Lutron Comments

  • Space selection was very good and challenging
  • Try not make excuses for presentation problems and move on because your format was still very affective
  • Use the phrase “once again” less often (just nerves…we still love you!)
  • Slide 12 should highlight the exterior (beyond the atrium) as well as the lobby as currently shown
  • Integrating daylighting into the capital market was not quite clear as to how that was going to happen and how much impact it may have on your design
  • Slide 24 – a person standing between the two pendants (as shown) would not be lit.
  • Downlight beams are overlapping but pendant fixtures are not…make sure rendering reinforces what you are saying is going to be done (ceiling uniformity and beams), but overall technique of rendering was done well
  • Downlights being glare sources…were downlights glary because wrong downlight selection was made, or did you not like the ceiling littered with holes because of so many downlights…maybe further investigation will determine the route of the problem
    Some areas (i.e. auditorium) may not have enough light in the space with the elimination of the downlights
  • Make sure people taking notes in the auditorium will still have enough task light even if the daylight component of the room is not present due to night time or shades
  • Look at entire composition of the façade instead of focusing on individual architectural elements to tie all aspects of the elevation together so the entire building makes one statement instead of individual elements making separate statements
  • At entrance…draw more attention to the entrance doors with light so it’s clearer as to the means of entry
  • Verbiage of concepts may be somewhat unclear as to the purpose/goals of the concept
  • Flynn model was a little unclear as to how it pertains to the design…good way to explain what you want to do in the space, but explain more about what the Flynn model is and why the Flynn model is valid or significant in lighting design
  • Pendants in entrance lobby seem to cut/segment ceiling due to their orientation…rotate pendants 90 degrees to open up the ceiling or change fixture so pendants don’t lower the perception of the ceiling
  • Go more in depth with certain explanations assuming the client/audience is not familiar with any aspect of the building since they are not as familiar with things as you are
  • Reverse slide order of renderings so that more conceptual renderings (sketches) come before more refined concepts (photoshop renderings) to progress in your presentation properly
  • Add an overall exterior rendering to show your concept and how powerful it will be

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