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This illuminated arch rises up out of the water and surrounds a foot bridge in Austin, Texas East Side Collective, a co-working design studio featuring co-founder Tim Derrington and member Wilson Hanks, along with Drophouse Design have recently worked together to create a temporary installation as part of the Waller Creek Conservancy’s “Creek Show“, in Austin, Texas. “Deep Curiosity” is an illuminated arch that rises up out of the water and surrounds a foot bridge over the Waller Creek to create the illusion of a never ending circle that inspires imaginative thought and an appreciation for both the natural and man-made elements found in and around the same area. The light installation is made from strips of curved steel that have been welded and formed into a curved arch. The arch is made up of sections that were constructed in a warehouse and were later assembled on site in the water and above the bridge. The partially submerged circular form combines reality with the power of illusion to encourage people to think about and appreciate the complexity of the creek and celebrate the possibility of future perfection in the Waller Creek area. Original: contemporist

US town converts 50,000 street lights to Cree LEDs Hempstead project expected to deliver two and a half-year payback with nearly $3 million in annual energy savings. Hempstead in Nassau County, just east of New York City, is converting more than 50,000 high-pressure sodium fixtures to LED street lights from Cree. The project is expected to deliver two and a half-year payback with nearly $3 million in annual energy savings and $57 million in total lifetime savings. Original: compoundsemiconductor

A skirt that Lights up, Making a Christmas Costume It's made from tulle, organza, wreath mesh, and garlands/christmas decorations from Michaels. 12 meters of warm LED lights. They are battery powered, the battery packs are sewn into pockets in the back of the dress. More information about this project on doxiequeen1.

Knappa Tutu: LED Skirt Here is a skirt hacked with IKEA lamp parts and LEDs that glows in response to your moves. You are going to need two Knappa Pendant Lamps, an Adafruit NeoPixel RGB LED Strip, an Sparkfun Arduino Mini Pro 5V, and a few other parts to get started. chengXX has shared instructions and more information about this project on Instructables.

LED skirts Jellyfish Lumilectric has put together a guide that shows you how to to make a Jellyfish Skirt Jellyfish skirt made out of fibre optics and an LED Strip You are going to need RGB LEDs, Arduino, 200 x 2 m long fiber optics, and a few other parts and tools to get started. The above video shows what this skirt looks like. More information is available here.

Day to Night-Light Skirt [DIY] MikaelaHolmes has posted a guide that shows you how to make your own LED skirt. The skirt lets you put on a better show at night. Of course, you can keep the LEDs off. The developer used a pre-programmed LED chip that can be controlled by a remote to complete this project. Of course, you could use Arduino to come up with a more sophisticated solution. More information is available here. RGB Addressable Side Emitting LED Strip:

