Cozette Kosary, M.A., B.E.D.
UX Researcher and Strategist
Langford Bridge
Upper Level of Bridge
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Lower Level of Bridge
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Light and Projection
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Project Overview
Design Team
Ky Coffman
Clayton Jones
Cozette Kosary
Megan Parish
Duration
12 Weeks, Spring 2008
Deliverables
Semi-permanent Light Installation
Installation
Spring 2008-Current | Langford Bridge at Texas A&M University in College Station, Tx
Assignment
Turn Langford Bridge into an space that is visually stimulating and welcoming to students.
Keep in mind the facility's current issues with glare and to stay within Lighting Regulations.
Solution
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Design Focus
To cover the facility's fluorescent tube lights with theatrical gels in order to reduce glare and add a touch of interest and color to the structure. Thus creating an environment that is visually stimulating and welcoming to students.
Design Process
Pre-Programming
Professor Jill Mulholland changed Texas A&M’s College of Architecture Langford Bridge by wrapping equal width rectangles of theatrical gels around the Bridge’s existing fluorescent lights. This added a punch of color to the previously sterile environment, reduced the bridge’s Problems with glare, and gave students an attraction gather under and talk about.
She introduced this installation to the College of Architecture as part of the Fall 2007 “Turned On” Light Showcase.
Her project then evolved into the University Funded Light Installation: Langford Bridge in which she chose to involve a few students: Ky Coffman, Clayton Jones, Cozette Kosary, and Megan Parish, to work on the projects development.
Pre-Programming | "Turned On" Light Showcase
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Phase 1:
Programming
Site Analysis:
Bridge Layout:
The project consisted of the upper deck portion of the bridge, which was composed of a two light levels, the upper level and the lower level. The upper level sloped up to the other architecture buildings and the lower level was used as an outdoor seating area. Both levels had 7 beams with two lights per beam.
Lights:
• Twenty-eight Par 8 Fluorescent Tube Lights Without Dimmers
• Three Emergency Flood Lights
Material Analysis:
To become familiar with using theatrical gels and pick a color palette, each member of the design team was responsible for designing a window display. This allowed the team to see various ways of manipulating the gels and how layering them created a range and variation in color. After displays were constructed the team met to discuss which colors to use as the palette for the project.
The following color palette was chosen: Dark Red, Light Red, Green, Dark Green, Light Blue, Turquoise, Dark Blue, Purple, Orange, Dark Yellow, Yellow, and Clear for UV Protection.
Bridge Layout
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Material Analysis | Window Design
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This window was designed for the College of Architecture Secretary whom recently got engaged and loved the sunset. (Image was scanned to show detail. The white areas would have been see through when installed.)
Phase 2:
Schematic Design
Gels Shape Analysis:
Gels were cut into various shapes: rectangles, circles, strips, squares, triangles, and wrapped around Fluorescent lights to compare and contrast the aesthetic looks and determine the best way to wrap the gels.
Pros: circles and strips created more color combinations. Strips, squares, and rectangles were easy to mass-produce.
Cons: Circles didn’t wrap around lights smoothly. Rectangles needed two people to wrap them.
The design team then chose to cut the gels into 1/2 inch, 1 inch, 2 inch and 3 inch strips of the gels. These widths were chosen because they were easy to cut, created a diverse color palette, and could be applied by one member of the design team.
Conceptual Design Layout:
The design team decided the design layout of the Bridge would be composed of two colored areas in the shape of a triangle pointing to the center of the Bridge. The colored areas would be composed of the gels cut into strips cut. The outside area of the colored triangles would then be wrapped gels matching the color of the Bridge’s beams.
Gel Shape Analysis
Pros:
Circles, triangles, and strips created more color combinations. Strips, squares and rectangles were easy and fast to cut.
Cons
Circles didn’t wrap around lights smoothly. Rectangles needed two people to wrap them. Triangles and circles were harder and more time consuming to cut.
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Conceptual Design Layout
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Phase 3:
Construction
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Entrance | Organic Projection Effect
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Wall of Cups | Layering Projection Effect
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Solution
Final Thoughts
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My Role:
• I was equally involved in the Programming, Schematic Design, and Construction Phases of the project.