the Houston Museum of American
Chang Liu | Lighting Schematic Design
Art
Presentation | 11.12. 2012
BUILDING
OVERVIEW
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BUILDING
OVERVIEW
Statistics
Name:
Location:
Size:
Levels:
the Houston Museum of American
Art
New York, New York
222,952 SF
9 stories above grade
Project Team
Design Architect:
Executive
Architect:
MEP Engineer:
Lighting Designer:
Construction
Manager:
Renzo Piano Building
Workshop
Cooper, Robertson &
Partners
Jaros, Baum & Bolles
Ove Arup & Partners
Turner Construction,
LLC
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LOCATION
N
the
Houston
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BUILDING
HISTORY
1914
Houston Studio
Club established
Houston Museum of
American Art
established
1931
Moved to 75th street
1966
1954
moved to 54th
street
2015
future Houston
Museum of
American Art
at the Meatpacking
district
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DESIGN
PHILOSOPHY
“The museum will be a dynamic new presence downtown …
as a vital resource that engages the neighborhood, enlivens
the cultural dialogue, and welcomes the people of New York
and beyond.”
- Neil G. Bluhm, president of the Board of Trustees
The future Houston is designed to embrace and reciprocate
the energy of the neighborhood and provide a stimulating and
immersive space in which to experience art.
- Renzo Piano
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DESIGN
PHILOSOPHY
“The museum will be a dynamic new presence downtown …
as a vital resource that engages the neighborhood, enlivens
the cultural dialogue, and welcomes the people of New York
and beyond.”
dynamic
welcomin
g
enlivenin
engagingg
- Neil G. Bluhm, president of the Board of Trustees
energetic
The future Houston is designed to embrace
and reciprocate
the energy of the neighborhood and provide a stimulating and
immersive space in which to experience art.
- Renzo Piano
stimulatin
immersiv
g
e
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LIGHTING DESIGN
CONCEPT
Neighborh
ood
Culture
Senses
Art
Community
Enga
ge
Patrons
Ener
gy
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DESIGN
OVERVIEW
GALLE
RY
FACAD
E
THEA
TER
LOB
BY
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SCHEMATIC
DESIGN
Lobby
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SCHEMATIC
DESIGN
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LOBBY
Design Goal:
• Create an engaging & welcoming environment
• Provide intuitive way finding
• Flexible design for adjustable installations
Design solution:
• Direct light for installations
• Reflected ambient light for
orientation
• Track system
• Dimmable and adjustable
luminaires
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LOBBY
Luminaire Selection
O
R
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SCHEMATIC
DESIGN
Theater
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THEATER
Design Goal:
• Create a flexible lighting system
for varied activities ( performance,
film, installation, etc.)
• Preset scenes for easy control
Design solution:
• Track system (luminaire selection)
• Downlight for ambient and Wall
washer to highlight vertical
surfaces
• Digital control with scene switches
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THEATER
Psychological impression:
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SCHEMATIC
DESIGN
8th floor gallery
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8th Floor Gallery
Design Goal:
• Flexible lighting system
• Adequate lighting and Pleasant
color rendition for proper viewing of
the art work
• Avoid UV damage
• Create spatially diverse experience
Design solution:
• Track system (luminaire selection)
• Embrace the temporality of natural
light
• Reflected ambient light(artificial &
daylight)
• Filter daylight with no UV
• Individual dimmable and adjustable
luminaires
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8th Floor Gallery
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SCHEMATIC
DESIGN
Exterior façade (3
concepts)
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Design Goal:
EXTERIOR
FACADE
• Adequate ambient lighting for
security
• Lighting design to enhance the
building’s presence at night
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Inspiration: Breaking ground
(collection)
EXTERIOR
FAÇADE
CONCEPT 1
“Art is not just about a few
masterpieces or about a limited
number of artists but that there’s a
whole community of artists that are
working. And in many cases, the
community of artists, the sort of
foundation of art, at any given time,
is fascinating. It tells you something
about the spirit of a moment, that
we can look at masterpieces but
looking at this exhibition tells you
something about the energy and
the vitality and the egalitarian
quality of what was happening in
America.”
- Barbara Haskell, Curator
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EXTERIOR
FAÇADE
CONCEPT 1
The lighting strategy derives inspiration from the avant-garde nature of
the early Houston’s collection process. Instead of only highlighting a few
architectural features, the overall façade lighting aims to respond to the
energy and vitality of Manhattan and vibrate with the color and the spirit
of the moment. The lighting aims to transform the visual appearance of
the building over the course of night to provide the city that never sleeps
a sense of time.
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Inspiration: Light and
Lightness
EXTERIOR
FAÇADE
CONCEPT 2
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EXTERIOR
FAÇADE
CONCEPT 2
The lighting strategy derives
inspiration from idea of
lightness and transparency that
constantly present themselves
in Renzo Piano’s work. Clean
cut lines and discreet luminaire
location will be used to bring out
the elegance and ingenuity of
the design. Balance and
contrast of light and shadow will
establish a visual hierarchy in
order to create a “floating
effect”.
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Inspiration: Infinity
EXTERIOR
FAÇADE
CONCEPT 3
Away from it all, here there &
everywhere
Beneath it all, here there &
everywhere
All over it all, here there &
everywhere
Above it all, here there &
everywhere
- Lawrence Weiner
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EXTERIOR
FAÇADE
CONCEPT 3
The lighting strategy derives
inspiration from Lawrence Weiner’s
HERE THERE & EVERYWHERE.
“Piano’s design and Weiner’s
words suggest that while art can be
specific to a site and place, it
represents a human cultural
achievement that is ephemeral,
everywhere, and universal.”
Whereas a human cultural
achievement may be ephemeral,
the idea and the power of Houston
to American art community can be
infinite. Soft glow of illumination
with gradual intensity changes
creates an ever-lasting effect that
symbolize the endless
opportunities the Houston brings to
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Neighborh
ood
Culture
Senses
Art
Community
Enga
ge
Patrons
Ener
gy
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