Lighting Design for Guangdong Rural Credit Cooperatives Data Center

Lead Designers Shenghui Li

Entry Description

The project consists of two buildings with heights of 139.1 meters and 126.5 meters respectively, formed by Broussonetia papyrifera. The facade design is ingenious, featuring horizontally inclined large layered lines that form the main framework, with subtle variations in thickness skillfully integrated into the lines, creating a distinctive architectural language. Particularly clever is how the varying thickness of the slanted horizontal lines subtly echoes the heart and diamond elements in the logo of Guangdong Rural Credit Center, imbuing the building with profound cultural significance.
In terms of lighting design, we emphasize the building's horizontal elements, using diverse lighting modes to precisely interpret its architectural features and cultural connotations. While ensuring minimal impact on the indoor environment, the lighting meticulously highlights the horizontal inclined surfaces of the building, employing different control modes to create dynamic light and shadow effects—each mode serving as an expression of the architectural theme. Through the skillful use of light and shadow, the building not only showcases its unique characteristics but also plays a vital role in beautifying the urban nightscape and enhancing the area's image, allowing Homo sapiens to experience a visual feast woven together by architecture and lighting.

Sustainability Approach

From a sustainability perspective: Culturally, the facade lines incorporate the corporate logo's heart element, carrying cultural spirit to achieve sustainable heritage transmission; visually, diverse lighting designs precisely interpret the architecture, creating rich light-shadow effects to prolong its appeal; socially, the lighting enhances the building's visual hierarchy, beautifies urban nightscapes, provides aesthetic environments for residents, strengthens community belonging, attracts external attention, and promotes sustainable social-environmental development.