Undersky Lighting showroom
Zhongshan/PMT Partners Ltd.
The Field of Light – A drama of lights and shadows
1. Prologue of Light
The Natural Flame and the Light of Civilization
Since humans mastered the use of fire approximately 1.8 million years ago, light has played an indispensable role in the progression of civilization. In the design of the Undersky lighting showroom, PMT Partners reinterpreted the primordial protective function of light as the spiritual cornerstone of spatial design. The interdependent system of light and heat during the age of fire not only reshaped the material foundations of human existence but also established a profound psychological framework for security and warmth.
Under the modern paradigm of healthy living environments, we have reassessed the fundamental requirements of light, facilitating its transformation from mere illumination to an ecological light environment that aligns with circadian rhythms. This evolution forms an implicit temporal axis within the spatial narrative, linking humanity's enduring quest for light.
Mysterious and hazy prologue
Undersky has deeply cultivated the underlying optical technology, introduced oxygen light protection and golden light into the field of healthy lighting, and reshaped the healthy light environment of living space. Through clever streamline planning, PMT Partners gives light a flexible vitality in a limited space.
The frosted glass brick wall at the entrance of the exhibition hall is mysterious and hazy, like the prelude of time; the rotating halo behind the glass bricks is a metaphor for the flow of time, guiding people to slowly step into the exhibition hall and start the journey of light.
2. Theater of Light
Scene Montage and Role Transition
In the showroom visit experience, we introduced the concept of " Repertory ". In order to more intuitively show the application of light in life, we designed each life scene into a story-telling Repertory Box. Through the specially designed windows, visitors can not only observe the actual application of healthy light in each scene from the perspective of the audience, but also step into the scene, become the protagonist of the story, and personally experience the emotional impact brought by the change of light.
Double circulations
Based on the research of optical engineering and behavioral psychology, we have constructed a dual experience path inside and outside. The outer circulation provides a sensory visual experience. The lights light up one by one with the "plot", guiding visitors like watching a drama, initially stimulating curiosity and attention to healthy light. The inner circulation focuses on immersive experience. The audience walks into the scene and takes on the role of the performer, feeling the subtle psychological touch brought by the change of light, and personally experiencing the characteristics of various products.
Interactive script
This dual-path design is a spatial translation of the viewing-performance relationship, which deconstructs the one-dimensional display logic of traditional showroom and instead forms an interactive perceptual experimental field. When visitors transform from observers to performers, the light environment parameters respond dynamically, forming a spatial script with time variables.
In the Undersky showroom, through the three-level narrative structure of "perception-cognition-resonance", we present the originally abstract light in a perceptible and touchable way in a specific space. The product is no longer an isolated exhibit, but is integrated into the plot of each scene and becomes an anchor of emotional memory. While experiencing the light effect, visitors can also deeply feel the story and value behind the brand.
3. Ritual of Light
Origin and Evolution
The Ritual of light is the climax of the showroom. We set up a round altar to show the magnificent picture of the origin and evolution of light: it reminds people of the faint fire before the arrival of civilization, the deep starry sky when night falls, the Tyndall effect of the morning and evening light penetrating the forest, and the ripples of the water light.
Reshaping nature
Once, light was like a mysterious walker, shuttling through every corner of life. It is invisible and elusive. And the natural force that was uncontrollable in the past suddenly became visible and tangible here! The sun and the moon shine together, the sea of stars, the passage of time is perceived through the flow of light and shadow, the shape of light is touched through the misty fog, and it can be carefully held in the palm of the hand.
Emotional healing
"Light and Shadow Therapy" builds an immersive emotional healing space through multi-level dynamic light effects, setting up multiple modes such as "Natural Breathing", "Starry Sea Wandering", and "Forest Whispering", simulating the complete circadian rhythm from dawn to dusk, and projecting dynamic water ripples and star track light effects on the curved wall. Visitors' footsteps will trigger ripples of light particles, and the voice decibels will control the brightness of the light color in the area, forming a healing closed loop of human-light interaction. "Meditation Light Dome" uses a 360° ring light band to simulate the slow gradual change of human breathing frequency, and cooperates with hidden directional speakers to broadcast natural white noise, creating the mood of the space through the synergy of vision, hearing, and smell.
4. Forms of Light
Technology and Art
PMT Partners used the optical principles of light refraction and scattering to design a series of light installations. These installations imaginatively visualize the originally abstract and invisible light, transforming it into rich and colorful colors and unique shapes, guiding visitors to discover the wonders of light under different carriers.
The carefully designed prism device decomposes natural light into slices of the spectrum, presenting the wavelength characteristics of light through artistic geometric language.It is worth mentioning that the showroom also attempts to translate UNDERSKY's unique golden light technology into a unique art installation. This technical shaping process coincides with the corporate philosophy of "solar spectrum decoder" - when precision optical instruments are extended to art installations, laboratory data gain a poetic body.
Project Name:Undersky Lighting showroom
Client: Guangdong XIAOSONG Technology Co., LTD
Design Company:PMT Partners Ltd.
Principal Architects: Yan Hu, Weihao Zhao
Project Manager: Zhenlin Gu
Design Team: Yonglong Mo, Haiyuan Zhong, Wei Chen, Yaopeng Wen
Photographs: Zhaoliang Qin, Jianzhao Wu, PMT Partners Ltd.