In more recent times, few play with light better than the Japanese architect Tadao Ando, and the Swiss Peter Zumthor.
These include masters like Le Corbusier and Louis I. In modern times, there are few architects whose works stand out distinctly as being synonymous with light. Most of these use daylight to measure time, predict seasons and locate celestial bodies. The public parks called ‘Jantar Mantar’, built by Sawai Jai Singh across north India in the early 18th century, feature innumerable architectural astronomical instruments. Speaking of architecture, man-made structures too, have applied and choreographed daylight for serious and meaningful applications. Misra Yantra in Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, India by Sawai Jai Singh uses daylight to measure time Image Credit: AKS.9955 and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Artist Olafur Eliasson beautifully recreated the power of the sun in his seemingly warm Weather Project at Tate Modern in 2004. This orientation, however, varies as per climate and context, as light brings in the required warmth of experiences into the built form for it to 'pollinate' with people. Architecture similarly orients itself around sunlight. The sunflower’s leaves follow the sun to absorb light for photosynthesis. It is also speculated that the sun helps create pollen in the flower, and hence the dance. Once the pollination is done, it ceases this activity. This warmth attracts pollinating insects. Sunflowers turn towards the sun, tracking it across the sky, to get warmth from it. Architecture can draw some analogy with daylight, much in the way a sunflower draws one with the sun. The natural and the man-made worlds, both depend on sunlight in many meaningful ways. And since daylight on edifices is so overwhelming, literally and otherwise, we revere it and worship it. One also attempts to diffuse it and radiate it. One tries to tame it and control it or one plays with it to filter it or reflect it. We all understand the power of light, its role and relevance in the built form as we work with it. With such an enormous collection at your disposal, you will find the creative professionals who make up our lighting design team are ideally placed to advise on the optimum solutions for your project.If one questions, what is architecture, rarely will one find an architect giving an answer that doesn’t begin with 'light’. Mini spotlights and our discreet little LED Lytes will provide beautifully crafted focus.Īs for outdoors, hundreds of different ground lights, step lights, spike lights and bollards are available to make the grounds as magnificent as the building. Indoors, high output downlights and wall lights are available to paint a surface with their beams, throwing wonderful shapes both up and down. Step lights transform a necessity into a stunning visual statement. Equally sturdy ground lights can be recessed into flooring to highlight features and reflect light off interesting ceilings, or to subtly lead the way and the eye with marker lights. Long life, universal LED spotlights, constructed from 316 stainless steel for maximum corrosion resistance, offer 360° tilt and rotate precision in three different whites, blue and RGBW colour changing options. With three white temperatures and an RGB colour changing option, as well as a choice of beam angles, both symmetrical and asymmetric for light washing from a distance, you will find the optimum solution for your needs. You can wash walls and facades using our wall washing light bars with their exceptional 70,000-hour lamp lifespan backed by a seven-year extended warranty. They have been used to create extraordinary interiors and breathtaking exteriors in both residential and commercial projects across the world.īoth colour, and the colour temperature of white light, plays a huge part in architectural schemes. Our commitment is to quality and our focus on the illumination, not just the fitting, and the Collingwood architectural lighting collection incorporates some of our most spectacular products. Collingwood has specialised in integrated LED lighting design and manufacture since the earliest days and remains at the forefront of the technology. With the wide array of white tones and the introduction of dim-to-warm, the possibilities are endless. Low energy consumption, long life LED illumination has transformed the options for using light as decoration. Shade emphasises light, so never be tempted to provide more light than is genuinely necessary for the aesthetics or the task.
As with any lighting scheme, it is important not to over-illuminate. The essence of architectural lighting is to perform beautifully by enhancing a building or space in the most efficient manner.
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