Diploma Unit Two. Architectural Association School of Architecture

Tools for Architecture is a research unit based at the Architectural Association in London formed by a team of MArch AA Diploma students and lead by Space Popular directors Lara Lesmes and Fredrik Hellberg.

Reflection Facade

The third factor is the reflection. The reflection on a flat glass is easy to calculate. However, with different surface pattern and texture on the glass with various transparency, the light calculation becomes extremely difficult and require high processing power.

By zooming in and check the details of the facade closer, more identity is revealed. However, the paradox may also appear. The reflection facade looks less complex than the other facades, however, it requires the most processing power and rendering time. This is the example when trustworthiness is not totally related to visual perception, but there would be deeper levels to distinguish, not only visual.

The facade looks normal and blank when no lighting hits on it. The complexity surface texture of the glass is only revealed when the light is hit on some specific angle.