthetopfloorgalleryisilluminatedbyexpansivenorth-facingskylightclerestoriesandafully-shadedglazedeastwall. Architects:DillerScofidio+Renfro,Gensler LouisVuitton,Japan Thefaçadeisanintegralpartofimprovingtheenvironmentalandsustainabledesignofthisnewstore.Daylightandfaçadeengineeringdesignteamsworkedtogethertodevelopsolutionsthatwereresponsivetothesiteclimateandlocation;ensuringthe LouisVuittonbrandwasclearlycommunicated.The3Dprintinthedisplayisanexampleofoneofthefaçadesolutionsdeveloped. ©Aedas AlBahrTowers,UAE ThetowersoftheAbuDhabiInvestmentCouncil’snewheadquartersareovercladonthesouth,westandeastelevationsbyadynamicshadingsystem;amodular‘Mashrabiya’thatopensandclosestoprovideself-shadingasthesunmovesaroundthebuilding. Architect:Aedas ©CharlesG.Young,InteractiveDesign,Architects ArtInstituteofChicago,USA TheModernWingistheInstitute’slargestexpansioninmorethanacentury;anelegant,minimaldesignwithdaylight-filledgalleriesthatprovideviewsontoMillenniumParkanddowntownChicago.TheprojectwasawardedaspecialcitationbytheInternationalAssociationofLightingDesignersforinnovativeuseofdaylightinamuseum. Architects:RenzoPianoBuildingWorkshop,InteractiveDesignArchitects NationalAustraliaBank(NAB),Australia NAB’sexteriorglarescreensweredevelopedfortheprojecttoreduceheatgainsandtolimitdaylightglare.Thescreensalsoredirectsunlightupwardsontotheceilingoftheinteriorofficespacestoimprovedaylightpenetration,reducingtheuseofblindstocontrolglare. Architect:BlighVollerNield ©Hufton+Crow King’sCrossStation,UK Thedaylightconceptwasdrivenbytheaimtocreatealightandairyspacethatisvisuallyandoperationallyunifying,formingahubtoservetheinterchangeandseamlesslyconnectingtheGradeIlistedWesternRangeFaçadewiththenew21stcenturyWesternConcourse;givingpassengersasenseoftimeandconnectiontothecity. Architect:JohnMcAslan+Partners ©PaulCarstairs TheHub,BSkyBCampus,UK TheHubisthefirstnewbuildingopenedaspartoftheredevelopmentoftheBSkyBcampusatOsterley.Weprovideddaylightingdesign,whereartificiallightingisnotneededfor70%ofworkinghoursintheopenofficeareasdirectlybelowtheroof;helpingthebuildingachieveaBREEAMratingof‘Excellent’. Architect:AmandaLeveteArchitects(AL_A) TheLowline,USA TheLowline,aproposedparkinNewYorkCity,isthewinneroftheAwardofCitationforInnovativeUseofDaylight.Electriclightinganddaylightingdesignareessentialtoitsappearanceandperception.Undergroundspacesareperceivedasunhealthyandundesirable,butlightingandaccesstodaylighthavetheabilitytocreateauniqueenvironment. Architect:raadstudio ©CharlesCooke TheCopperBox,UK ALondon2012OlympicandParalympicGamesvenue,theCopperBoxisnowacommunityresourceforsportsandevents.Ourdaylightsystemprovidesbeautiful,glare-free,naturallightwhatevertheskyconditionsoutside;creatingalowenergysportinglegacyforthelocalcommunity. Architect:MAKEarchitects