Designs And Designers

Designs And Designers

Designs And Designers featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Glassy Library

Glass Library is a lighting scheme for a library set inside a three-level split glass building. The ambient lighting is kept soft and even, so reading stays comfortable as daylight changes. Concealed LED strips inside suspended steel rods create a flowing halo. Recessed floor uplights emphasize the column and the feature wall, while custom recessed accent lights highlight the artifacts. A photo sensor near the glass curtain walls balances interior light levels during the day, as no dimming system could be used.

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Yizheng Comprehensive Gymnasium

Yizheng Comprehensive Gymnasium is a lighting design for a public sports facility. The facade of the main building is made of tens of thousands of carmine ceramic rods, fixed with an original construction method developed through repeated full scale tests. The lighting follows the concept of a city gift box and presents the gymnasium as a crystal box that glows from inside to outside at night. Light with a warm color temperature is used on the main building for a soft appearance. Brick lamps at the base of the pillars guide visitors and reduce glare.

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Shangrao Seazen Wuyue Plaza

Shangrao Seazen Wuyue Plaza is a nightscape lighting design for a large commercial complex. The theme draws on the local water culture, the dragon culture and the character of the building facade. The curtain wall facade acts as the carrier, where points, lines, light and shadow are combined to form calm night views. Two operation modes are provided. The daily mode covers basic lighting and safety. The festival mode highlights celebrations. An intelligent control system, LED lamps and fluorescent lamps are used to limit energy use.

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Taipei Eros

The hair salons is based on the geometry of black, white, and grey colors. The gestures of hair-cutting are translated into the massing of the sculptural entities. The triangular motif shapes the functional cubes and planes from ceiling to floors through the actions of piling, cutting, and sewing. The light bars embedded in the dividing lines contributes to numerous lighting belts, serving as supplemental lighting while solving the condition of the lowered ceiling. They extend and meander with the reflection of the large mirror, shuttling freely between the planes and the three-dimensionality.

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Gemdale Inner Peace

Gemdale Inner Peace is a marketing center of 550 square meters designed with modern continuous curves and the colors of tea and water. A structured column network divides the interior into three separate yet continuous functional areas. At the entrance axis, the sand table area is topped by grey mirrors that form a mirror lake, and drop-shaped chandeliers hang above. In the tea room of the meeting area, the ceiling falls into the wall and is scattered with small round holes. A book bar with wave-shaped ceiling and walls faces the tea room.

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Avenue Green Sheshan

Avenue Green Sheshan is a kindergarten interior in Shanghai, China. The space is divided into zones that support both active and quiet modes of use. A large, open and bright area allows children to run around the columns and play together. Small huts placed within the large space offer a calm and personal setting. A curved slide stands in the center of the reception waiting area, where parents can rest while children play. Wood and pale colors are used to give the interior a warm and homely character.

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