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St. Cuthbert Church

Manchester, UK

Edwardian Residential

Durham, UK

Bio-Dynamic Lighting

Durham, UK

Turkish Restaurant

Manchester, UK

St. Ursula Chapel

Geisenheim, D

Sheltered Accommodation

Manchester, UK

Excelsior Academy

Newcastle, UK

Italian Restaurant

Assmannshausen, D

Victorian Residential

Manchester, UK

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Architecture at its best.... #architecturallighting #architecture #architects #Architekten #lighting #lightingconsultant #LEDlighting #lightingdesigners #lightingdesigner #Lichtplaner #lightingdesign #lightart #Manchester #fbe
Do you like daylight? At the 21st of June 2019, 15.54 o'clock, we celebrate SUMMER SOLSTICE at the Northern Hemisphere! It is the longest day of the year and Midsummer night is the shortest night. Enjoy the length of daylight. The name "solstice" derives from two Latin words. The first: "Sol" meaning sun, and the second: "sistere"  to stand still. Facing South the sun rises higher and higher in the sky on each successive day. On the day of solstice, the sun reaches its highest position in the sky and in this sense, the sun stands still just for a moment. Imagine the consequences of the sun standing still for our planet...?! We, at leolightdesign, are passionate about sunlight and conscientious about our planet. We prioritise the use of daylight when it is available and complement the lack of natural light with artificial lighting. #architects #biophilia #biophilicdesign #biodynamiclighting #light #lighting #lightingdesign #lightingdesigner #summersolstice #midsummer #Manchester #Northwest #UK #humancentric #humancentriclighting #architecturallighting #residentiallighting
Sun.... Spy in the sky.... Enjoy the long summer evenings. #leolightdesign #lighting #lightingconsultant #lightingdesigner #architecturallighting #interiors #developers #Manchester #Leeds #Liverpool #UKlighting
Would you like to work and live under the blue sky? You may think that I am not grounded in reality. Today a lot of professionals in the building sector and even lighting designers think only about artificial lighting. Sadly this means that we continue to live and work under cave like light conditions as well as having to foot a hefty electricity bill. Over 200 years ago Francois- Joseph Belanger and François Brunet already planned a dome to bring skylight indoors, when they created in 1811 the Bourse de Commerce in Paris. Based on this idea Cuthbert Brodrick designed the Leeds Corn Exchange in 1862. After refurbishment it re-opened in November 2008 as a boutique shopping centre for independent retailers. And YES while being indoors everyone can enjoy the English blue sky. We, at #leolightdesign, have changed our design practice along time ago. While we consciously prioritise daylight, we supplement the lack of it with artificial lighting. The benefit of considering #daylight in our lighting schemes are two fold, getting closer to blue- sky lit #interiors and saving energy for future generations. #lightingdesign #lightingdesigners #architecture #architects #developers #engineers #daylight #Manchester #Leeds #Leedscornexchange #architecturallighting #energyefficientlighting #energysavinglighting #hospitalitylighting #leolightdesign #UKlighting
Do you trust in gold - heavy, hard and holy? The text: "IN GOLD WE TRUST" is printed on a concrete slab on a pavement in a city in Germany. The dichotomy between reading GOLD and seeing CONCRETE made me question myself! Where do I stand? I spent some time walking on sand in the Sahara desert. Every step is a challenge. While sometimes sand is flowing and soft, at other times it is hard like concrete. When looking at sand you simply don't know what to expect- solid or soft? In the desert I learnt to fall and I learnt to get up and continue on my path. Actually in the end that was all what really mattered - continue to walk towards the SUN. #lighting #lightingdesign #architecturallighting #interiorlighting #office #restaurant #hotel #lightingdesigners #architects #architecture #lightandhealth #biodynamiclighting #humancentriclighting #humancentric #biophillia #biophilliclighting #Manchester #Leeds #Liverpool #UK #professionallighting
Do you want to see colours? We see colours best under sunlight conditions. Ģood quality lighting can provide you with the same vibrant, visual experience indoors. #architecturallighting #architects #architecture #humancentriclighting #lighting #ledlighting #ledlight #Manchester #Leeds #Liverpool #lightandhealth #biophilia #biophilicdesign #interiorlighting #office #hospitality #restaurantlighting #hotel #developers #interior #interiordesign
Sunlight is the optimum light source for our lifes. Would you agree? How can we bring the beauty of sunlight indoors? #architecture #architects #lighting #light #biophilia #biophilicdesign #lightingdesign #lightingdesigner #lightandhealth #humancentriclighting #biodynamiclighting
Moved by Tradition or Progress? The word tradition stems from the Latin 'tradere' and means the passing on of skills, rituals and beliefs. Any tradition is handed down from generation to generation. The culture which we follow has been developed from tradition. For example, according to the Christian Tradition, on Good Friday we have crucified Jesus, the activist, who started a movement against the Roman Empire and at Easter we celebrate the risen Christ. Our European culture is rooted in the Christian Tradition. The question is are we still moved by tradition or do we follow modernism? The chapel Notre Dame du Haut near Ronchamp, France, planned by Le Corbusier, the French- Swiss architect, is an architectural icon of modernism, which historically described a break with Tradition. While we walk around the chapel La Ronchamp, made of concrete following the architectural style of „béton brut“, we are challenged to review our position on Christian Tradition. Although the Christian Church is more than 2000 years old, its' tradition is not set in stone. We can either burn down the Church, break with tradition and can believe in progress, which assumes that men have access to limitless resources, or we can go back to the roots of humanity and once again follow the movement of LIFE? It is our choice to follow tradition or progress! #architecture #architects #designers #ronchamp #corbusier #light #lighting #church #travel #modernism #movements #christianity #tradition #brut #brutalism #concrete

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