Lenses

The primary characteristics of the lens are its transparency or reflectivity and the curvature of its surfaces. Two of these characteristics in combination produce a focusing and deflection of light from alternate areas of the receiving surface. This optic device is rarely found in architectural work and instead commonly exists in the form of glass tumblers, reflective welded surfaces, adjacent bodies of water, and imperfect planar surfaces. The inclusion of this device as an architectural device can produce significant effects that are unique in their form and notable for their relative rareness. However, because the effect relies on fluid patterns of refraction due to the curvature of one or both surfaces, the incident light must be directional and intense for effect to be produced.

Apart from this incidental parameter, the lens can manifest itself in a variety of forms, both large and small, with single or dual curvature, and with first and second surfaces that are uniformly or non-uniformly curved. Unlike the frame, the lens is harder to integrate into an architectural assembly and has therefore been proposed in its neutral state as an object that sits within the room. This device requires physical experimentation in order to produce precise caustic light, but can be introduced as a less precise interpreter of light information within a space as well.

Sample Series of parameters applied in sequence to the base optic device