THE COLORS OF LIGHT IN ARCHITECTURE curated by Ana Maria Reque in cooperation with Lima Design Week
Venice Design Week 1-9 October 2016
Light is the origin of everything, since the moment in which it hits the surfaces of buildings it outlines their profiles and, producing shadows, it senses their depth; briefly one might state that light is the generating essence of space. Light, in its scientific meaning, is defined as the part of the electromagnetic spectrum visible by the human eye, but the term light also takes on another meaning to return within the spiritual sphere. A physical phenomenon transformed in a transcendental phenomenon by the architecture. Tadao Ando maintains that: “Architecture catches the essence of light as, configuring an architectonic space, is nothing else but synthesizing and purifying the power of light”. Light is the generating element of architectonic space; according to Louis Kahn the light-image link shows how light, and particularly its representation, represents, in architectural design, the
cornerstone of the definition and “Aquatic Center” by Safdie Rabines representation of the work. Architects placed in the outskirts of San Diego bay, USA. The work In the Exhibition “The Colours of has been selected owing to its Light in Architecture” a group of iconic and pragmatic architecture architects from Peru presents designed in order to facilitate some representation ways of the recreational and educational architecture by light. Skills of services for the community, its making light a meaningful tool walls in transparent glass allow are shown, therewith plunging the the observation of the activity work in evocative atmospheres, occurring in the water and nearby changing any second, passing the city centre. from natural lighting at sunset to night lighting. “Pezet Flat” by Alfredo Queirolo, a flat placed in Lima in front of the “House of light” by Gomez de Golf Course, the main concept in la Torre & Guerrero Architects, the intervention. The fact that a built in Asia, Lima in front of the single flat leaves the freedom to Pacific Ocean looks, not as a drag in the inside the great external static building, but as a live being spaces. in constant transformation. In the drawings that we show today, It has been designed basing on the light plays, therefore, a role that use of natural light. A retractable seems to go beyond the technical skylight lets more natural light representation of space, definable into the double height space, as it by means of dimensions and helps controlling the release of hot proportions, to become the means air. It reproduces a space of better through which the essence and comfort, facing the sunlight. the meaning of architecture are expressed. Ana Maria Reque 3
GOMEZ DE LA TORRE & GUERRERO www.kymarquitectos.com estudio@kymarquitectos.com
La Casa della Luce, Perù House of Light, Perù 4
GOMEZ DE LA TORRE & GUERRERO www.kymarquitectos.com estudio@kymarquitectos.com
La Casa O, Perù The O House, Perù 7
GOMEZ DE LA TORRE & GUERRERO www.kymarquitectos.com estudio@kymarquitectos.com
La Casa SPA, Perù The SPA House, Perù 10
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Safdie Rabines Architects www.safdierabines.com mail: ricardo@safdierabines.com
The National City Aquatic Center San Diego, California US 13
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Safdie Rabines Architects www.safdierabines.com mail: ricardo@safdierabines.com
Robert Paine Scripps Forum for Science La Jolla, California US 16
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Safdie Rabines Architects www.safdierabines.com mail: ricardo@safdierabines.com
Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook, Los Angeles, California US 18
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Queirolo Arquitectos mail: alfredoqueirolo@hotmail.com
FLAT PEZET, Lima 2011 20
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VENICE DESIGN WEEK 2016 In its seventh year of growth, Venice Design Week (VDW) presents the public with an opportunity to experience and interact wiht the design world. VDW has evolved into a melting pot where people connected to or interested in Design can meet, exchange ideas and thrive, bringing home new impulses, contacts and inspiration. This year we are celebrating Wearable Technologies.
and the functionality are the main elements, or “the elegance of the black swan” where the extraordinary ideas transform into everyday life items.
Design addicts can find new labels, focussed on style or those that try to overcome challenges in everyday interaction with objects. Many young designers are in town to meet the public and companies that can offer them opportunities to work in the workshop and experiment new approches or materials. Brands present their research, interact to capture feedback on coming products and promote future offerings..
In Venice you can discover multiple aspects of contemporary design and the connections to their historical roots. The Venice Design Week map lets you go out of the usual touristics paths to meet people that run authentic Starting with displays in the Fashion workshops and showrooms, and Museum of Palazzo Mocenigo find the real Venice. The Design Week is a time for Wearable Technologies will be the networking in a special atmosphere theme for the discussions during Wandering trough the Calli and the where the pleasure the forums on 1st October. Campielli (little roads and squares) of beauty is the topic while you can savor the atmosphere and cocktails are sipped. In town there will be many other chat with artisans that today are exhibitions that explore other still working with both traditional Plan your VDW in October and branches and aspect of design and updated methods to achieve decide which of the numerous including interior design, light, extreme high quality. events, conferences, seminaries items designed for utility, Jewelry. Guided visits traverse places where and meetings with designers, Quirky approaches cohabit with contemporary design exhibitions critics and curators you want to more traditonal approches in lead the visitors through paths atend. exhibitions such as “equilibri” from roots to the design visions where the balances of the estetic for the future. 22
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8-20 November 2016 Lima, PerĂš
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