The use of light wells in the Simmons Hall dorm at MIT is an example of the way light can be used to penetrate through a gridded structural system in a literal sense. While a grid with a series of regular voids makes up the majority of the building's program, various organic light tunnels are carved into this grid, funneling light into strategic gathering spaces inside. These concrete forms not only penitrate through the grid but allow light to flow naturally into the spaces, acting as the "lungs" of the building and allowing light to become its own structure in a way. Sunday, November 6, 2011
Alex Griffin, Blog Response 5
The use of light wells in the Simmons Hall dorm at MIT is an example of the way light can be used to penetrate through a gridded structural system in a literal sense. While a grid with a series of regular voids makes up the majority of the building's program, various organic light tunnels are carved into this grid, funneling light into strategic gathering spaces inside. These concrete forms not only penitrate through the grid but allow light to flow naturally into the spaces, acting as the "lungs" of the building and allowing light to become its own structure in a way. 
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How does this relate to structure (you do not show the grid, for example) and not form or, even, surface?
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