This project saw a local community seeking a design solution for its local church and tasking Dark Source to convey how lighting can eliminate light pollution whilst enhancing the night-time experience and its environmental benefits.

The project required luminaires to be carefully modified and embedded in the architecture to avoid impact on the heritage fabric and the surrounding biodiversity.

The project is an empowering precedent illustrating the effectiveness of small communities when taking environmental action despite a lack of resources.

The judges said: ‘This blew me away. The careful and subtle change to the lighting is testament to the impact that lighting has not only on the buildings they light but also enriching them as a marker for the community.’

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FINALISTS & JUDGES’ COMMENTS

  • Songyang Folk Museum by Beijing Pro Lighting Design – ‘An artful use of light to bring the museum to life, concealing the light source and recreating pools of candlelight. Really a brilliant case of less is more’
  • Mind your Style by CK Design Lighting – ‘Subtle gradations of colour and intensity that provide even rendering while maintaining great contrast’
  • Department 57 bar & club by Da Bureau – ‘You really feel the energy and vibe of the club with the lighting skills bringing the drama and energy to this. Makes me want to dance.’
  • The BoTree, Marylebone Lane, London by dpa lighting consultants – ‘A range of lighting solutions are used to suit the variety of the spaces, bringing another iconic piece of architecture’ alive in London’s night scene BRAND
  • The OWO by dpa lighting consultants – ‘A vast, multifaceted project, with all the complexities of an important heritage building, which has been lit precisely, discreetly and with the most skilful attention to detail, inside and out’
  • Skin Lab by Augustinus Bader & Lanserhof by Lichtvision Design – ‘A lesson in reducing energy and light pollution while consulting the community and enhancing a building in all respects, including aesthetically’
  • The Raphael’s Cross Room by Marco Miglioli Archilight studio – ‘An impressively considered scheme, calibrated to the last detail to reveal a precious artefact in an optimum light’
  • Ingredients Exhibition, Guinness Storehouse by Michael Grubb Studio – ‘An essay in immersive lighting for display’