Prize(s) Honorable Mentions
Lighting Design/Product Company Tianjin University
Lead Designers Jiayin Song
Other Designer's names Zhao Wei, Gao Yuanpeng, Liu Yueyang, Ma Xinwei, Du Jianxing,Wang Zhigang ,Zhang Long
Architecture Company Tianjin University
Interior Design Company Tianjin University
Client Tianjin University
Photo Credits Zhang Fan and Hou Xin
Completion Date March 2023
Project Location Tianjin, China
Entry DescriptionThis project is a lighting design for transforming and updating historical buildings into teaching and research spaces, including two parts: the Institute of Architectural History and Theory and the Planning Professional Studio. Adhering to the lighting design philosophy of "safety", "restoration", and "comfort" in the design, we create a lighting effect that is full of life, vitality, and elegance through the reasonable use of light and shadow changes, presenting and restoring historical and cultural heritage and artistic achievements, providing users with a comfortable and high-quality lighting experience environment.
The overall lighting design of the Institute of Architectural History and Theory maintains the antique and elegant style of the original building, combined with the dark brown wooden roof and dark gray floor to form a high contrast lighting effect. The exterior facade of the building is illuminated by 3000k warm color light to highlight the rich historical atmosphere carried by the ancient architecture, with a red brick texture. The overall style of the planning studio is more modern, lively and bright compared to the stability of the ancient architecture.
Sustainability Approach1. The project retains the original wooden structure of the building, which is more low-carbon and environmentally friendly compared to other building materials. In the lighting design, the roof wooden structure and reflective materials are cleverly utilized to achieve the integration of the lighting system and the building.
2. Adopting an advanced modular intelligent lighting control system, a control strategy combining clock control and manual panel control, achieves humanized management of lamp switches while saving energy and reducing emissions.
3. The project extensively uses high color rendering LED lighting fixtures, significantly saving energy consumption.
The maximum power density of the public area in this project is 11w/m2, which is not only lower than the Chinese national standard but also lower than international standards such as the United States and Japan.
