This new model, built 1:25 scale, is another exercise in lighting. While it retains the 'column of light' corner notch from the previous light model, this one incorporates a new skylight in the ceiling (clerestory) that faces east in the direction of the morning sun - as my room is located at the back of the house, my window only receives the full brunt of sunlight in the evenings when it sets in the west.
The model also ditches the previous 'four walls, no ceiling' approach to my previous models, and instead I opted for 'three walls and a ceiling'. This allowed me to better examine the effects of lighting in the room with the constraints of a ceiling as well as giving me ease of access to 'indoor' photography.
The skylight uses laminate pouch to emulate frosted glass - the intention was to diffuse/soften the light so it wouldn't be too harsh when it enters in the morning.
The model allowed me to examine the same lighting modifications as my previous model but from a new perspective of being inside the room, rather than from the top looking in through the ceiling.
The printer paper was a bit of a troublesome material - its thinness allows some light to bleed through as well as allowing 'imperfections' (i.e. the folding tabs) to shine through. However, I was constrained by the lack of suitable materials at home, as even (cereal box) cardboard is in short supply at home. Nevertheless, I think the model still manages to achieve what it set out to do, and the results demonstrate the effects of natural lighting clearly.
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