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Light

Form and Order

Objective: For this project, Farmingdale State College wants a chapel designed on its campus.  They want it to be a spiritual place open to people of all different faiths to worship and reflect.  We were assigned to design an asymmetrical chapel and locate it on a public space.  We also need to incorporate creative concepts to control light inside the chapel. 

Preliminary Program

Chapel (Sacred Spaces - Light Oriented)

  • Main Sanctuary; 50 people
     

  • Memorial Chapel (small- looking back on loss and regret)
     

  • Meditation Chapel (small - looking forward on life's choices)
     

Offices / Utility (Secular - built context oriented

  • Secretary Office
     

  • Clergy's Office

  • Small Library and Conference Room

  • Storage

  • Toilets

Inspired Research

Site Analysis

Function

Spaces

Nature Patterns

Building Heights

Circulation

Building On A Public Space

-Defines a public space with an edge.
-Gets sunlight from all proper directions.
-Located in the middle of campus.

Light Boxes

Box 1

Box 2

Box 3

Light Patterns

Winter

Summer

Spring

Fall

Site Plans 2D and 3D

2D

3D

3D

2D Floor Plan and Sections

Elevations

3D Sections

Final Design

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