Perhaps most difficult will be the lighting of the sleeping deck on the second floor. The light in the image has been used to subtle and softly highlight small details and features of a wine wall. I will use this same idea by mounting luminaries that produce soft, ambient lighting along the walls of the sleeping deck so as to illuminate the vertical planes within the room, but in an indirect way so as not to disturb the individuals sleeping in the room. The lighting in the image is successful because it allows for the occupant to see the important characteristics of the object, drawing attention to it, yet, at the same time, it does not become a focal point in the room. The light serves simply to discretely highlight was is there and create a slight curiosity to the wall. In this same way I will allow for people to sleep peacefully within the sleeping deck, yet at the same time, allow those who are coming and going to see where they are walking and to determine whether or not a bed is occupied.
In addition to the soft lighting that highlights the wall, there is horizontal lighting at the very top which, for my purposes, will help for way finding. The horizontal lines can be used to direct people both into and out of the sleeping deck without have to provide obvious signs or statements within the space. The horizontal lighting is subtle enough that it does not illuminate the entire space.
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