The Union Il·luminació d'Església by Tongji Architectural Design Group Co., Ltd is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award d'Argent in Disseny de Productes i Accessoris d'Il·luminació Competition Category.
ArgentIl·luminació· 2022
The Union Il·luminació d'Església
by Tongji Architectural Design Group Co., Ltd
Client: Tongji Architectural Design Co., Ltd.
A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Il·luminació Category
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The Design
About The Union Il·luminació d'Església
The Union és un disseny d'il·luminació per a una església de Xangai que va ser fundada el 1886 i s'aixeca prop del Bund. L'església va estar en desús durant molts anys i va ser transformada en un espai per a actuacions musicals el 2021. La il·luminació crea un espai espiritual reduït i serè que també dona resposta a les necessitats de les actuacions. Els llums funcionals proporcionen un ambient uniforme i serveixen com a il·luminació escènica. Un gran llum de sostre suspès combina funcions d'il·luminació i acústiques, i allotja llums encastats i llums en forma d'espelma. Els banyadors de paret encastats a terra, amb feixos de llum estrets, revelen la textura del mur i l'arc gòtic.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award d'Argent
The Union Il·luminació d'Església és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent, un reconeixement extraordinàriament prestigiós concedit a dissenys d'alta gamma, esplèndids i impressionants. Els guanyadors d'Argent són obres tremendament brillants i summament creatives que il·lustren la perícia, el talent i la perspicàcia excepcionals dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que The Union Il·luminació d'Església sigui una obra meravellosa i de gran lluïment, remarcablement professional i profundament innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent és un invent molt notable i admirat que beneficia i fa avançar els límits de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia. The Union Il·luminació d'Església és una creació molt envejada que evoca desitjos, introdueix sentiments positius i desperta sorpresa i admiració.
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.
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