The Union Асвятленне царквы by Tongji Architectural Design Group Co., Ltd

The Union Асвятленне царквы by Tongji Architectural Design Group Co., Ltd is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award in Дызайн асвятляльных прыбораў і свяцільняў Competition Category.

СрэбраАсвятленне· 2022

The Union Асвятленне царквы

by Tongji Architectural Design Group Co., Ltd

Client: Tongji Architectural Design Co., Ltd.

Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award Winner in Асвятленне Category

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The Design

About The Union Асвятленне царквы

«The Union» — гэта праект асвятлення для царквы ў Шанхаі, якая была заснавана ў 1886 годзе і стаіць побач з набярэжнай Бунд. Царква шмат гадоў не выкарыстоўвалася і ў 2021 годзе была ператворана ў прастору для музычных выступаў. Асвятленне стварае невялікую і спакойную духоўную прастору, якая таксама адпавядае патрэбам выступленняў. Функцыянальныя светлавыя прыборы забяспечваюць раўнамернае асяроддзе і служаць сцэнічным асвятленнем. Вялікі падвесны свяцільнік аб'ядноўвае функцыі асвятлення і акустыкі і ўтрымлівае ўбудаваныя светлавыя прыборы і свяцільнікі ў форме свечак. Убудаваныя ў падлогу настольныя амыватальнікі сцен з вузкімі промнямі раскрываюць тэкстуру сцяны і гатычную арку.

The Recognition

About the Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award

The Union Асвятленне царквы — пераможца Срэбнай прэміі A' Design Award, надзвычай прэстыжнага прызнання, якое прысуджаецца дызайнам вышэйшага класа, цудоўным і ўражальным. Срэбныя пераможцы — гэта надзвычай бліскучыя і вельмі творчыя працы, якія ілюструюць выдатную кампетэнтнасць, талент і праніклівасць сваіх дызайнераў. Чакаецца, што The Union Асвятленне царквы — гэта цудоўная, паказальная праца, надзвычай прафесійная і глыбока інавацыйная. Гэты дызайн, што атрымаў Срэбную прэмію A' Design Award, — вельмі значнае, вартае захаплення вынаходніцтва, якое прыносіць карысць і пашырае межы мастацтва, навукі, дызайну і тэхналогій. The Union Асвятленне царквы — гэта твор, якому шмат хто зайздросціць, што абуджае жаданні, дорыць пазітыўныя пачуцці і запальвае здзіўленне і захапленне.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The Union Church was founded in 1886, located closely to the Bund in Shanghai. It was once destroyed because of the fire in 2007 and rebuilt in the next two years. It hasn't been properly reused for many years until 2021, and it will be transformed into a music performance space. The aim of lighting design is to create a ‘small and beautiful’ spiritual space meeting the need of performing.
Dimensions & Packaging: The project covers a total of 410 square meters.
Tags: Lighting Design, Architectural Lighting, Functional Lighting, Visual Effects, Performance Lighting
Production Technology: The functional light is used to create a uniform lighting environment and achieve stage lighting. The main pendant light is a ‘creative highlight’, combining both the lighting and acoustic requirements. It is fitted with recessed lights and candle-shaped lights and can match well with the architectural style. The vertical lighting is designed to shape the space volume. In-ground recessed wall washers with narrow beam angle (15 degree) are used to well express the wall texture and the Gothic arch.
Design Challenge: The challenges of the lighting design were focused on installation methods and acoustic requirements. Since the protection requirements of ‘no damage to walls’, the design team almost re-create a new truss structure inside of the space. The lighting fixtures are installed on the new structure, leaving no nail hole in the wall. Because of the spatial reverberation, we creatively embedded thick acrylic panels on the pendant light to meet the needs of the reflection sound to the stage.
Research: The difficulties in this project were no damage install the light fixtures and acoustic requirements. The interior of the church was reconstructed using 3D software to adjust the installation of the luminaires to reduce damage to the walls. In terms of acoustic needs, we worked with acoustic consultant and creatively embedded thick acrylic panels on the main pendant light to meet the needs of the reflection sound to the stage. In the end, we were able to achieve the design concept at a low cost.
Inspiration: The Union Church has a storied history and has been rebuilt according to its original form, respecting the former materials and structure. The lighting design also inherited the concept and aimed to restore the spirit of the church. The installation of the luminaires was innovative while meeting the functional and characteristic lighting to protect the main structure of the church.
Project Duration: The project started in June 2021 in Shanghai and finished in September 2021 in Shanghai.
Operation Flow: The Union Church has been properly reused in 2021, and it was transformed into a music performance space. The interior lighting focuses on the spiritual expression of the church and meets the needs of the music performance space.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Lu Yawen & Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd.(TJAD), 2022.
Team Members: Lighting Designer: Yang Xiu
Architect: Xu Feng
Lighting Designer: Ma Yue
Lighting Designer: Bian Chen
Lighting Designer: Ma Xiaojie
Lighting Designer: Ge Wenjing
Proprietor : Lu Yawen
Architect: Ma Xiyin
VR Engineer: Du Ming
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer, Lu Yawen, The Union Church, 2021.
Image #2: Photographer, Lu Yawen, The Union Church, 2021.
Image #3: Photographer, Lu Yawen, The Union Church, 2021.
Image #4: Photographer, Lu Yawen, The Union Church, 2021.
Image #5: Photographer, Lu Yawen, The Union Church, 2021.