Preciosa Lighting creates a stunning lighting installation at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 1
Changi Airport partnered with Preciosa Lighting to create a lighting installation for a newly refurbished area at Terminal 1 Departure/ Transit Hall.
Sculptural light garden
The Preciosa team knew the installation had to be something outstanding. The lighting should have a strong narrative, rooted in the tropical garden theme characteristic of the airport interiors and all of Singapore. Garden Metamorphosis is a sculpture which blends in unique compositions, exploring the shapes and patterns of nature. It captures every moment of a garden’s never-ending transformation. The installation is organic and fluid, featuring abstract shapes to trigger visitors’ fantasies. Preciosa Lighting designer Anna Kralova was the lead designer on the project. “This is the transformation that nature naturally undergoes,” Ms. Kralova said. “Here, these leaves turn into butterflies which visually blend with the leaves. Just like in nature – when a butterfly sits on a flower or a leaf, it completely merges with it.”
A bright touch of light
The installation is more than ten metres long and 9 metres wide. There are more than 650 hand blown crystal components including small and big butterflies and small and big single and double leaves. Each component is an original and handcrafted at the Preciosa factory in the Czech Republic. The metal base is champagne and polished brass for a warm feel. Component colours include clear crystal, frosted crystal, champagne, light pink, pink, and light and dark lustre.
The architecture and interior design was led by RSP Architects Planners & Engineers, Singapore. Preciosa Lighting worked with the main contractor, Takenaka Corporation, Singapore.
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10 Design launches its Singapore studio
10 Design opens a new design studio in Singapore. It is established to support the practice’s ongoing and new projects in SE Asia.
Ross Milne, CEO of 10 Design, says: “The board’s decision to further expand into SE Asia and establish a design studio in Singapore was a natural progression in our business growth strategy. We have been fortunate to work with clients in the region who are committed to design excellence and interested in our innovative and design approach. Our current SE Asia portfolio extends across Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Myanmar. Opening the Singapore design studio truly marks a pivotal point in our growth, and will provide our clients with a greater level of on-the-ground design and delivery services in SE Asia.”
10 Design has also announced the appointments of Peter Barrett as Partner – Master Planning and José Cláudio Silva as Design Partner to lead the Singapore studio.
Peter brings over 28 years of planning and urban design experience and has been based in SE Asia since 1997. His diverse portfolio includes master planning projects and urban design studies for green-field and urban renewal sites globally with a strong focus on SE Asia.
José has over 18 years of design and delivery experience across SE Asia and internationally. He has led the design of a wide spectrum of building typologies and delivered numerous iconic projects. His experience encompasses all phases of a project cycle from concept design through to documentation and site supervision.
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