Niagara Falls unveils new LED lighting system Source: livedesignonline

Wayfinding : Connecting Spaces Wayfinding — the manner in which people orient themselves in a physical space and then navigate within it — is a critical component in design. One Seattle lighting company has developed a decorative and seamless solution. Today’s wide range of office layouts presents numerous design challenges, especially as it relates to wayfinding. LightArt, a 3form company, is a custom lighting fabrication and design studio based in Seattle that is illuminating the art of wayfinding through its LA2 Connected Collection. The company’s approach was developed in response to current market demands. “We saw an increasing need for connecting and organizing more open air spaces,” says Ryan Smith, President & Creative Director of LightArt. “Everyone always appreciates a bright arrow, and when you’re following that path, it just makes things easy.” Connected, he adds, is about being bold. Technology in lighting is continuing to evolve in extremely dynamic This new evolution in lighting design promotes an innovative use of color, form, pattern, and brand features to visually connect spaces with a simple solution for architects and designers to employ. The line’s fixtures – available as a standardized kit of 12 Shapes – can be bought individually and assembled in a range of unique configurations to suit any particular project’s needs. Connected provides designers with a chance to consolidate lighting, wayfinding, and branding together into one custom solution. Connected Rings (a specialized subset of Connected) can be utilized to bring focus to designated spaces and design elements. For example, designers can showcase a conference table, meeting pod, or office space with illuminated Rings 6 to 16 feet in diameter. Rings can also be used as a wayfinding device to link employees and visitors together. 3form Varia Eco-resin is the primary shade material for the fixtures and is available in a wide assortment of colors. “The scale of the pieces – a big ring or rectangle – can help to create and define architectural spaces,” Smith explains. “A classic example is a ring over a nurse’s station in a healthcare environment. We always see a need to delineate a smaller space within a larger one, and Connected can achieve that with a high level of visual intrigue. The fixtures help to center/organize the room.” 3form Varia Eco-resin is the primary shade material LightArt uses for Connected, providing designers with access to 1,000+ color choices including 3form’s most recent color launch. Because of its custom configuration and color options, Connected offers countless design solutions. The fixtures are handmade in the company’s Seattle studio and have UL-listed integrated LED components and solid-state systems with dimming capabilities. The company has also earned the Living Building Challenge’s LBC-Compliant Declare Label for lighting after the Connected system fulfilled the rigorous material requirements for transparency and energy-efficiency in the manufacturing process. Every LA2 fixture can be spec’d on Living Building Challenge, LEED V4, and any projects where materials disclosure, optimization, and performance are of critical importance. Achieving the LBC-Compliant Declare Label isn’t easy. In fact, the strict qualifications can often pose greater challenges to creating the end product. A LightArt ceiling fixture subtly guides visitors to Cision to the front desk. “The biggest challenge was on the supplier side, asking our vendors to get specific materials they may not have used previously to make our fixtures compliant,” Smith reveals. “For example, the company supplying a lot of our finishes needed to change that finish in order for our fixtures to be compliant. We had to ask for that change within their supply to take place.” While the work has been exhilarating, there have been challenges. “The most demanding part of these projects has been when someone asks for something outside of the standard Connected system, and we have to make custom parts,” Smith notes. “For the most part, we’ve been able to fine-tune the Connected system to provide designers with a line of lighting that looks custom, but is also easy to order and easy to install.” In terms of creative inspiration, there are some lighting styles from the past that have sparked a design aesthetic and have acted as cultural touch points that influence LightArt’s products. “A lot of the lighting from the 1950s inspired us,” Smith says. “It was always about simplicity. When some of the ornamentation went away, you started to see beautiful fixtures like Noguchi or Nelson — those really timeless pieces.” In terms of present-day trends that LightArt sees from their client base, a desire for continued innovation that’s eye catching remains foremost top of mind. “We are seeing a move from functional lighting to people wanting something with more design, as well as more material and/or color interest, and because of that, we are receiving a lot of good responses from the wayfinding solutions that Connected provides,” adds Smith. “We are seeing a lot of interest in using lighting to express custom branding and design, plus a need for fixtures or finishes that serve more than one function in a space. For instance, lighting that serves as a both a wayfinding element and a source of light.” As for the future, there are plenty of aspects of the lighting industry that will continue to motivate the LightArt team. For Smith, it includes LEDs that will change throughout the day based on exterior influences or personal preferences. “Technology in lighting is continuing to evolve in extremely dynamic ways,” concludes Smith, “and the ability to play with lighting is exciting.” enlightenmentmag

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Prototype of Space Station's Advanced Plant Habitat A high fidelity test version of NASA’s Advanced Plant Habitat (APH), the largest plant chamber built for the agency, arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida the third week of November, 2016. The engineering development unit arrived by truck, was offloaded and transported to a laboratory at the Space Station Processing Facility. Inside the lab, NASA engineers, and scientists and technicians will train with the test unit to learn how to handle and assemble it before the actual APH unit arrives early next year. They also will test how the science integrates with the various systems of the plant habitat. The unit is a closed-loop system with a controlled environment than can house large plants. The system will use red, green and blue LED lights, similar to the Veggie growth system that is currently on the International Space Station. The APH also has the capability of using white LEDs and infrared light. The APH unit will have 180 sensors and four times the light output of Veggie. The small-scale experiment, called Plant Habitat 1 or PH01, will contain Arabidopsis seeds, small flowering plants related to cabbage and mustard. PH01 and the APH unit will be delivered to the space station in 2017. Source: nasa.gov

