Arch 5110 - Graduate Catalyst - Professor Blaine Brownell- GDII

Collaborative design between Aaron Wilson, Joe Brown, Brad Zielinski, and Greg Schwartz
 
  The Light Bridge was a week long exploration of the potential for acrylic to transport light from its source to an exit point. The Light Bridge was built to span the moat in our building's courtyard (approximately six feet) and, using six acrylic panels, understand the ability of cuts in the panels to control light. Holes were used to illuminate the bridge and various sizes were tested to create a pattern that both was illuminant and able to transport light to the middle panels.
 

 

After the Light Bridge was assembled, the circle cut outs were frosted and inserted back into the panels to create glow points along the bridge. This added large light nodes to the nighttime function, but also created points that glowed in the sunlight and showed in the shadows of the structure. This gave the Light Bridge the ability to function throughout the day and night with a changing presence.