Rosegarden Branch Library San Jose, CA Miory Kanashiro Lighting/Electrical Option Primary Consultant: Professor Mistrick

Outline Background Introduction Design Process Exterior façade Computer Room Circulation Area Storytelling Area Breadth

Background Location: San Jose, CA Town population: 894943 Ave. Temperature: ~48.7 F (Jan.) - 64.5 F (Sept.) Town population: 894943 Area: 2 floors spanning 33,228 sqft Multi-functional: Library Conference Rooms Cyber-café

Symbol The SUN: WARM INVITING Children and Adults should all WANT to go to the Library and read a book. Stimulates their imagination Creates a warm and cozy feeling where people will forget about their problems and focus on reading.

Exterior facade

Exterior Façade: Design Goals Attract Invite Represent knowledge=power Make the library shine at night Highlight Emphasize geometry and different architectural features Vertical Levels Materials

Use Area used for circulation in front of building Entering and exiting building Pedestrians walking on sidewalk up and down streets

Interior Spaces to re-design Exterior facade In light yellow

Lamps chosen Cylindrical facade luminaire Focal Floodlight

Rendering – North West View Bollards

Rendering – North view

Rendering - West view 0.03 W/sqft

Interior Spaces Focus on : Children’s psychology Fun atmosphere READING IS FUN!

Computer room - Goals Uniform lighting on task area Even vertical illuminance Avoid glare on VDT screens Enough illuminance for reading, research, writing, play computer games

Computer Rm. - Design Concept Appealing to children Geometrical luminairs Light fixtures are tied in together with other areas (circles theme) Soft uplight Simple design Calm area

Reflected Ceiling Plan Suspended ceiling Pendants

Floor plan of Children’s Computer Area

Rendering ~1.6 W/sqft

Computer Room

Circulation and Storytelling Areas Circulation Area

Circulation Area Circulation Area In green

Design Approach for interior Create an environment filled with MAGIC and FAIRY-TALE stories. Stimulates imagination Creates warm, cozy feeling People will forget about problems and focus on reading.

Children’s Circulation Provide even distribution of light Use light fixtures with a clean look Indirect/direct lighting on top of shelves Lighting that does not produce shadows in isles Lighting for shelves should be adequate for reading books and documents

Reflected Ceiling Plan of Children’s Circulation Area with downlights

Circulation with downlights

Reflected Ceiling Plan of Children’s Circulation Area 1

Rendering of Circulation Area 2

Storytelling Area Storytelling Area In fuchsia

Storytelliing area ceiling

Rendering of Lighting Design

LED ceiling and seating area

Circulation Area

Materials used Circular protrusions over storytelling and circulation area Materials: 69% transparency material

Breadth- CM Aesthetics Mold- warm humid climate Current system – carpet 32 oz nylon plush carpet with circular patterns New system-congoleum resilient floor tiles. Pros and cons Resilient: $47,487.66 Carpeting: $67,645.69 Difference: $20,158.03

Thank you for your time. Special thanks to: ~my family ~Professors Mistrick & Parfitt for their patience. ~my AE fellow classmates who kept me awake at late hours in the thesis lab If you can dream it, you can do it. --Walt Disney MK productions Inc.