Veggie Plant Growth System Activated on International Space Station If you plant it, will it grow—in microgravity on the International Space Station? Expedition 39 crew members soon will find out using a plant growth system called “Veggie” that was developed by Orbital Technologies Corp. (ORBITEC) in Madison, Wisconsin, and tested at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The first fresh food production system, along with the Veg-01 experiment, were delivered to the space station on the SpaceX-3 mission from Cape Canaveral in April and transferred to the Columbus module for storage until it was time for in-orbit activation. Expedition 39 flight engineers and NASA astronauts Steve Swanson and Rick Mastracchio installed Veggie in the Columbus module May 7 in an Expedite the Processing of Experiments to the Space Station (EXPRESS) rack. Source: nasa.gov

Designline Licht - Projekte: Kunst des Kaufens König Ludwig beschmiert mit Graffiti! So sah die Anzeigenkampagne zur Neueröffnung von The Storey im bekannten Münchner Kaufhaus Oberpollinger aus – und passender hätte die Motivwahl wohl nicht ausfallen können. Schließlich hatte sich ein hauptstädtisches Architekturbüro an einem bayrischen Shopping-Heiligtum vergangen – und mit den Berliner Gestaltern hielt auch die Welt der zeitgenössischen Kunst Einzug in das edle Modegeschäft. Das Oberpollinger gehört zu den exklusivsten und renommiertesten Modeläden Deutschlands – doch der Einzelhandel und seine Verkaufsstätten stehen in Zeiten des Onlineshoppings im Umbruch und müssen sich neu erfinden. Mode und Kunst Für den Masterplan der Erneuerung des Oberpollinger konnte der britische Architekt John Pawson gewonnen werden, einem Meister für die Inszenierung des Schönen. Den Teilbereich The Storey, eine 3.600 Quadratmeter große Fläche im Untergeschoss, gestaltete das Berliner Duo Gonzalez Haase AAS. Sie hatten mit der Gestaltung eines ähnlichen Shopkonzepts für die Concept Stores von Andreas Murkudis bereits bewiesen, dass sie der Welt der Mode einen innovativen, räumlichen Rahmen schaffen können, der unaufgesetzt wirkt und einem zeitgemäßen, urbanen Lebensgefühl entspricht. Ihre gestalterische Mischung aus rauen und edlen sowie einfachen und teuren Oberflächen fand zu Beginn ihrer Karriere vor allem bei Künstlern und Galeristen Anklang – und wurde später dann von der Mode- und Retailbranche als besonders berlinesk eingestuft und auf Shoppingkonzepte übertragen: Mit Erfolg! Pink und anthrazit Im Oberpollinger, wo Pierre Jorge Gonzalez und Judith Haase für die Gestaltung der Bereiche Kids Wear und Urban Wear verantwortlich waren, treiben die Architekten das Spiel mit den Gegensätzen auf die Spitze: Die Grundstruktur beließen die Planer in einem rohen Zustand, die Betondecken und –stützen blieben unverputzt, die Leitungen und Lüftungsschächte hängen sichtbar und nur in ein dezentes, mattes Grau getaucht unter der Decke. Als Gegenstück dazu schufen Gonzalez Haase bunt glänzende und spiegelnde Objekte, die für den „Berliner Bruch“ sorgen. Ihre teils kristalline oder auf geometrischen Strukturen beruhende Formensprache lässt die Elemente wie Kunstwerke erscheinen, die eine perfekte Symbiose mit den hochpreisigen Kleidungsstücken eingehen und ihnen eine ideale Plattform bieten. Skulpturale Objekte, wie verspiegelte Paravents und Schirme, überdimensional große Schrauben und marmorne Kuben, lassen den Raum wie eine Bühne wirken, während Käufer und Verkäufer als Darsteller fungieren. Gut ausgeleuchtet und auf einem Boden aus anthrazit- und rosafarbenen Fliesen, die als Matrix den Grundriss definieren. „Die Materialästhetik, das Verhältnis der Objekte zum Raum, die Lichtwirkung und die streng reduzierte Ordnung sind bis heute die Basis unserer Entwürfe,“ erklären dann auch Pierre Jorge Gonzalez und Judith Haase ihre Vision. In der neuen Raumcollage, die sie für das Oberpollinger geschaffen haben, ist sie mal wieder aufgegangen! designlines

