Design M.Sadler
www.simes.it/ghost-concrete
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GHOST
Ghost for cast concrete is a luminous
void. The luminaire is only installed when
the concrete surrounding the housing is
completely dried, filling the void with light.
“The light blade comes from the concrete.
When it’s off, it disappears. No artifice, just
a void in the concrete with brutal and magic
inspiration: actually a technical prodigy,
directly cast into the concrete, the product of
a sophisticated and invisible genius to fuse
architecture and light in a natural way.”
Marc Sadler
This luminaire is manufactured on site
during the concrete casting of the wall with
hand crafted procedures; therefore, small
imperfections caused by the low accurance
of the casting, subsidence of the concrete
surface, actual and future cracks, colour
ripples and variations over time, will be
deliberately present and they are a feature
of the concrete, proving the hand-made
manufacturing procedure.
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
Ghost is a lighting void that is obtained
from a housing anchored to the retaining
panels before pouring the concrete. Ghost is
composed of two elements: the housing and
the lighting element.
The recessed housing is in polypropylene
(in aluminium for Linear versions) and it
consists of two complementary parts:
- A jig, which forms the housing, and is
extracted together with the retaining panel
after completing the casting and removing
the anchor screws;
- The housing that remains embedded inside
the casting and houses the lighting element.
(The housing is supplied with bolts, locking
system and stickers to be applied on the
outside of the retaining panels so to secure
a perfect alignment for multiple installations
of each housing when pouring the concrete).
The cavity will have the finish obtained
directly from the concrete cast.
The lighting element in aluminium is secured
to the recessed casing with screws and
remains completely hidden within the void.
PATENTED
REGISTERED DESIGN
GHOST HORIZONTAL, MINIGHOST
and GHOST SQUARE
Requires a remote constant voltage driver.
Luminaire supplied with 0,3m neoprene
H05RN-F cable and connector in the
recessed box. CLASS III
GHOST VERTICAL
Luminaire supplied with 6,0m neoprene
H05RN-F cable. CLASS I y
MICROGHOST SQUARE
Requires a remote constant voltage driver.
Luminaire supplied with 3,0m neoprene
H05RN-F cable. CLASS III
GHOST LINEAR
Luminaire supplied with 6,0m neoprene
H05RN-F cable. CLASS II q
PROTECTION CLASS
IP65
MECHANICAL RESISTANCE
IK 10
FINISHING
Cast cement
Suitable for reinforced concrete
GHOST Step light (wall recessed)
