12 September 2024
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RETHINKING THE FUTURE
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Lighting design as a tool for the sacred architecture

Lighting solution for a modern museum and temple complex and landscaping of the territory in a new district of Moscow (district Tushino)
12 September 2024
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RETHINKING THE FUTURE
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The architecture of the complex refers to the traditions of Vladimir-Suzdal architecture, forming an ensemble with a memorable silhouette along the Moscow River.

The concept of the lighting design solution is based on the idea of creating a special image of the building in the dark: to form an emotional perception of the sacred through the external appearance, emphasizing with the help of light the purity and lightness of the architectural solution. So, it was decided, with the help of architectural lighting, to create an image of a building seemingly hovering above the ground, with its snow-white facade, bathed in golden rays, directed high above the dark ground.

The stylobate part itself, in which the Sunday school is located, decorated with gray slabs, was decided not to highlight with lighting. At dusk, this part appears even darker in contrast to the upper, illuminated tiers of white, and it seems as if the building is raised above the ground. This technique makes the building “sublime” above everything mundane, but at the same time maintains the connection between earth and sky through the lighting of the entrance area.