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Covivio

Studio De Schutter

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Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Light
4.93
5.71
5.36
5.71
5.43
Client
Covivio
Floor area
760 ㎡
Completion
2019
Architects
interior designers

Blending aesthetical requirements with static limitations and the need for suitable lighting to work and host events was the challenging brief of real estate company Covivio. Added to this brief was the need to compensate for the lack of daylight due to the building's layout and location. We achieved this by recessing a frameless light line around the functional core. With this, framing the space and guiding the view to the reception desk. In this area, we also had to contend with some challenging mounting details because of the stretched acoustic fabric on the ceiling and some of the walls. Wooden sub-constructions were built to integrate and suspend the lighting from this fabric ceiling. Because those details make the design. Also, in the lounge and co-working area, we had to compensate for the limited amount of daylight. This we did by developing custom fixtures, 6 meters in length. The black suspended profiles with dynamic lighting blend into the architecture through the choice of colour and proportion. The custom metal suspension brackets fit like gloves around the beams, allowing for sideways mounting. This took care of the static limitations. The dynamic indirect lighting now feels like an extension of the daylight in this space. Being able to dim and change the colour temperature from 2500K - to 5000K answers the core need of our client, i.e. the request for a flexible, multipurpose space to work and host events. The decorative pendants in the meeting space are graphical statement pieces. Together with the dynamic white cove lighting, this creates a setting for video conference lighting with good, glare-free facial illumination. The lighting in this elegant office creates mood, atmosphere and highlights the architecture through the many integrated lighting components. Our philosophy is that lighting and architecture should go seamlessly together and should support the users' needs.