Prize(s) Winners in Public Building Lighting Design
Lighting Design/Product Company TORYO International Lighting Design Center
Lead Designers Dongliang Xu
Other Designer's names Nailiang Shi, Zhaohui Tang, Tong Cao, Li Yuan, Qiaoyun Hu
Architecture Company Herzog + Partners Asia, SCUT, Guangdong Architectural Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Client Guangzhou Administrative Center of Major Public Construction Projects
Photo Credits Hongyi Lou - Photographer
Completion Date Nov, 2023
Project Location Guangzhou, China
Entry DescriptionGuangzhou has an old and a new central axes. Along the latter lies the new Guangzhou Museum of Art, which resembles a flower blooming heroically. The building is surrounded by 12 “petals” (three on each side), 35 meters tall and 34 meters wide each, and connected organically. The exterior is composed of 21,008 photovoltaic glass panels pieced together by hand, forming the largest PV panel set on the exterior wall of any public building.
The lights are fixed to the horizontal trusses between the panels and backing, illuminating all the nearby space and making visible the colors and patterns of the inner structural components and ornamental panels. The most appealing aspect of the museum building is its double exterior, which is also the focus of the lighting. The backing for the curtain wall is made of aluminum. The panels, 240 cm x 25 cm each, are painted with a RAL D2 color scheme and joined together. The color is rich and thick at the top and paler at the bottom, making it look like flower petals and forming a unique color rhythm on the inner wall. With the exterior glass installed at a 45-degree angle and the pattern of the black PV components, a rich display of light and shadow is created, giving the “flower” an intense sense mystery.
The “heroic flower” with the “slender woman” in the background make the Guangzhou nightscape more appealing and better structured.
Company DescriptionFounded in 2005 and based in Beijing, TORYO International Lighting Design Center (Lighting Design Integrated Qualification Class-A) is a professional design firm specializing in urban lighting planning and architectural lighting design. Led by Chief Designer Xu Dongliang, a passionate explorer of the lighting environment, TORYO has assembled a team of talented lighting designers across the country, accomplished many outstanding lighting projects, and obtained recognition both domestically and globally. There are 60 designers in TORYO Beijing, the headquarter, as well as five branch studios.
