China by Speirs Major
A serene, forest-like after dark experience celebrates the rich material qualities of the architecture and landscape in unexpected and magical ways.
“It was important to us that it felt welcoming and natural – a place of calm counterpoint to the dense clustering of tower blocks nearby, offering people the space to breathe…”
“…We grazed light across key forms and surfaces, picking up the naturally irregular organic qualities and rich colours of the cladding materials. We interspersed this with deliberate pockets of shadow to create contrast helping to make the key routes and features clear, while enveloping visitors in a soft ambient glow.”
“We explored how light could contribute to a new experience of the Xi’an tree for the night time, bringing attention to aspects of foliage and plants that people might overlook during the day, such as form, texture and tone, amplifying these qualities with added dappled shadow…”
“…to deliver the effect we wanted at a miniature scale, we created tiny bespoke ‘flower lights’ – small flexible low-level projectors that feature integrated diffusers and gobos, designed to bring the right level of variation and pattern to the lighting.”
