NEW COMMUNITY FACILITY Adam Kroll - Lighting / Electrical - Consultant: Dr. Richard Mistrick - Tech 3: Schematic Design

New York Law School: New Community Facility 185 West Broadway, New York, NY 207,192 SF 6 floors above grade, 4 floors below grade $80 million total cost estimate Currently under construction Spaces include a library, auditorium, classrooms, offices, dining areas, study areas General Building Information

New York Law School: New Community Facility Transparent glass façade on northern sides - Plenty of daylight above grade Building Features

New York Law School: New Community Facility Slurry wall allowing four levels below grade - Spaces below grade include libraries, classrooms, offices - Not just service rooms Architecture: - Modern - Professional - Transparent - Linear elements Building Features

New York Law School: New Community Facility Building Site Location Lower Manhattan (Tribeca)

New York Law School: New Community Facility Circulation space: Main Entry Lobby Level 1 Work space: Library Stacks & Reading Area Basement Level 4 Special purpose space: Main Auditorium Basement Level 1 Exterior space: Student Dining & Roof Terrace Level 5 Design Scope

New York Law School: New Community Facility Main Entry Lobby: Level 1

New York Law School: New Community Facility Main Entry Lobby: Architect’s Rendering

New York Law School: New Community Facility Main Entry Lobby: Features Clear glass façade Exterior canopy Vestibule Information/ security desk Turnstiles

New York Law School: New Community Facility Main Entry Lobby: Design Issues Glass curtainwall - North-facing daylight First impression - The first space that visitors see in the building - High-quality space Connection between interior and exterior - Transparency is a major architectural theme Use light to guide flow - Direct people to information desk or turnstiles

New York Law School: New Community Facility Main Entry Lobby

New York Law School: New Community Facility Main Entry Lobby: Design

New York Law School: New Community Facility Main Entry Lobby: Design Glowing desk Wide-distribution downlights Linear elements travel from interior to exterior canopy Semi-diffuse material Wash wall Highlight columns Light turnstiles

New York Law School: New Community Facility Main Entry Lobby: Design Ceiling creates a link between Interior and exterior

New York Law School: New Community Facility Library: Basement Level B4

New York Law School: New Community Facility Library: Areas Stack areas Reading Areas

New York Law School: New Community Facility Library: Design Issues No daylight in space - Basement level 4 - Floor is 60 feet below grade Narrow stacks - Long rows with only 3 feet between shelves - High vertical illuminance levels needed to identify books Reading areas - High horizontal illuminance levels needed for reading/writing tasks - Eye strain: students may spend long hours reading

New York Law School: New Community Facility Library: Design Overview Stack areas Reading areas

New York Law School: New Community Facility Library: Reading Area Ambient Lighting

New York Law School: New Community Facility Library: Reading Area Ambient Lighting

New York Law School: New Community Facility Library: Reading Area Ambient Lighting

New York Law School: New Community Facility Library: Reading Area Task Lighting Images from other projects

New York Law School: New Community Facility Library: Reading Area

New York Law School: New Community Facility Library: Reading Area Lighting Equipment LEDs (low maintenance) vs. Fluorescent (low cost) Subtle variation in panel color to avoid appearance of “overcast sky” Task light

New York Law School: New Community Facility Library: Stacks Images from other projects

New York Law School: New Community Facility Library: Stacks

New York Law School: New Community Facility Library: Stacks Lighting Equipment

New York Law School: New Community Facility Auditorium: Basement Level 1

New York Law School: New Community Facility Auditorium: Features Ramp entry Main entry Projection screen Podium Tiered seating Additional seating Projection screens

New York Law School: New Community Facility Auditorium: Design Issues Multi-function space - Presentations by a speaker or video projection displays - Writing tasks at student desks Projection screens - One in front and two towards back of room - Pendant fixtures not possible throughout much of space No daylight in space - Basement level 1

New York Law School: New Community Facility Auditorium: Section

New York Law School: New Community Facility Auditorium Design: Section

New York Law School: New Community Facility Auditorium Design: Section

New York Law School: New Community Facility Auditorium Design: Section Illuminate speakerCovesLinear downlightsWall wash on rear wall Upward wall wash from wall panels Glowing line where wall material changes Recessed step lights

New York Law School: New Community Facility Auditorium: Detail

New York Law School: New Community Facility Auditorium Design: Detail

New York Law School: New Community Facility Auditorium: RCP

New York Law School: New Community Facility Auditorium Design: RCP

New York Law School: New Community Facility Auditorium Design: RCP Coves Linear downlights

New York Law School: New Community Facility Student Dining & Roof Terrace: Level 5

New York Law School: New Community Facility Dining & Roof Terrace: Architect’s Rendering

New York Law School: New Community Facility Dining & Roof Terrace: Spaces Dining areasRoof terraceStairwell

New York Law School: New Community Facility Dining & Roof Terrace: Features Clear glass walls

New York Law School: New Community Facility Dining & Roof Terrace: Design Issues Clear glass walls - Lots of northern daylight - No boundaries between roof terrace and dining area More relaxed mood than rest of building - Design can be more playful Roof terrace visible from street - Building sits on the corner of W. Broadway and Leonard St.

New York Law School: New Community Facility Dining & Roof Terrace

New York Law School: New Community Facility Dining & Roof Terrace

New York Law School: New Community Facility Dining & Roof Terrace Circular fixtures integrate lighting with architecture of the columns Sconces mirror the linear elements of the columns and windows Pendant design combines circular and linear elements

New York Law School: New Community Facility Dining & Roof Terrace

New York Law School: New Community Facility Dining & Roof Terrace

New York Law School: New Community Facility Dining & Roof Terrace Illuminated railing establishes perimeter and mirrors the structure of the glass façade Light from inside provides general lighting outside

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