Through the inclusion of a ribbon skylight to supplement daylight from the perimeter, this open office area achieves effective and balanced daylighting to a section depth of 36’-0”.  Primary wall surfaces and the ceiling plane receive sufficient distribution of daylight illumination to maintain a balanced composition of ambient light. Horizontal illumination levels meet commonly accepted daylight illumination criteria across the open office area.

Daylight from the perimeter supplemented by a ribbon skylight combines to provide a balanced distribution of ambient illumination in the open office area. Office partitions are kept low parallel to the daylight apertures to avoid excessive shadowing. Partitions that are perpendicular to daylight sources are allowed to be higher for visual and acoustic privacy. Horizontal daylight illumination is sufficient to meet ambient illumination goals during substantial periods of the occupied hours. Manually controlled task lighting is integrated into workstations for localized task illumination. Private offices are located adjacent to the skylight on the “in-board” side of the open office area. This allows for daylight and views from the open office areas, and the use of daylight responsive electric lighting controls throughout the open office to reduce lighting power consumption.

The addition of a linear skylight at the interior wall provides balanced daylight despite the 30’-0” section depth. The skylight “washes” the interior-most wall, creating balanced brightness across the section. Horizontal illumination levels meet commonly accepted daylight illumination criteria across the entire open office area.