Christina Joy Chambers

SCAVENGER HUNTBUILDING SYSTEMS FOR INTERIOR

DESIGNERSIND 5615

FALL 2011

ASSIGNMENT 3

I think that addit ional convenience outlets are needed in this location. The people seen in the photo are gathered here to use the only avai lable outlet nearby to charge their electr ical devices. A good solution would be a charging station with several convenience outlets.

CONVENIENCERECEPTACLE

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Houston Airport, Houston, TX

Charging laptops

Charging IPad

Receptacle located on column behind chair

The photo shows a duplex floor outlet. I t is l ikely used to plug in cleaning equipment. I t would seem to be very useful because i t is located in an open space with few wal ls to house outlets.

FLOOROUTLET

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George Bush International Airport, Houston, TX

This GFCI is located in the restroom to protect people from electr ical shock when using electr ical devices such as hair dryers or curl ing irons. The outlet is mounted 37” (o.c.) above the floor.

GFCIOUTLET

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Palomar Hotel, San Diego, CA

37”

This 240 volt outlet is located approximately 40” above the floor at Hol lywood International Airport. I bel ieve i t may have been used for equipment that is no longer located there.

240 VOLTOUTLET

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Hollywood International Airport, Hollywood, FL

This electr ical panel is located in my garage. I t controls the power for my entire home.

ELECTRICALPANEL

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My home, Miramar, FL

In order for a wal l sconce to be ADA compliant it must be mounted 6’-8” or higher from the floor and project no more than 4” inches to al low a person to safely pass beneath i t . This sconce meets those requirements.

ADASCONCE

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BJ’s Brewery Restaurant, Pembroke Pines, FL

This junction box is used to house al l of the wiring for a l ighting fixture mounted on a cei l ing or wal l .

JUNCTIONBOX

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Home Depot, Miramar, FL

The rocker plate switch is located at the entry of a hotel room. I t is appropriate. The programmable and sl ide dimmer switches were operable displays at Home Depot. They can be used in residential and commercial sett ings where a variety of l ighting levels is desired. They can also greatly reduce energy usage.

3 TYPES OFSWITCHES

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Rocker platePalomar Hotel, San Diego, CA

ProgrammableHome Depot, Miramar, FL

Slide dimmerHome Depot, Miramar, FL

This photo shows direct or discomfort glare. Sunl ight is the l ight source and it is within my field of vis ion in the photo. I t was difficult to look at the camera while taking this photo due to the glare.

GLARE

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BJ’s Brewery Restaurant, Pembroke Pines, FL

This airport takes great advantage of natural dayl ight. They have windows on almost every exterior wal l to al low l ight to penetrate the bui lding. In addit ion, they have also used primari ly white wal l finishes al lowing the l ight to be reflected throughout the space.

DAY-LIGHTING

10Clearstorywindows

George Bush International Airport, Houston, TX

Largewindows

The dayl ight in this hotel room is control led by drapery. I t is needed for comfort and to reduce glare. The sheer drapery panels filter out a smal l portion of the dayl ight, while the heavy blackout drapes prevent al l dayl ight from entering the room. The drapes are effective.

DAY-LIGHTINGCONTROL

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Palomar Hotel, San Diego, CA

The luminaire in this photo uti l izes a transformer to step down the voltage.

LUMINAIRE

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My home, Miramar, FL

Transformer

The floor in this corridor is l i t with several blue LED l ights.

LEDLIGHTING

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Houston Airport, Houston, TX

Hard Rock Hotel, San Diego, CA

The ambient l ighting in the photo is provided by the recessed l ight and floor lamp. Task l ighting is provided by a table lamp at the desk. Accent l ighting is provided by the pendant l ighting over the bar area.

3 LEVELSOFLIGHTING

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Task Lighting

Palomar Hotel, San Diego, CA

Ambient Lighting

AccentLighting

Ambient Lighting

The l ights shown in the photo emit a cool color qual ity. They are clearly fluorescent l ight sources.

COOLCOLORQUALITY

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George Bush International Airport, Houston, TX

This occupancy sensor is located in the restroom. The sensor controls the courtesy or “nightl ight”. The courtesy l ight gives the user just enough l ight to find their way around the restroom and navigate to the l ight switch i tself.

OCCUPANCYSENSOR

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Palomar Hotel, San Diego, CA

Courtesy light

Flashing sensor

This emergency l ight fixture is located in the corr idor of a hotel. I t is capable of sending visual (flashing l ight) as wel l as audible emergency information. The flashing l ight is highl ighted in the photo on the r ight.

EMERGENCYLIGHTINGFIXTURE

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Palomar Hotel, San Diego, CA

I think that this restroom is appropriately l i t . There are recessed l ights throughout the space as wel l as adequate fluorescent l ighting in each stal l .

APPROPRIATELYLITRESTROOM

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Hard Rock Hotel, San Diego, CA

The home appl iance that uses the most energy is a refrigerator.

HOMEAPPLIANCE

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Cambridge Academy, Pembroke Pines, FL

The data outlet in the photo is mounted on a publ ic internet station at Hol lywood Airport. An ethernet port as well as electr ical receptacles are vis ible. I t doesn’t seem to be very useful as I did not witness anyone using the space and most people access the internet using the airport Wi-Fi .

DATAOUTLET

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Hollywood International Airport, Hollywood, FL