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LWK + PARTNERS lights up China’s Hebei Grand Hotel

Beyond its practical functions, architectural lighting changes how people perceive the space and built environment through aesthetics, satisfaction, mood, atmosphere and social interaction

by Georgina Johnston 12 January 2021

In Rebecca Wong’s latest completed project, Hebei Grand Hotel, Anyue in Shijiazhuang, light gives spaces a romantic boost by showing them in a softer light for evening. Light can make the difference in a story, between day and night and creating emotional connections between people and places.

Wong, Principal Lighting Designer and Associate Director at LWK + PARTNERS says lighting is a sensory experience. “Lighting engages the people, history and culture of a space to make the whole user experience relevant and meaningful. It sets the mood for a story to happen, inspire alternative ways of experiencing and thinking about a space and create an emotional connection. 

“In principle, we adopt a thematic approach for outdoor environments while for interiors, we focus on ambience. However, in reality, most spaces would require a hybrid, integrated scheme to suit a range of human activities taking place simultaneously,” Wong says.

The Hebei Grand Hotel, Anyue consists of twin towers and 60 low-rise villas. During the day the twin towers look like solid cuboids, but at night, their soft side is revealed through façade lighting. Instead of delineating all four sides of the cuboid, linear lights are only applied along the inner and top sides to bring out the beautiful symmetry. 

Light is applied to depict the pitched roofs of the villas, as well as their staggered heights and progressive layers. Landscape lightings such as buried wall washers emphasise textured walls, while tree uplights help bring patrons’ attention to the dynamic landscape to immerse in and reconnect with nature.  

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