Trethaway Thesis

Thesis Proposal
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	Lighting Depth
	The lighting design for Corbin Building will reinforce the client's vision of renovating and integrating the design of the transit center while preserving its historic character. The design of the lighting system will focus on four spaces: 1. Exterior Facade- An Outdoor Space 2. Retail Space- A Special Purpose Space 3. Subway Lobby- A Circulation Space 4. Open Office - A Large Work Space Based on the comments received from a board of lighting professionals at Lutron presentations, the proposed schematic lighting design concepts presented for technical assignment three. The designs will be input into AutoCAD, AGI32 and 3dStudioMax to analyze the desired lighting design
	Electrical Depth
	The electrical depth will include a new branch circuit distribution for the spaces listed above. There will also be a short circuit analyst conducted. The two depth topics will investigate bus ducts vs. conduit and wire and also a full system study using SKM software.
	MAE Study- Daylighting
	The south facade is covered mostly with windows. The Corbin Building is surrounded by forty- five and fifty story buildings creating many shadows on the building but should still allow enough diffused sunlight into the space. The building consists of the same office floor plan for eight stories. An exploratory analysis will be conducted to see the difference of daylight penetration on the third floor and on the eighth floor to see if the height makes a difference in the amount of sunlight entering the spaces. The criteria being compared will be average illuminance over a year and daylight autonomy. This will be calculated using daysim or another daylighting simulation program.
	Breadth 1- Architectural
	The architectural breath will focus on designing the first retail space on the street level. The retail space is to be fit out by the tenant which is not currently leased. The architecture will be custom designed to fit a upscale boutique clothing store. It will be a very clean high end feeling. The final product will be a functional store that captures the essence of the luxurious merchandise being sold. The deliverables for this breadth will be shown as rendered drawings and also presentation graphics. The renders will show the integration of the architecture, lighting and mechanical into the space.
	Breadth 2- Mechanical
	The mechanical breath will focus on redesigning the mechanical system in the retail space to complement the architectural breadth and lighting depth. The system will be fed from the existing mechanical equipment and must provide enough heating, cooling and ventilation for the retail space. Locations of the diffuser will be integrated into the architectural design and the lighting design.