A master thesis from Aalborg University
Designing with shadows in the urban space
Author(s)
Term
4. Term
Education
Publication year
2019
Submitted on
2019-05-28
Pages
140 pages
Abstract
This master thesis in Lighting Design investigates designing with shadows in urban spaces, with the aim of attracting people and thereby increasing the use of the spaces. Epistemes, as a methodological framework have been used in two analyses and two design principles, to examine the perception of shadows within urban spaces. In order to design with shadows, an experiment and a test have been conducted, to investigate the perception and attraction of light and shadow settings, from different directions and angles on a staircase at Israels Plads, Copenhagen. Findings from the experiment and test are addressed in two design principles which introduce how to illuminate a staircase to entail an understandable structure of the staircase and steps as well as increasing the usability. Furthermore, the design principles present light and shadow settings that create an attractive space by the presence of shadows that cause people to stay at the space for a longer period of time. The two design principles are examples of designing with shadows and intended to be applied to other objects within urban spaces.
Keywords
shadow ; design ; urban space
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