Cutting edge architects and architectural projects.
Check out this nightclub project in Shanghai, via DesignBoom. It’s fascinating how sci-fi/futuristic this project feels due to its restricted monochromatic interior palette. Although there are few images shown, the lighting gear is clearly RGB(W) strips, RGB pixels up on … Continue reading nightclub GRNDCNTRL
You+Pea are a wildly creative upstart design studio exploring the fusion of interactive game-engine technologies with architectural and urban design. I can’t help but wonder how such fun, abstract, interactive representations of architectural and urban environments will inform how lighting … Continue reading you + pea: videogame urbanism
There’s something about this Clinique retail design concept by Amsterdam-based UXUS that really caught my eye: It just seems to be “oozing luminosity” out of every nook, cranny, sign box and shelf surface. Overall, it creates a powerful effect. I … Continue reading clinique laboratories by UXUS
Wow, that’s a sexy looking R&D lab…from Apple’s September 2020 keynote video. Definitely looks carefully staged for the shot, but nevertheless an actual functional lab space? That luminous ceiling looks gorgeous and I can imagine how important it must be … Continue reading apple R+D lab
I proudly hold two degrees in Architecture. I spent 7 years of my life (and a huge sum of money) to earn these degrees and build a professional reputation in the construction and manufacturing industries. You know what is incredibly … Continue reading Should the AIA and RIBA sue tech companies for professional misrepresentation?
One of the best examples of lighting design at the 2019 Salone del Mobile surprisingly did not come from any of the lighting companies, but from the booth design of Italian architectural surfaces manufacturer Cleaf. Designed by Bestetti Associati, the … Continue reading milan 2019: cleaf booth design
Most of the time I’m looking towards the future of lighting. But sometimes I’m blown away by a project that so embodies the present state-of-the-art, that its worthy of inclusion. I came across the WH1 House, a vacation home in … Continue reading wh1 house by kdva architects
Via Retail Design Blog, a very elegant project that nicely demonstrates the concept of “embedded lighting,” distinctly showcasing Richard Kelly’s three types of lighting: Ambient Luminescence, Focal Glow, and Play of Brilliants in a clean, modern fashion. Continue reading LeEco experience showroom
Jenny Sabin and her team have proposed an architectural canopy constructed from robotic-knitted, photoluminescent tubular textile structures that absorb sunlight in the day and emit light at night. Looks like an evolution from her work with Nike and their Flyknit … Continue reading jenny sabin – lumen installation
A great piece in Arch Daily by Thomas Schielke reviewing graphic illustrations by Portuguese architect and illustrator André Chiote. Chiote diagrammatically explores the various graphic treatments and uses of opacity, translucency and transparency of flagship luxury retail stores. Check it … Continue reading layers and lighting
Last night I was walking down the fashionable PC Hoofstraat retail “high street” in Amsterdam and discovered the new Plein Sport retail store. Nearly the entire floor is an animated LED screen. It is quite a striking effect and really … Continue reading plein sport retail store in amsterdam
Via ArchDaily: A nicely executed example of embedded lighting. Another example of how thin plies of wood veneer can be used for translucent back lighting. For children especially, hospitals can be anxiety-inducing and overwhelming space. New media studio ENESS aims … Continue reading translucent wood and light installation brightens children’s hospital in australia
Via Interior Design: A nice example of “embedded lighting” by LA-based Patrick Tighe Architecture and e² Lighting Design. Apparently the lighting engines behind the scenes are by LEDCONN. Continue reading connexion burbank lobbies
Last week I had a few free hours to explore Berlin and Versace’s new store in the Kurfürstendamm high-street area really caught my eye. They make use of decorative surface-mount track lighting that becomes a very brand-appropriate addition to the architecture, while … Continue reading versace store berlin
German architects LAVA Laboratory, Dutch architects of record Inbo and Dutch lighting designers Beersnielsen created a large parametric light sculpture using stock 60x60cm office fixtures for the lobby of High Tech Campus building #48, the headquarters building for Philips Lighting. Continue reading philips lighting headquarters lobby by LAVA and Beersnielsen
I’m super impressed by a Samsung pop-up store in Frankfurt recently featured in Retail Design Blog. I find that it embodies many of the “embedded lighting” concepts I’ve been espousing as the future of lighting design. First, let’s look at this … Continue reading embedded lighting: samsung pop-up store
Very creative supermarket design with lots of distinctive, signature lighting features. Check out Retail Design Blog: Fantastiko Supermarket Continue reading fantastiko supermarket
Night Flight is a mega-sized lounge designed by Bulgarian interior design firm Studio Mode. The central vaulted arches are constructed of triangulated patterns that include gorgeous integrated patterns light. Continue reading night flight
I love the luminous walls at the Netlife Research Office by Eriken Skajaa Arkitekter. Exquisite detailing and a gorgeous way to introduce luminosity into a space. I also love the cove detail added at the kick plate. Lighting up the … Continue reading netlife research office
A very cool project I just discovered from 2011, 500 Bourke Street in Melbourne includes an elegant custom ceiling construction that integrates lighting into custom cast-plaster ceiling units. According to the award submission: The foyer refurbishment includes an extensive new … Continue reading 500 bourke street
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