{"id":1044,"date":"2009-11-30T18:48:50","date_gmt":"2009-12-01T00:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/?p=1044"},"modified":"2009-11-30T18:49:19","modified_gmt":"2009-12-01T00:49:19","slug":"warming-up-metro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/2009\/11\/30\/warming-up-metro\/","title":{"rendered":"Warming up Metro"},"content":{"rendered":"

Metro’s signature indirect lighting scheme is getting a little brighter.\u00a0 Over at GGW, Matt Johnson notes upgrades<\/a> to the Judiciary Sq Station mezzanine as a means of better illuminating the darker areas of one of the darker stations.<\/p>\n

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Judiciary Sq Station<\/p><\/div>\n

I haven’t yet checked out the new mezzanine lighting in person, but Matt’s photo raises a couple of questions and concerns about Metro’s design legacy.\u00a0 One is a concern that Metro’s new lighting is too cold – meaning, the color temperature<\/a> of the resulting environment is cold, while Metro’s original design with the concrete, brass, tile, and carpet was very warm.<\/p>\n

Conversely, Metro’s most recent design changes seem to get colder and colder.\u00a0 It’s hard to judge these new lights by just a photo, but this isn’t the only case.\u00a0 In my post on Metro’s 7000 series designs (here<\/a> and at GGW<\/a>), Laurence Auerbach noted in the comments<\/a> about Metro’s recent trends towards cooler lighting schemes:<\/p>\n

I’ve ridden in the 7000 series design prototype, and it was a truly oppressive experience. A big problem is the color of the walls, partitions, and seat backs. In the old cars it is a warm beige-white that softens the fluorescent lighting. In the new cars the wall color is a cool grey-white that makes the fluorescent lighting even flatter and harsher than it normally is.
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\nMy favorite Metro car design is the 6000 series (the most recent), even though I prefer the original orange seat colors. The 6000 series has the best combination of efficient layout, comfortable style, quiet operation, and high quality technical\/mechanical features. Metro should build on that success; it should only change the floor material to make it easier to maintain.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The change in visual experience from the original, orange color scheme is indeed striking:<\/p>\n

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The newer cars, with the white walls, are indeed much brighter.\u00a0 However, when compared to cars without the red carpet flooring, the color experience is much more harsh:<\/p>\n

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Wondering out loud – could Metro do hard flooring in a red-ish color that’s true to the original train design?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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