SKY/lite: Membranes in the Service of Ecology
Architectural design studio instructor Richard Sarrach teaches a project-based studio that interprets environmentally responsive design through the criteria of natural light. The skylight products from VELUX, readily available in the marketplace, serve as the technical constraints through which the students re-imagine the possibilities of a domicile created from naturally illuminated environments. The studio considers a speculative approach to the next generation of domiciles in relation to patterns of occupation in the 21st century, energy efficiency, building systems, and, consequently, a range of new lifestyles created out of the desire for a more responsive architecture.
VELUX has a proud tradition of challenging the architectural student community to think creatively about the role of light and air in architecture. When we formed a partnership with Pratt Institute, we were pleased to find a group of students and professors unabashedly open to every possibility when it came to studying skylights in the context of residential architecture. We have found the exchange of ideas with the students and faculty of Pratt Institute refreshing, and we hope this and future collaborations will serve to expand thinking on the concepts of light and air to the betterment of skylights and of designs that take indoor living beyond four walls and a roof.
Bill Charlton, Sales Manager, North Atlantic Region
VELUX Fall 2007
Professor Richard Sarrach
UG Architecture students
Erin Bartling
Gretchen Cobb
Lucas Chung
Richard Colwell
Natasha Harper
Tyler Kicera
Chelsea Lipham
Ashley Murphy
Jun Pak
Jordan Preston
Arn Regencia
Belle Tang
Jintana Tantinirundr
Manufactured Surfaces Studio Credits:
Pratt InstItute
Thomas Schutte, President
Mike Pratt, Chairman of the Board
Thomas Hanrahan, Dean, School of Architecture
Frank Lind, Dean, School of Art & Design
Anita Cooney, Chair, Interior Design
Evan Douglis, Chair, Undergraduate Architecture
Photography
Neil Alexander for Designtex Studio
Hiepler, Brunler for HunterDouglas
and VELUX Studios
Popularity: 27% [?]
Related Content
One Comment, Comment or Ping
Reply to “SKY/lite: Membranes in the Service of Ecology”
You must be logged in to post a comment.