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Hospitality
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L&L Luce&Light
Botaniq Castle in Tura, Pest County, Hungary, has been returned
to its former glory after a restoration that involved transforming
the entire building from an erstwhile aristocratic residence into a
modern luxury hotel. The lighting design for the exteriors was carried
out by Budapest- based lighting design studio 3F Project.
In the main entrance, customers are greeted by an imposing
arched entrance flanked by a tall, cylindrical tower with a series
of rectangular windows along its whole height. On the sills of each
window in the entrance and the tower, and on those of the arched
dormer windows, 3000K, 7W Lyss 1.0 projectors were installed.
Their 20°x180° frosted optics create a semi-circular blade of light
that emphasises the windows’ internal profile.
The castle complex includes a building with a square floor plan
that houses the restaurant. Each of its sides is further embellished
by three large windows overlooking the terrace and outdoor pool.
To emphasise the stone balustrades that mark the contours of this
building, 3000K Trevi linear profiles with 40° optics were used, in
different lengths. The same lighting solution was adopted to light the
other stone parapets that outline the castle’s walls.
On the first floor of the structure housing the restaurant, 3000K, 16W
Siri 2.0 projectors, with 40° optics in a customized DALI version, are
directed at the circular windows, with their curved cornices adorned
with stone coats of arms.
The renovation also included the extensive park, made up of over ten
hectares of greenery that frame this magnificent hotel. The project
aimed at restoring these grounds to their original form of an English
landscape garden, by planting new trees and renovating the old
paths that used to cross the lawns. To light these paths, 3000K, 12W
Plin 2.1 bollards were installed at regular intervals. These feature a
90° tilted head that holds the light source with diffuse asymmetrical
optics.
Botaniq Castle
Location
Tura, Hungary
Application
Facades
Light planning
3F Project
Photography
Hlinka Zsolt
Bright 2.8
power: 3.5W
optics: 41°
tiltable ±15°
colour temp.: 3000K
finish: grey
Lyss 1.0
power: 7W
optics: satin 20°x180°
colour temp.: 3000K
finish: grey