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De LedWood boomstamlamp is bijzonder doordat de natuurlijke vorm intact is gebleven. Het is niet alleen functioneel, doordat het een lamp is, het is ook een kunstwerk voor in huis. Elke lamp is uniek van vorm. Door het gebruik van natuurlijke materialen past het in veel verschillende interieurs. De combinatie van eikenhout en een energiezuinige LED-strip maakt de boomstam duurzaam en dat is iets wat ik erg belangrijk vind. In mijn tas heb ik altijd een klein schetsboekje op zak waar ik mijn eerste schetsen in kan maken. Nadat de ideeën duidelijk zijn en het ontwerp op papier staat, begin ik met het maken van de eerste prototypes in mijn eigen kleine werkplaats. Het is leuk om te zien hoe zo’n schets ineens werkelijkheid wordt. Orijinal: roomed

A new five-metre high interactive installation responds to the built environment of the Victoria Cross intersection in North Sydney and will be a great selfie spot. The sculptural form, angles of incidence, is composed of differently angled planes of a reflective, interactive, safety glass referencing the multiplicity of reflections on a faceted surface. Says Davis: “The dialogue between the sculpture and its surroundings is a metaphor for the ‘interactions’ that have happened on this site from its pre-colonial past to the commercial and entertainment precinct it is now.” By night, it changes from a reflective form into a glowing icon, a marker point, a location finder, an announcement. A blue LED light source creates a glowing icon of extraordinary visual beauty. Blue is the colour of calm and of infinity, a reference to the past, present and future importance of this site as a place of social and physical intersection/convergence. Orijinal: illumni

