Prize(s) Winners in Exterior Architectural Illumination
Company Barbara Balestreri Lighting Design
Lead Designers Barbara Balestreri
Completion Date April, 2017
Project Location Tokyo, Japan
Entry DescriptionFENDI flagship store in world-class retail destination Ginza Six offers a projection of Rome light through the eyes of the Italian luxury house merging the city’s architecture with Tokyo light-scape. The reinterpretation of the architect Gwenael Nicolas, founder of Curiosity, combines the Roman “Colosseo Quadrato†with the Japanese tradition of Noren. The lighting project for the impressive glass façade, with white light graphically contours the iconic arcades of Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana, a 1930s architectural masterpiece which has been the set of La Dolce Vita movie and that now hosts FENDI headquarters. The bright outdoor architectural effect is balanced by warm and cozier lights of the interiors. At night, the building glows like a scenographic lantern. Through the arches, viewers can dip into the heritage and luxury world of the Roman Maison.
Credits:
Lightecture by Barbara Balestreri
Architecture by Gwenael Nicolas, CURIOSITY


Photo: Courtesy of FENDI
Company Descriptionsculpts spaces with light to craft immersive experiences. The Milan-based studio develops “lightectures†for retail, exhibitions, hospitality and cultural venues across the globe with more than one eye on innovation, research and development. Barbara Balestreri has an established know-how with international architecture practices, leading fashion and lifestyle brands e major institutions from Tokyo to New York, Paris and Dubai.
