Narrative:
A key goal of the project was to provide excellent daylighting to every space. The building footprint is narrow, much of it single loaded, to allow adequate side-lighting for most spaces. This massing is supplemented by skylights over the teaching wall in the classrooms and a large clerestory running down the center of the library to wash these internal areas with daylight. The high percentage of spaces near the perimeter—due to the narrow building footprint—also facilitate natural ventilation and user control.
Most rooms have daylight from two or three different directions to provide balanced glare-free light throughout the space. Solartube skylights were added to existing renovated classrooms to supplement side-lighting with top-lighting in the center of the room.
The installed lighting power density of 0.79 watts/sf is further reduced using lighting controls including occupancy sensors so the lights are not on when they are not needed. The school has been engaging students with a “blinds up/lights off” campaign to ensure that the closed blinds don’t block daylight.
Metrixs:
Daylighting at levels that allow lights to be off during daylight hours:
94%
Views to the Outdoors:
97%
Within 15 feet of an operable window:
92%
Light & Air
source: http://www.aiatopten.org