{"id":1176,"date":"2010-01-05T19:51:25","date_gmt":"2010-01-06T01:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/?p=1176"},"modified":"2010-01-05T21:03:31","modified_gmt":"2010-01-06T03:03:31","slug":"lighting-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/2010\/01\/05\/lighting-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Lighting, again"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had a chance to stop though Judiciary Sq’s north mezzanine today, the one with the new lighting scheme<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 My concern from the initial photos was that the lighting along the escalators, where the coffered vault has less headroom, requiring direct overhead light rather than the indirect lighting in the rest of the system, was too much of a departure from one of Metro’s distinct design elements.<\/p>\n

\"New<\/a>

New mezzanine lighting. Note the difference between the indirect fixtures in the middle and the direct ones over the escalators. CC image from flickr.<\/p><\/div>\n

The white lines from those lights take away from the pattern of the coffers, despite the increased lighting in the area (which is substantial).<\/p>\n

\"Direct

Direct light fixture detail. Photo of the author.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Increased

Increased light near escalators. Note the brightness of the walls. Photo of the author.<\/p><\/div>\n

The increased illumination does indeed make a big difference, particularly in seeing where to walk.\u00a0 However, might there be another solution to illuminate the walkways without some of the awkward, direct light fixtures.\u00a0 Several of the new and newly renovated stations make use of LED lights embedded in stairway handrails.\u00a0 These lights, directed downward, illuminate the floor to ease navigation without the need for overhead fixtures.<\/p>\n

\"LED

LED handrail lights, Navy Yard station. Photo of the author. <\/p><\/div>\n

In anticipation of the baseball crowds for Nationals Park, Metro expanded the Navy Yard station’s Half Street entrance to include an elevator and a new staircase from the mezzanine to the platform, which uses the LED handrail lights to illuminate the stairs.<\/p>\n

Might this type of fixture be integrated into the brass handrails in Metro mezzanines?\u00a0 While these lights might not have much range, they wouldn’t need much – the new, hanging indirect lights in the Judiciary Sq mezzanine work just fine with enough overhead clearance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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