Unique visual stimulation may be new treatment for Alzheimer’s “…f humans behave similarly to mice in response to this treatment, I would say the potential is just enormous, because it’s so noninvasive, and it’s so accessible,” says Li-Huei Tsai, the Picower Professor of Neuroscience, when describing a new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Using LED lights flickering at a specific frequency, MIT researchers have shown that they can substantially reduce the beta amyloid plaques seen in Alzheimer’s disease, in the visual cortex of mice. This treatment appears to work by inducing brain waves known as gamma oscillations, which the researchers discovered help the brain suppress beta amyloid production and invigorate cells responsible for destroying the plaques. Further research will be needed to determine if a similar approach could help Alzheimer’s patients, says Li-Huei Tsai, the Picower Professor of Neuroscience, director of MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, and senior author of the study, which appears in the Dec. 7 online edition of Nature. “It’s a big ‘if,’ because so many things have been shown to work in mice, only to fail in humans,” Tsai says. “But if humans behave similarly to mice in response to this treatment, I would say the potential is just enormous, because it’s so noninvasive, and it’s so accessible.” Tsai and Ed Boyden, an associate professor of biological engineering and brain and cognitive sciences at the MIT Media Lab and the McGovern Institute for Brain Research, who is also an author of the Nature paper, have started a company called Cognito Therapeutics to pursue tests in humans. The paper’s lead authors are graduate student Hannah Iaccarino and Media Lab research affiliate Annabelle Singer. “This important announcement may herald a breakthrough in the understanding and treatment of Alzheimer's disease, a terrible affliction affecting millions of people and their families around the world,” says Michael Sipser, dean of MIT’s School of Science. “Our MIT scientists have opened the door to an entirely new direction of research on this brain disorder and the mechanisms that may cause or prevent it. I find it extremely exciting.” Researchers in Li-Huei Tsai's laboratory at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have shown that disrupted gamma waves in the brains of mice with Alzheimer’s disease can be corrected by a unique non-invasive technique using flickering light. Brain wave stimulation Alzheimer’s disease, which affects more than 5 million people in the United States, is characterized by beta amyloid plaques that are suspected to be harmful to brain cells and to interfere with normal brain function. Previous studies have hinted that Alzheimer’s patients also have impaired gamma oscillations. These brain waves, which range from 25 to 80 hertz (cycles per second), are believed to contribute to normal brain functions such as attention, perception, and memory. In a study of mice that were genetically programmed to develop Alzheimer’s but did not yet show any plaque accumulation or behavioral symptoms, Tsai and her colleagues found impaired gamma oscillations during patterns of activity that are essential for learning and memory while running a maze. Next, the researchers stimulated gamma oscillations at 40 hertz in a brain region called the hippocampus, which is critical in memory formation and retrieval. These initial studies relied on a technique known as optogenetics, co-pioneered by Boyden, which allows scientists to control the activity of genetically modified neurons by shining light on them. Using this approach, the researchers stimulated certain brain cells known as interneurons, which then synchronize the gamma activity of excitatory neurons. After an hour of stimulation at 40 hertz, the researchers found a 40 to 50 percent reduction in the levels of beta amyloid proteins in the hippocampus. Stimulation at other frequencies, ranging from 20 to 80 hertz, did not produce this decline. Tsai and colleagues then began to wonder if less-invasive techniques might achieve the same effect. Tsai and Emery Brown, the Edward Hood Taplin Professor of Medical Engineering and Computational Neuroscience, a member of the Picower Institute, and an author of the paper, came up with the idea of using an external stimulus — in this case, light — to drive gamma oscillations in the brain. The researchers built a simple device consisting of a strip of LEDs that can be programmed to flicker at different frequencies. Using this device, the researchers found that an hour of exposure to light flickering at 40 hertz enhanced gamma oscillations and reduced beta amyloid levels by half in the visual cortex of mice in the very early stages of Alzheimer’s. However, the proteins returned to their original levels within 24 hours. The researchers then investigated whether a longer course of treatment could reduce amyloid plaques in mice with more advanced accumulation of amyloid plaques. After treating the mice for an hour a day for seven days, both plaques and free-floating amyloid were markedly reduced. The researchers are now trying to determine how long these effects last. Furthermore, the researchers found that gamma rhythms also reduced another hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease: the abnormally modified Tau protein, which can form tangles in the brain. “What this study does, in a very carefully designed and well-executed way, is show that gamma oscillations, which we have known for a long time are linked to cognitive function, play a critical role in the capacity of the brain to clean up deposits,” says Alvaro Pascual-Leone, a professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School who was not involved in the research. “That’s remarkable and surprising, and it opens up the exciting prospect of possible translation to application in humans.” Tsai’s lab is now studying whether light can drive gamma oscillations in brain regions beyond the visual cortex, and preliminary data suggest that this is possible. They are also investigating whether the reduction in amyloid plaques has any effects on the behavioral symptoms of their Alzheimer’s mouse models, and whether this technique could affect other neurological disorders that involve impaired gamma oscillations. Two modes of action The researchers also performed studies to try to figure out how gamma oscillations exert their effects. They found that after gamma stimulation, the process for beta amyloid generation is less active. Gamma oscillations also improved the brain’s ability to clear out beta amyloid proteins, which is normally the job of immune cells known as microglia. “They take up toxic materials and cell debris, clean up the environment, and keep neurons healthy,” Tsai says. In Alzheimer’s patients, microglia cells become very inflammatory and secrete toxic chemicals that make other brain cells more sick. However, when gamma oscillations were boosted in mice, their microglia underwent morphological changes and became more active in clearing away the beta amyloid proteins. “The bottom line is, enhancing gamma oscillations in the brain can do at least two things to reduced amyloid load. One is to reduce beta amyloid production from neurons. And second is to enhance the clearance of amyloids by microglia,” Tsai says. The researchers also sequenced messenger RNA from the brains of the treated mice and found that hundreds of genes were over- or underexpressed, and they are now investigating the possible impact of those variations on Alzheimer’s disease. The research was funded by the JPB Foundation, the Cameron Hayden Lord Foundation, a Barbara J. Weedon Fellowship, the New York Stem Cell Foundation Robertson Award, the National Institutes of Health, the Belfer Neurodegeneration Consortium, and the Halis Family Foundation. Learn more: http://news.mit.edu

