UC Berkeley : Landscape Heritage Plan

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Three types of lighting occur within the Classical Core: the Campus Standard, Architectural, and Accent. The lighting concept for the Core provides safe levels of light on major circulation routes and plazas while preserving views of the neoclassical buildings and landscapes.

Design Intent:

Consider the locations and intensity of light fixtures in context with trees and other site elements to help diminish their appearance in the open landscape.
Incorporate lighting techniques to manage light pollution.
Carefully integrate special use lights, such as the Architectural or Accent fixtures, into the landscape so as not to distract or diminish the historic value of the cultural landscape.

The Haviland Hall environs represent the merging of the Neoclassical and Natural landscape types.

The vignette illustrates:

Restoring views into woodlands along Strawberry Creek.
Incorporating woodland plantings along creek and emphasize slope with formal arrangement of low shrubs and accent trees around stairs.
Using Campus Standard light fixtures along path at base of slope and incorporating accent lights at creek crossings.
Locating wood benches along path and sawn logs along woodland edge.

Campus Standard (Back to Top )

Double-Headed Light Fixture Primary Zone Diagram.		The Campus Standard is a single- or double-mounted tulip-shaped luminaire on a fluted pole with a decorative base cover. Most of those on campus are single headed fixtures. The Double-Headed Light Fixture Primary Zone Diagram illustrates the principle areas where the double-headed light standards are permitted. Single and double-headed Campus Standard light fixtures.

Design Intent:

Use Campus Standard fixtures along roads, walks, paths, in parking areas, and in pedestrian plazas.
Meet the following foot-candle illumination level objectives: 1.0 ft/c in parking lots, near night entries to buildings, bus stops, and campus entries, and 0.5 ft/c on walks and paths.
Use standard campus paint color (Elephant's Breath).
Recommended Spacing:
- 50 feet on center near entries and parking
- 70 feet on center along walks and paths
- 70-100 feet on center for double-headed fixtures

Manufacturer:

Sentry Electric, Freeport, NY

Model:

Pole: SCI-NY20, cast iron, 13-foot length

Luminaries: SBP - Battery Park, 175-watt metal halide, type 3 or 5 distribution, photocell control

Crossarm for double-headed fixtures: SAL-WB-T

Webpage:

www.sentrylighting.com

Architectural (Back to Top )

Architectural fixture at Faculty Club (2003).		The use of site-specific architectural fixtures acknowledges that light standards may need to vary from the Campus Standard and relate to the associated architecture. Area lighting associated with the Faculty Club is an example of an existing architectural fixture appropriately set within the context of building and landscape.

Design Intent:

Consider the architectural and landscape context when selecting a fixture.
Consider the University's ease of maintenance and availability of replacement parts and lamps when selecting a fixture.
Incorporate industry-standard components that provide long lamp life and full spectrum color rendition.

Accent (Back to Top )

Accent fixture over Strawberry Creek bridge (2003).		Accent fixtures can add charm and scale to a campus landscape. Examples of existing accent fixtures appropriately set in the landscape occur over several of the bridges crossing the south fork of Strawberry Creek. The University permits the use of accent lights on a site-specific basis.

Design Intent:

Consider landscape character and scale appropriate for pedestrians when selecting a fixture.
Consider the University's ease of maintenance and availability of replacement parts and lamps when selecting a fixture.
Incorporate industry-standard components that provide long lamp life and full spectrum color rendition.

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