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Hospitality
L&L Luce&Light
BessaHotel Baixa
BessaHotel Baixa
The most striking element of this hotel in the centre of Porto is
undoubtedly the square recesses that frame the rooms’ large
windows. To accentuate these, the lighting design studio elected to
place a Lyss Mini 1.0 fixture in one of the lower corners of each, so
that, as the light reaches the opposite side of the frame, it follows
the gradations of its volume that gradually level with the plane of
the façade.
In the entrance area, a series of Beam 1.0 fixtures recessed into the
paving, level with the window posts, mark out the windows and
generate indirect light from the canopy.
Also on the ground floor, the pavement in front of the steps that lead
up to the entrance has been decorated with segments of diffused
light recessed flush with the ground: these are drive-over Rio 2 linear
profiles in PMMA and 316L stainless steel, used here in a variety of
lengths. The photos on this page show how Rio has also been used
to draw attention to the hotel sign and the geometric iron motifs,
and to add character to the paving in the garden at the back.
Location
Porto, Portugal
Application
Facades
Project
STOA arquitectura
Light planning
Light2Life
Beam 1.0
power: 3W
optics: 8°
colour temp.: 2700K
finish: stainless steel
