“THE LIGHTING TRANSFORMS THIS SMALL STORE INTO A WORK OF ART”


CHA CHA THÉ TAIPEI, TAIWAN


LIGHTING DESIGN ANDREW JAQUES NATHAN THOMPSON GELSIE CERQUEIRA THE FLAMING BEACON


ADDITIONAL CREDITS ARCHITECTS JOHANNES HARTFUSS MARIA GARCIA LAYAN DESIGN GROUP


PHOTOGRAPHY © ANDREW JAQUES


8 degree AR111 lamps, and the tasting counter and point of sale is identified by a row of carbon filament lamps within amber glass shades to add warmth to the space. All lights are controlled by a central dimmer system with time clock and photo- cell for automatic preset selection throughout the


day to extend lamp life and minimize power consumption. A small part of the store is used as a café, characterized by a wall covered with compressed tea blocks, which receives grazing from medium- beam MR16 lamps.


“The lighting transforms this small store into a work of art,” summarized another judge. “Lighting for the product display is well integrated and precisely done, and there is a nice balance between concealed lighting and use of decorative filament lamp pendants.”


Cha Cha Thé is a new concept tea store celebrating of the rich history of Chinese tea- drinking culture. Its flagship store, built within an existing space containing unenviable low ceilings and a predominantly white palate, challenged the lighting designers to create a visually inter- esting and modulated space. This was achieved through careful integration of light sources with- in the various joinery elements to place light only


where it was needed, as any spill light became more than enough for ambient background illumination.


“The miniature, warm, pinhole lighting of Cha Cha Thé evokes antiquity, ceremony, scent and love of the finer things in life,” one judge commented of the project. “The design uses the space well, with lighting appropriate to every focal point.”


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The lighting designers chose a range of both


narrow- and wide-beam linear LEDs and medium- beam point source LEDs in warm white. The technique was adapted to suit and differentiate between the different display types, from beautifully stacked tea boxes to front-lit gift sets to rear-lit contemporary ceramic tea pots. Antique items related to the rich history of tea drinking in Chinese culture are accented by 4 and


AWARD OF EXCELLENCE


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