BRAINWAVE With a team experienced in architectural lighting, interior design, engineering and construction, Indian architectural lighting design practice BRAINWAVE creates a dialogue between architecture and its surroundings through a combination of daylight and artificial illumination. Fluid Bar Exchange Chandigarh Located 100-feet in the air, the Fluid Bar offers striking views of the city below, its design and lighting scheme reflective of its title. Studio Ardete, the architect for this project, was responsible for studding the ceiling with an array of faceted structures that integrate the lighting system into the installation itself. FRP modules gradually change the colour of the light from vibrant pinks and purples to dusky greens and cerulean blues, appearing to be almost ‘fluid’ in its transition. Keeping with the name of the bar, the designers attempted to emulate the ‘slow convergence into water molecules, generating a dynamic spatial dimension to the interior’. The Onyx bar lit from within follows suit, with changing colours complementing the general theme and ambience of the hip and popular eatery.
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SOURCES UNLIMITED Furniture Studio Mumbai, Maharashtra Given the dwarfed proportions of the space designed by Hiral Jobalia, the client was certain to avoid all ceiling suspended luminaires in the studio. It was essential to maintain a key focus on the high-end furniture pieces. In order to inject luxury and maintain a sophisticated ambience, the lighting scheme called for visual comfort, flexibility in application and minimal intrusion of luminaires. The light was kept diffused, achieved through ceiling recessed profiles marking peripheries of spaces, coves concealed behind panels, vertical surfaces such as walls and fins grazed gently, and linear strips employed under cabinets. The levels of illumination were kept low, and accents were created with meticulously selected adjustable spotlights embedded in the ceiling.
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