Studio Building Space Analysis

For our evaluation we chose the fourth floor of the Gatewood Studio Arts Building. The space is primarily used for the graduate and upper-year undergraduate students, as well as a critique space. The lighting is uncontrollable and extremely bright during the day due to large skylights. During the night, overhead fluorescent lights provide a similar quality of brightness however, it is much harsher. The space in and of it self is very open and public however, cubicles have been added which segments the areas and makes private spaces of it. In comparison to the other studio areas, it can be considered private due to the low traffic nature within that floor of the building.

The lighting becomes fatiguing and uncomfortable after prolonged exposure. One cannot look up without experiencing great glare from the overhead lights, which are for the most part, unshielded on the bottom. White walls throughout reflect a vast amount of the light and the space becomes over-lit. The fourth floor has sections offering different areas of privacy to include a small lounge area and gives a VIP feeling, when compared to the rest of the studio spaces below, which experience high traffic volume. The fourth floor is almost a dead end in a way.