Left The hierarchical lighting on the outside of the Chamber Chapel creates a warm, welcoming effect


Below Linear and in-ground lighting were used to give the interior a strikingly hallowed aura


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Chamber Chapel Qingdao, Shangdong, China


Lighting design: Hoare Lea


BOTH INSIDE AND OUT, the Chamber Chapel is an extraordinary fusion of light and material, a simple but effective evocation of the spiritual. Te winner of this year’s IALD Radiance Award, the top honour, the chapel sits in the small town of Qingdao Zangma Mountain, surrounded by green hills and cyprus trees. Te light on the main facade is divided into three levels, using different intensities and colour temperatures to create a hierarchy. Te spotlight on the spire of the bell tower is the brightest, a focal point, while the next level is the warm light of the entrance and bell-gable. It increases a sense of security and welcome, ‘and makes the building look richer with more layers,’ says Fang Hu of Beijing Puri. Linear sources are concealed so that light is evenly diffused on the ribs of the entrance but the lamps remain hidden. Te third layer is the soft light of the facade on the first floor. Floodlights project from both sides of the building to produce a uniform surface. Because of the height, the lamp needed to be punchy, a 300W LED source with a tight eight-degree angle. Anti-glare honeycomb louvres on the lamps reduce glare for pedestrians. Te architecture also works perfectly with both artificial light and daylight for its effect. During the day, natural light enters the building through the gaps and is replaced in the evening by a neutral 4000K white light, ‘expressing purity and tranquillity’. Inside, 12W, in-ground lamps with a 10-degree angle were used between the boards in addition to linear lamps. Light is placed at the turning point of the arc, so that the retreat of the light occurs naturally. Frameless downlights with customised curved surfaces are used to ensure a clean ceiling. At night, a water pool around the chapel reflects the chapel and the activities of people inside. ‘Divine,’ said one IALD judge. ‘Perfection both technically and artistically.’


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Architect Büro Ziyu Zhang


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