Hochleistungssport trifft auf Hochleistungsbeleuchtung: Osram feierte den Abschluss seines 110. Markengeburtstags mit einem Event der Superlative und lud einige der besten Eishockeycracks der Republik auf die Zugspitze. Acht Spieler des deutschen Meisters EHC Red Bull München absolvierten dort vor einer grandiosen abendlichen Gipfelkulisse ein im wahrsten Sinne atemberaubendes Spiel, welches dank modernster Hightech-Beleuchtung von Osram bestens in Szene gesetzt wurde. Flutlichtanlagen und Effektbeleuchtung von Osram sorgten für eine beeindruckende Beleuchtung des Spielfeldes und der Umgebung. Gleichzeitig wurde eine Weltneuheit des Münchner Lichtkonzerns erstmals einer breiteren Öffentlichkeit präsentiert. Das Unternehmen führt 2017 in Textilien eingearbeitete LED-Beleuchtung in den Markt ein. Durch aktiv leuchtende Bereiche lässt sich die Sichtbarkeit und Wahrnehmung von Sicherheits- und Sportkleidung gegenüber passiven Elementen wie Reflektoren und Signalfarben deutlich steigern. Beim Zugspitz-Eishockeyspiel kam diese Technologie nun unter Extrembedingungen auf knapp 3.000 Metern Höhe zur Anwendung: In der Kleidung, auf den Helmen und dem Puck wurden modernste LED von Osram eingesetzt und im rauen Sporteinsatz bei eisigen Temperaturen auf die Probe gestellt. Osram hat im Zuge seines Jubiläums bereits zwei eindrucksvolle Illuminationen - die festliche Videoprojektion am Deutschen Patentamt in Berlin und die Beleuchtung der Fassade des Westin Excelsior Hotels in Rom, das 2016 ebenfalls 110. Geburtstag feiert - umgesetzt. Als krönenden Abschluss präsentierte das Unternehmen nun das Eishockeyspiel des EHC Red Bull München in spektakulärem Licht. Osram ist seit 2014 Lichtpartner des deutschen Eishockey-Meisters. Weitere Informationen finden Sie im Internet unter www.osram.de

Osram celebrates 110th birthday at almost 3,000 meters above sea level High-performance sport meets high-performance lighting: Osram crowned the celebrations commemorating the 110th brand anniversary with a spectacular event at the top of the Zugspitze, attended by some of Germany's best ice hockey players. Eight members of Germany's championship winning team, EHC Red Bull Munich, played an evening ice-hockey game against a stunning alpine backdrop, with the help of high-tech lighting provided by Osram. The rink and its surrounding area were illuminated by floodlights and effect lighting from Osram, turning the event into an impressive peak-top spectacle. With the game taking place in the background, the Munich lighting company unveiled its latest world first to a broader public. In 2017, the company will be introducing LED lighting integrated into fabrics. Compared with passive elements such as reflectors and signal colors, active lighting considerably improves the visibility and conspicuousness of safety clothing and sportswear. In the ice hockey game on the Zugspitze, at an altitude of just under 3,000 meters, this technology was exposed to extreme conditions. The modern LEDs from Osram, integrated into the clothing, helmets and puck, showed how they can cope with tough sports and freezing temperatures. During the course of its birthday festivities, Osram has already completed two spectacular lighting projects – the commemorative video projection at the German Patent Office in Berlin and the illumination of the facade of the Westin Excelsior Hotel in Rome, also celebrating its 110th birthday in 2016. The company has now brought its gala activities to a worthy conclusion by turning the spotlight on this high-vis ice hockey game featuring stars from the EHC Red Bull Munich club. Osram has been the lighting partner of the German ice hockey champion since 2014. Additional information can be found at www.osram.com

