Category Archives: Innovative Urban Lighting

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PROJECT PARTNER: Phillips Lighting
STUDENT GROUPS: BA (Hons) Product Design, MArch Architecture
PROJECT TYPE: Product development, design feasibility, installation

There is a tendency for lighting codes and regulations to concentrate on the level of illumination required to satisfy the needs of vision. The level is clearly important, but this alone ignores our needs for the overall perception of a space.
– Derek Phillips (2000) Lighting Modern Buildings. Oxford: Architectural Press.

This project explores the way that artificial lighting is incorporated into the public realm. Early analysis of existing public realm forms the basis of developing an outline design concept for the space. This outline concept will provide the background against which designs for artificial lighting proposals will be developed. Conventionally artificial lighting is provided by recognizable elements of street furniture (lamp posts, bollards, etc): this project explicitly seeks to examine alternative ways of lighting the public realm at night time.

Working with existing products manufactured by Philips Lighting, student groups speculate how lighting can be integrated into the design of the a stretch of the Fazeley Canal in Eastside, Birmingham. A range of functional issues needs to be addressed, including security of users of the space, adequacy of lighting to see the ground surface and resistance of lighting to tampering or vandalism. Artificial lighting can also provide visual delight and this quality is explored alongside the pragmatic requirements of the brief.

Student Blog Innovative Urban Lighting group 3: week 9

Once week had a new shape we needed to out how it can be fixed to the site.   The first idea was to plate it down to the ground but we thougth about the maintance and if it needed

Student Blog Innovative Urban Lighting group 3: week 9

Once week had a new shape we needed to out how it can be fixed to the site.   The first idea was to plate it down to the ground but we thougth about the maintance and if it needed

Innovative Urban Lighting: Group 3 Week eight

Prior to the model making process we did a Sketch-up model of how the final prototype would look like and made some decisions on how are we actually going to make it. This is an exploded axon of the final

Innovative Urban Lighting: Group 3 Week eight

Prior to the model making process we did a Sketch-up model of how the final prototype would look like and made some decisions on how are we actually going to make it. This is an exploded axon of the final

Innovative Urban Lighting – Group 1 | Week 10 | Final Model

Following the construction of the first mock-up model of the final product, we took it to the site to observe its visuals in that environment. We realised the wood needs to be darker to match the colours of the canals.

Innovative Urban Lighting – Group 1 | Week 10 | Final Model

Following the construction of the first mock-up model of the final product, we took it to the site to observe its visuals in that environment. We realised the wood needs to be darker to match the colours of the canals.

Innovative Urban Lighting: Group 3 week 5, 6, 7

Precedents We look for some precedents about urban furniture. The yellow chair which designed by Will Sandy is located in London. It’s a project about the Edible bus stop. The last one is the poster from IBM. It designed by

Innovative Urban Lighting: Group 3 week 5, 6, 7

Precedents We look for some precedents about urban furniture. The yellow chair which designed by Will Sandy is located in London. It’s a project about the Edible bus stop. The last one is the poster from IBM. It designed by

Innovative Urban Lighting: Group 3 Weeks two and three

Following up from the group site visit we did some site analysis diagrams showing the site plan and its context, people using the space, sun-path, shadows affecting the site in accordance to the adjacent buildings, colour palette and also sketched

Innovative Urban Lighting: Group 3 Weeks two and three

Following up from the group site visit we did some site analysis diagrams showing the site plan and its context, people using the space, sun-path, shadows affecting the site in accordance to the adjacent buildings, colour palette and also sketched

Innovative Urban Lighting group 3: week one

During the first week as a group we went on to the site. we took picture of the site did some site analayis and got a general feel for the site.   Rasikul Islam

Innovative Urban Lighting group 3: week one

During the first week as a group we went on to the site. we took picture of the site did some site analayis and got a general feel for the site.   Rasikul Islam

Innovative Urban Lighting Week 8 Group 2 – Experimental Bats

After the Review, the next step that made sense was to experiment using different materials that we could potentially use for the bats. Around the workshop we found leftover material that we could use including 1mm, 2mm Aluminium and 1mm

Innovative Urban Lighting Week 8 Group 2 – Experimental Bats

After the Review, the next step that made sense was to experiment using different materials that we could potentially use for the bats. Around the workshop we found leftover material that we could use including 1mm, 2mm Aluminium and 1mm

Innovative Urban Lighting Week 10 Group 2: Final scale model

At the end of this week, I made a complete whole view model like the picture below. BY Xinting Xiao (Chris)

Innovative Urban Lighting Week 10 Group 2: Final scale model

At the end of this week, I made a complete whole view model like the picture below. BY Xinting Xiao (Chris)

Innovative Urban Lighting Week 7 Group 4 – Formative Review Philips Lighting

During this week Formative review were held 21.02.2018, where MA product design student and Philips lighting attended to hear about out prototypes to discuss our options and provide us with feedback to develop our design and progress further with the

Innovative Urban Lighting Week 7 Group 4 – Formative Review Philips Lighting

During this week Formative review were held 21.02.2018, where MA product design student and Philips lighting attended to hear about out prototypes to discuss our options and provide us with feedback to develop our design and progress further with the

Innovative Urban Lighting Week 5 Group 4 – Prototype Design Models

During this week we presented initial ideas for prototype design and developed this using a physical model for our my final concept idea.  As the concept was changed to be utilised within the canal I produced an early physical model

Innovative Urban Lighting Week 5 Group 4 – Prototype Design Models

During this week we presented initial ideas for prototype design and developed this using a physical model for our my final concept idea.  As the concept was changed to be utilised within the canal I produced an early physical model

Innovative Urban Lighting Week 3 Group 4 – Urban Strategy

During this week I come with three options for the public realm strategy providing one option with a link bridge to the other side of the canal. At this stage we was still figuring out the the user and usage

Innovative Urban Lighting Week 3 Group 4 – Urban Strategy

During this week I come with three options for the public realm strategy providing one option with a link bridge to the other side of the canal. At this stage we was still figuring out the the user and usage

Innovative Urban Lighting Week 9 Group 2: Final color effect

After a discussion, the final color that we chose for the bat is the gold. We put the gold color into a bat shape, it looks like the picture below. In order to further indicate the effect of the gold

Innovative Urban Lighting Week 9 Group 2: Final color effect

After a discussion, the final color that we chose for the bat is the gold. We put the gold color into a bat shape, it looks like the picture below. In order to further indicate the effect of the gold

Innovative Urban Lighting Week 10 Group 2: Anosdising, forming, photographing and an animation.

As a group we had decided to anodise the bats gold. Bonnie recommended Badgers who very generously offered to anodise both bats free of charge being from BCU, which should have cost £50 plus VAT. They needed them by midday

Innovative Urban Lighting Week 10 Group 2: Anosdising, forming, photographing and an animation.

As a group we had decided to anodise the bats gold. Bonnie recommended Badgers who very generously offered to anodise both bats free of charge being from BCU, which should have cost £50 plus VAT. They needed them by midday