{"id":10689,"date":"2025-12-04T20:11:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bienal.iluminet.com\/proyectos\/2026\/sandkos-boutique\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T15:20:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T15:20:17","slug":"sandkos-boutique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bienal.iluminet.com\/proyectos\/2026\/sandkos-boutique\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandkos Boutique"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Despacho:<\/span><\/td>Rafael Le\u00e3o lighting design<\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Integrantes:<\/span><\/td>Rafael Le\u00e3o, Henrique Corr\u00eaa e Priscila Galamba<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Cliente:<\/span><\/td>Sandkos<\/td><\/tr>
Arquitecto:<\/span><\/td>Ninha Chiozzini arquitetura<\/td><\/tr>
A\u00f1o:<\/span><\/td>2025<\/td><\/tr>
Fotograf\u00eda:<\/span><\/td>Jefferson Ohara - Estudio Croma<\/td><\/tr>
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The lighting design for the Sandkos Boutique transforms architecture and atmosphere through the expressive yet subtle use of light. Guided by the concept of \u201cSoft Radiance,\u201d the project seeks to recreate the serenity of coastal light\u00a0 — luminous, warm, and diffused\u00a0 — translating the brand’s identity of relaxed sophistication into spatial experience. Light becomes the true material of the interior, sculpting arches, textures, and forms while maintaining a calm and immersive ambience.From fa\u00e7ade to fitting room, the lighting strategy establishes a clear hierarchy between ambient softness and focal emphasis. Indirect illumination defines the overall atmosphere, achieved through concealed linear LEDs integrated into architectural coves, curved niches, and shelves. This gentle wash of light accentuates the smooth plaster finishes and creates a continuous visual flow throughout the space. Complementary accent lighting, provided by adjustable spotlights with high color rendering, enhances the display areas and mannequins with precise highlights, adding subtle drama without disturbing the sense of calm. In the shopfront, carefully framed contrasts transform the arched windows into luminous showcases that glow outward, projecting the boutique’s warm identity into the urban landscape together with the soft linear lighting hidden into the roof edge that highlights the building geometry and stone texture.Each area is designed to evoke a specific emotional tone. The display alcoves use high-contrast backlighting to dramatize textures and silhouettes, creating intimate focal scenes within the larger volume. The fitting rooms are softly backlit from the ceiling and vertical edges, ensuring flattering illumination for the user while maintaining privacy and tranquility. The central lounge indirect lighting balances the brightness of the skylit above and the cashier zone uses natural straw pendants to create identity to the customer service illuminated by perimeter lighting. The dynamic composition of direct and indirect sources guides the visitor through moments of openness and retreat, maintaining a rhythm of light that mimics the natural light.Technically, the system employs 3000K LEDs with high color fidelity, ensuring chromatic harmony across all materials used. The dual zone circuiting adapts the artificial light to changing daylight conditions from the skylight, optimizing both visual comfort and energy efficiency. The integration of concealed fixtures minimizes glare and visual noise, allowing the architecture and products to remain the visual focus.Sustainability and maintenance were key design principles. The use of high-efficiency LEDs, zoned controls, and long-life drivers minimizes energy consumption and simplifies maintenance.\u00a0The result is an environment of elegant calm\u00a0 — bright yet soothing, luxurious yet understated. Through carefully balanced contrasts, the lighting enhances spatial depth and material tactility, enriching the sensory experience of both the architecture and the brand. More than a functional element, light here acts as an emotional language, defining Sandkos Boutique as a space where simplicity, warmth, and refinement coexist in perfect harmony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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