Paulista Museum (Museu do Ipiranga)
The concept for the facade of the Monument Building takes into consideration its geographical position and its distance from the urban grid; therefore, we should think of something that could be seen from a distant perspective. We chose to use poles with spaced floodlights to achieve diffuse light, enabling the view of the entire building as a whole, resembling its daytime appearance with the elegance that the project inspired. Another reason for opting for a light source detached from the facade is to avoid deformation in the architecture caused by shadows resulting from the many recesses in the building and also to preserve the building by avoiding the installation of wires and other equipment that would need to be fixed. Our intervention is limited to the immediate surroundings of the Monument Building and does not extend to the garden or the set of fountains.
Architecture: H+F Arquitetos
Structural Design: Companhia de Projetos
Exhibition Design: Metrópole Arquitetos
Building Lighting Design: Lux Projetos (Juliana Pongitor (coord.), Ricardo Heder, and Denis Joelsons)
Exhibition Lighting Design: Lux Projetos (Juliana Pongitor (coord.), Ricardo Heder, Denis Joelsons, and Vivi Brites)
Photos: Nelson Kon
The concept for the facade of the Monument Building takes into consideration its geographical position and its distance from the urban grid; therefore, we should think of something that could be seen from a distant perspective. We chose to use poles with spaced floodlights to achieve diffuse light, enabling the view of the entire building as a whole, resembling its daytime appearance with the elegance that the project inspired. Another reason for opting for a light source detached from the facade is to avoid deformation in the architecture caused by shadows resulting from the many recesses in the building and also to preserve the building by avoiding the installation of wires and other equipment that would need to be fixed. Our intervention is limited to the immediate surroundings of the Monument Building and does not extend to the garden or the set of fountains.