project lighting design architectARCHITECTURAL
Star Place, Kaohsiung Arup Lighting, UNStudio UNStudio
52 MEDIA FAÇADE
TAIWAN
STAR ATTRACTION
THANKS TO ITS SPARKLING FAÇADE, KAOHSIUNG’S STAR PLACE HAS BECOME ONE OF THE
MOST OUTSTANDING LANDMARKS IN SOUTHERN TAIWAN. JIMMIE WING REPORTS
Based on along history of suc- nighttime we wanted to integrate
cessful collaboration, Arup Light- lighting in the g lass fins to make
ing were brought into the project them glow.The lighting chal-
by UNStudio, lead by its princi- lenge was defined as preserving
pal architect and founder Ben the glass transparency during the
van Berkel. HCF Architects and daytime to glow a tnight without
Dynasty Design Corp had already visible light fittings or equipment.
made adesign for the location. The architects’ details of the glass
“UNStudio is an architecture fixtures would incorporate the
office with great appreciation of lighting fixtures and minimise the
light present in all of their work,” appearance, the varying mea-
averred Rogier van der Heide, surements of the façade elements
lead lighting designer and global and glass and lighting fixtures
leader of Arup Lighting.“We’ve were controlled by UNStudio’s
worked together on amazing parametric model of the façade
international projects. In all these, geometry.Through this method
UNStudio had the vision to get us design changes and variations
involved promptly and moreover, on the pattern could be instantly
contributing significantly to the outputted from the design models
lighting design.” for manufacturing.The façade
The unique 51.3m high concave wraps around the entire building
façade was designed by UNStu- providing the closed rear with the
dio. The lighting design however same identity in amore simplified
was conceived in ajoint design design.”
process between the architects, UNStudio involved van der Heide
ArupLighting and Alliance Op- throughout conceptualisation of
totek (AOP), the local lighting the lighting design. Vander Heide
manufacturer,using workshops is very proud of the collaboration:
and brainstorm sessions. The “During the concept stage we
team wanted to develop atex- met the client to understand their
tured façade skin responding to needs. Later,wemade sure light-
the environment by reflecting day- ing equipment was completely
light and showing its 3D nature integrated by designing an edge-
at night with integrated lighting. light fitting,seamlessly merging
Vander Heide explained: “The with the other façade elements.
architects at UNStudio explored We delivered digital files that the
options like curved cylindrical manufacturer put straight into
shapes cut diagonally,louvre their machines to fabricate the
based and other linear façade fittings. Regarding the control sys-
elements, deciding on horizontal tem, we designed and delivered
aluminium ‘lamelles’ combined drawings illustrating the setup and
with vertical glass ‘fins’.” cable routing.”
Astrid Piber,architect at UNStudio Energy efficiency was one obvious
and partner of the firm, com- prerequisite. The team explored
ments that “the common aspi- several options and LED light
ration between the initial three sources. Based on testing and
concepts developed for our client several mockups in their Amster-
was the idea that we wanted dam office, they decided on a
to generate an ever-changing combined optic of two lenses, one
façade. During daytime this is just above the LED and asecond
achieved with the façade pat- one to distribute the light evenly
tern created by the geometry across the entire length of the Pic: Christian Richters
of the main façade. During the glass panel, resulting in 10 watts
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