Research Article
Seasonal Sunlight Chamber: A Lighting Design Concept to Connect Us to the Dynamics of Sunlight and Our Place on Earth
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-030-78448-5_7, author={Emma Strebel and Ellen Kathrine Hansen}, title={Seasonal Sunlight Chamber: A Lighting Design Concept to Connect Us to the Dynamics of Sunlight and Our Place on Earth}, proceedings={Design, Learning, and Innovation. 5th EAI International Conference, DLI 2020, Virtual Event, December 10-11, 2020, Proceedings}, proceedings_a={DLI}, year={2021}, month={6}, keywords={Daylight design Design research Natural phenomena Dynamic sunlight Dynamic daylight Sundial Changing surroundings Environmental change Seasonal change Circadian rhythm Diurnal rhythm Lighting design Exploratory design Teaching tool}, doi={10.1007/978-3-030-78448-5_7} }- Emma Strebel
Ellen Kathrine Hansen
Year: 2021
Seasonal Sunlight Chamber: A Lighting Design Concept to Connect Us to the Dynamics of Sunlight and Our Place on Earth
DLI
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-78448-5_7
Abstract
People currently exist mainly indoors, detached from their natural surroundings. During times of rapid growth, globalization and digitalization, it has never been more important to investigate how to reconnect to our natural environment. In this paper we develop a design to investigate how a lighting design concept can act as a tool to understand the geometry of sunlight on Earth and thereby meet human needs to be in touch with the environment. A design is developed by redefining an ancient analogue technology, the sundial. The path of the Sun is translated into a design concept and is demonstrated in a three dimensional time and sight specific prototype. This design concept creates embodied experiences where viewers interact with their ever-changing daylight and surroundings. The aim with this exploratory design is to create a visual tool for learning about complex natural phenomena and understanding our relation to Earth and the Sun. It thereby discusses how a design can put humans in touch with their natural surroundings to satisfy individual biological needs in order to better understand contemporary environmental needs at large.