8 katta toplam 550 m2 alana sahip Vodafone Red Academy, mimaristudio ekibinin iç mimari tasarım ve proje çalışmaları sonrasında hayata geçmiş bir kurumsal eğitim merkezi Ofis projeyi anlatıyor: Öncesinde bir giyim perakende zinciri olarak kullanılan binanın kompakt yapıdaki her katı akademi programı dahilinde içinde farklı işlevleri barındıracak biçimde planlanmıştır. Özellikle hedef genç kullanıcı profili çıkış noktası ile katlarda dinamik ancak kurumsal bir tasarım yaklaşımı benimsenmiştir. Bu çerçevede gerek malzeme seçimleri, gerekse renk tercihleri konsepti şekillendirmiştir. Binanın kullanım programına göre katlarda karşılama, kütüphane, seminer, bilgisayarlı eğitim, toplantı, eğitim, çalışma ve ağırlama fonksiyonları kurgulanmıştır. Oluşan bu kurgu ile Mimaristudio her katın kullanım amacına göre planlamasını, malzeme seçimlerini, renk ve doku tercihlerini oluşturmuştur. Örneğin, kütüphane katında davetkar bir karşılama alanı düşünülürken, ağırlama katında ise kurumsal bir çizgi öngörülmüştür. Eğitim, seminer, toplantı ve çalışma alanlarında ise katların kullanım amacı, kullanıcı profili ve kullanıcı sayısı ile doğru orantılı olarak renkli ve hareketli bir tasarım yaklaşımı benimsenmiştir. Bu yaklaşım, katların kompakt yapısını daha eğlenceli ve içinde uzun zaman geçirilebilir bir forma dönüştürmüştür. Kat planlarındaki düzensiz yapı, planlama aşamasında simetri kaygısı ile yeniden düzenlenmiştir. Her kat planı birbiri ile aynı kurgu temelinde ele alınmıştır. Bu çıkış noktası ile, fonksiyonları ne olursa olsun katlara aynı noktadan, mekanın merkezine açılacak şekilde girişler sağlanmış, lakin kullanım amacına göre iç mekan planlaması ve tasarımları farklı yorumlanmıştır. Kat hollerinde de benzer prensipten hareketle, mutfak, vestiyer, WC, teknik hacimler gibi servis alanları aynı düşey aks üzerinde planlanmıştır. Binaya gelen kullanıcılar, mekanlardaki döşeme kaplama tercihlerinden, duvar ve tavanlarda yapılan farklı uygulamalara, mobilya tasarım ve seçimlerinden, katların aydınlatma konseptine kadar katların birbirinden bağımsız yapısını rahatlıkla algılamaktadır. Ortak kullanım alanı zeminlerinde porselen seramik kullanılırken, ağırlama katında lamine parkenin sıcaklığı tercih edilmiştir. Diğer tüm katlarda ise gerek akustik, gerekse katların kullanım çeşitliliği ile uyumu açısından farklı renk ve modelde karo halı seçilmiştir. Duvar ve tavanların boya renklerinde yapılan farklılıklar, çeşitli renkte tasarlanmış aluminyum profiller ve görsel giydirmeler mekan iç kabuğuna hareketlilik kazandırmıştır. Binanın aydınlatma tasarımı da genel mekan tasarımları ile birlikte, konseptin bir devamı olarak Mimaristudio ekibi tarafından şekillendirilmiştir. Katların farklı tasarımları ve kullanım amaçlarına uygun, mekana özel planlama ve seçimler yapılmıştır. Binanın tamamında LED teknolojisi tercih edilmiştir. Tüm alanların bağımsız aydınlık seviyeleri hesaplanmış, aydınlatma kurgusunu oluşturan ve genel aydınlatmayı sağlayan armatürlerin yanında, belirli alanlar dekoratif ürünlerle desteklenmiştir. Mekanların iç mimari tasarımlarında Mimaristudio diğer projelerinde olduğu gibi grafik ve görsel çalışmalara da yer vermiştir. Katların kimliklerini güçlendiren bu çalışmalarda Mimaristudio ekibinin fikirleri Future-ist firmasının yaratıcı çalışmaları ile vücut bulmuştur. Bu işbirliği ile firmanın kurumsal kimliği ve binanın kullanım hedefi ile uyumlu, hareketli, dinamik ve eğlenceli çeşitli görsel çalışmalar ortaya konulmuştur. Gerek sloganlar, gerekse grafik ve görsel çalışmalarla katların genç profili öne çıkartılmıştır. Proje, tasarım yaklaşımı ile yarattığı farklı alternatifli kullanım olanakları ile hedefine uygun ve işverenin uluslararası kimliği ile uyumlu bir çalışma olarak tamamlanmıştır. Tasarımları, aydınlatma projesi: mimaristudio

