The lighting for the Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury is based on concepts associated with light in nature. The idea of light in trees and the washing of a building wall by light are key features of the design. I include below images of the basic concept boards used in developing the project.
In the first board we see both the effect of shafts of light in trees and the effect of dappled light, the light hitting the leaves. On the right is shown the crisp effect of sunlight washing a building wall, leaving other walls in darkness. The contrast is essential in viewing form in buildings.
The dappled effect is modelled in the theatre foyer by the uses of hundreds of etched glass pendant fittings. They are arranged randomly in the space but such that a sense of flow is created up the staircases and from the central void to the theatre entrances.
In the auditorium the image of shafts of light is re-created using narrow beams of light.