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Ithaki Restaurant  Lighting Design

Ithaki Restaurant

Ithaki Restaurant is a lighting design created for a fine dining restaurant on a coastal area of the city. The scheme covers both interior and exterior areas, and all of these areas face the sea. A glare-free approach was chosen to protect the night views of the sea and the night sky. Warm light defines the dining tables and creates an immersive and intimate atmosphere. The lighting supports the refined tones of the interior design and enhances the culinary experience. The aim was to give guests a sense of comfort during shared meals.

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High Heel Church Lighting Design

High Heel Church

High Heel Church is a lighting design for a shoe-shaped building in a seaside park in Chiayi, Taiwan. The structure is about 17 meters high and 11 meters wide. Nearly 300,000 small glass pieces and 101 light fixtures are applied to the steel frame. Sunlight makes the glass flash during the day, while the wind moves the small pieces naturally. At night, calculated light angles give the building the look of a galaxy and make the heavy structure appear lighter. A light show with music is presented every hour, controlled by a DMX Art-Net system.

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WuHan QingShanFang  Lighting Design

WuHan QingShanFang

Wuhan Qingshanfang is a lighting design for a building in the Qingshan District of Wuhan, China. The lighting covers an area of 4500 square metres. Warm light of 3500K illuminates red aluminium panels and forms a crown of red steel above a red brick building. The facade mainly uses internal transmitted light, which recalls the candlelight of the old red houses. Custom luminaires were made for the project. The lamps were selected for efficiency, energy saving and safety, and were placed to reduce glare.

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