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Light Showcase Light Collab creates a sophisticated, modern lighting scheme for the newly opened extension to the Wearnes Automotive Centre in Singapore.
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earnes Automotive’s new eight-storey Automotive Centre is the latest extension of the existing car
centre at 45 Leng Kee Road in Singapore. The new complex, with its intricate façade pattern
conceptualised by Pencil Office, makes a bold statement. Lighting design firm, Light Collab, was brought on board to create the
lighting scheme for the glossy showroom and functioning work spaces.
“We strived to highlight the intricate façade pattern and, in order to enhance the architectural features, we incorporated uplighters discreetly into the façade frames as points sources,” explained Yah Li Toh, Principal at Light Collab. “Several options were
discussed with the client to optimise costs and thus, the lighting positions were selected to craft the visual pattern of a V, making up the corporate letter, W for Wearnes.”
The uplighters were on DMX-controls with different scenes choreographed specially for occasions and weekends.
Large-scale car display cases are accentuated by the lighting and
PROJECT DETAILS Wearnes Automotive Centre, Singapore Client: Wearnes Automotives, Singapore Lighting Design: Light Collab, Singapore Interior Design/Facade Design: Pencil Office, Singapore Photography: Guo Jie Khoo
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showcase the cars in these display boxes.
The façade lighting has turned the Wearnes Automotive Centre into an iconic building that can be appreciated from the taller surrounding neighbourhood, the elevated track station, and commuters on the passing trains.
This complex is also one of Singapore’s first climate-controlled
