Architonic | Notre Newsletter

Without light, what is architecture? It's how we read, in the first instance at least, space, how we understand and navigate it. But what role artificial light in building design? How can it articulate and not just illuminate?

Simon Keane-Cowell, Editor-in-Chief

LIGHTING

Photo: Pygmalion Karatzas

Artificial light as an architectural element

How can architects best enhance our experience of architecture once the sun has gone down? One sure solution is close collaboration with specialised lighting planners... Read more

Brand spot

Welcome to the future

Not unlike the door policy at certain exclusive clubs, at home we also want to make sure that only those who are welcome get past the door. Busch-Welcome® Modular protects against unpleasant surprises more reliably than any doorman. Relaunched, Busch-Jaeger's already successful door communication system boasts innovative new components and a clever clip system for modular functionality.

The new clip system simplifies installation and offers countless possibilities for combining audio-, video-, bell-, fingerprint-, info- and keypad modules. In addition, there is access control with fingerprint, keypad or transponder, external cameras for surveillance, an automatic door opener and a 2-wire video indoor station with WLAN functionality. Eight mobile terminals can be connected to the system. The award-winning design has been retained – with a stainless steel frame or new aluminium variant. Find out more

Photo: Tom Gundelwein

Light work: illuminating office spaces

Lighting plays a crucial role in modern office design, where smart, thoughtful approaches help create the holistic, dynamic, creative atmospheres demanded of these spaces. Read more

Catalogue post

Photo: Lorenzo Masotto

New entrance of the Domus Aure, Rome, Italy, by Stefano Boeri Architects

‘The project represented an extraordinary opportunity to bring back to the attention of the city one of the most evocative realities of history and Roman architecture’ – Stefano Boeri. Read more

Advertorial

Efficiency and well-being in the workplace
The LUCTRA® TABLE luminaire ensures the best lighting conditions even in the home office. Thanks to its light colours, from cool to warm white, it can emulate the daylight. LUCTRA® TABLE thus supports productive reading, writing and computer work. Find out more

Advertorial

MILANO SLIM by Regent Lighting
Total light. Light which spreads beautifully outwards, distilled and refined by the frosted diffuser design. Easily mounted, full of features but free of glare, it can grace any office. Pure light. Perfectly delivered. In every way, a halo. Find out more

Pfarré Lighting Design

Pfarré Lighting Design creates lighting projects for architecture, land- and cityscape, offering customised solutions for public, commercial, cultural and private projects on almost any scale. Read more