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80 New Bond Street, Nulty

This project has been shortlisted in the Lighting Projects category of the WIN Awards 2024

Project: 80 New Bond Street
Award: Individual Project Interiors, Lighting Projects, 2024
Location: London, United Kingdom
Design Practice: Nulty
Client: Hines / Orms

The lighting scheme for the flagship 80 New Bond Street development by lighting design practice Nulty, focuses on the seamless integration of light and architecture. The practice worked in close collaboration with design lead Orms to integrate light within the architecture to produce a seamless visual aesthetic.

“Across the entire scheme, the architecture and lighting design work in complete harmony to elevate the building and achieve a beautiful quality of light,” Nulty said.

One of the standout features of the newly refurbished building is the entrance to The Burlian, 80 New Bond Street’s new high-end workplace proposition. At the threshold, an arch of green stone frames the doorway and reveals a walkway lined with wood panels and bronze-finished archways. Here, integrated lighting elevates the materiality whilst minimising visual impact. Discreet spotlights embedded in the arches form a soft layer of light overhead and are reinforced by a wash of light along the oak panelling that complements the curvature of the wood and forms a run of warmth into the reception. 

Design highlights

The simplicity of the double-height reception ensures that the gaze is drawn upwards to a stunning backlit ceiling. Seamlessly engineered to appear as a single composition of light, the vaulted ceiling consists of 24 LED modules, which work synonymously and transition between warm and cool colour temperatures to simulate daylight.

Considered use of hierarchy and contrast activates the façade after dark and cements the building as a point of orientation for the area. In-ground uplights and downlights enhance the lower proportion of the building, washing light onto the stone and directing the eye to the architectural columns. Further up, uplights illuminate the window reliefs and fluted balconies to form a rhythmic play of light and add further visual interest. 

Photo credit: James French

PROJECT CREDITS

FOUNDER: Paul Nulty
DIRECTOR: Gary Thornton
Martina Alagna
ARCHITECT: Orms
PQS: Gardiner & Theobald

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