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Introducing Light Collab, a Singapore-based architectural lighting design practice.
ARCHIFEST PAVILION 2012, SINGAPORE CLIENT: SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS ARCHITECT: WOW ARCHITECTS
Pic: C3 Momentum Studio
Pic: C3 Momentum Studio
Pic: C3 Momentum Studio
Designed by WOW Architects and a first for the architectural festival (Archifest) in Singapore, the Archifest Pavilion, WONDER WALL, served as the festival’s key venue in 2012. The pavilion was a ‘zero waste’ pop-up structure designed to leave no waste after its dismantling. Being the key venue, it also hosted events for up to 100 people, accommodate activities and video projection. The pavilion was made up of recycled steel box-trusses and double cladded on both sides with semi-permeable polymer mesh layers, which was a material used to retain soil from runoff. Light Collab collaborated with the architect and came up with the concept of fireflies to illuminate the membrane wall. The LED fixtures simulated the effect of glowing fireflies which spoke about the life of the pavilion facade. LED spotlights on a track system, not only catered for events and exhibitions, but also gently illuminated the feature straw mats. Track-mounted LED spotlights were also used to illuminate the interior of the pavilion. Scenes were also set for the multifunctional usage of the pavilion.
TOWER OF LIGHT, GLASS TOWER, DHAKA CLIENT: GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH ARCHITECT: URBANA - MARINA TABASSUM, KASHEF MAHBOOB CHOWDHURY
The Tower of Light (Glass Tower) is the focal point of the Independence Monument designed by architects Marina Tabassum and Kashef Mahboob Chowdhury from Urbana, winners of the national design competition held by the Ministry of War Liberation Affairs, Public Works Department in 1997. The monument commemorates the independence of Bangladesh on the site where Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of the nation delivered the historic speech that united the people of Bengal to fight for their liberation from 24 years of military rule under Pakistan. To achieve the architects’ vision of a glowing tower, using Light to create a powerful symbol of hope and selfless sacrifice of the freedom fighters, special attention was given to angling the many narrow beam ERCO spotlights so that they graze the surface of the stacked glass panels, achieving a prismatic glow without highlighting the skeletal structure within. One-degree beam searchlights at each corner of the 150 feet high structure are used to heighten the glowing effect of the Tower of Light, rendering it visible from afar. As light passes through clear glass, it was a major challenge to make the 150-feet tower, which is made up of clear stacked glass, glow. With careful angling of the narrow beam spotlights, it is possible to show other properties of light such as internal reflections and refractions which resulted in a prismatic glow that varies in relation to the distance of the viewer.
Pic: Teruhiko Kubota
Pic: Teruhiko Kubota
Pic: Teruhiko Kubota