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Underground Spa As part of the extensive renovation of a 19th-century mansion, a new subterranean spa provides a place for exercise and relaxation. The network of underground rooms is intended to be a strong contrast to the decorative character of the family house above and discovered via a secret staircase accessible from the ground floor. Defined by the simple sculptural treatment of stone, plaster and water, a subtle mixture of natural and artificial light animates the space and creates an immersive and sensual environment. The main 17 metre long swimming pool, lined with coarse textured black basaltina, offers a strong visual and textural contrast to the smooth surfaces of the white limestone-lined blocks. The distinctive stone finishes of each space create a labyrinth of treatment rooms— sauna, spa and gymnasium. The undulating form of the plaster ceiling hovers above the pool and is modelled by a halo of indirect light. Source: carmodygroarke

KOVR – Wall and Ceiling Integrated Lighting ‘HYDE’ by KOVR: A Smooth Combination of Decor Elements and Lighting Designed by Danny Venlet for KOVR, ‘HYDE’ high-quality panels are a reworked concept of conventional luminaries into an “all-in-one solution”: a seamlessly integrated LED lighting system into printed architectural surfaces. The HYDE range comes in distinctive natural decors. The remote control and mobile application complete the unique user experience. The system adapts harmoniously to any mood with its easily controllable light intensity. Hyde – Fully Customizable HYDE is not just another off-the-shelf product: the system can be perfectly tailored to any part of it’s features. The customer defines the panel size, the KOVR team digitally prints any desired decor onto the surface and programs a specific lighting scheme into it. Easy Mounting and Wireless Control Designed and assembled in Belgium, the system comes with high luminary efficiency, a long lifespan and color fastness over time. The complete lighting system is mounted inside the panels, that have a thickness of only 12mm. The assembly or dismounting can easily be done by (dis)connecting the panels from the tongue and groove system. Finally, it is linked to a personalized mobile application. The application makes control possible from any device with browser or via the mobile app. DOWNLOADS HYDE Folder PDF Source: kovr, designregio-kortrijk, lighting-inspiration

In Stockholm, AF Lighting has designed a media facade that reflects the weather, and helps build the brand of a major insurance company. The head office of Swedish insurance company If sits directly above a busy motorway just north of Stockholm. It has always been an imposing building – but rather an anonymous one, with an unlit facade. ÅF Lighting was asked to do something about that. The resulting solution is characterized by a soft, welcoming light, which matches the recently updated visual guidelines of the insurance company, and its concept of being “close to the people”. For many years, the one distinguishing feature of the building was an old digital clock sitting on top of it, which also displays outside temperature, as a service to passers-by. ÅF Lighting kept this in mind when creating the lighting concept, which involves LED strips being fitted to the entire facade, with a dynamic light flowing through them like changes in the weather. The lighting scheme also reflects actual local weather conditions, enabling the public to experience the façade lit according to natural conditions such as wind, snow, rain, sun and clouds as well as the seasonal changes. The work also included to update the old clock with a new design and new media logo. Apart from conveying a message about the weather, the lighting also gives the building a lighter, more dynamic feel, and provides an aesthetic experience for car-borne commuters on an otherwise eventless motorway. ”The project has presented challenges to which we have found innovative solutions”, says lighting designer Francesco Guastella. ”As part of the creative process, we worked closely with the customer to develop mood boards, inspired by their brand message about closeness to people. Eventually we decided that nature and its changes is something that everybody can relate to. Who has not gazed into the flames of an open fire, for instance, or at the waves lapping at a shore? This is what inspired us when creating the lighting programme that now flows along the facade.” Installing the light rods proved to be the most challenging part of the project. As the façade faces a motorway, building cranes could not reach to all the necessary installation areas. Instead, climbers were hired to perform the work. ”It looked absolutely terrifying, but the results are extraordinary”, says an evidently pleased Francesco Guastella. Now commuters are met by a beautiful façade each day, reflecting the weather in that particular moment. In other words, the lighting helps communicate the If brand, and adds value to people in their everyday lives. Source: af-lighting

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