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Sorol Art Museum opened in 2024 as a new public art museum. Designed by Meier Partners it is showcasing the architectural design and philosophy of the modern master architect Richard Meier. His architectural style is recognized by his distinctively white buildings that generously incorporate natural light Sorol Art Museum is meant to become a platform for aesthetic discourse by connecting Korean art with global art.
Peaceful tranquillity
Something about white and wide spaces always calls for a peaceful environment. Calming on the soul, that light-hearted feeling you get here urges you to simply, be, as you step into a world of stillness and serenity in the Sorol Art Museum.
Beautifully lining the exhibition space, Eclipse InTrack spotlights pleasantly illuminate the artwork all around, providing maximum visual comfort to all visitors alike. The Eclipse Wallwasher were used to ensure evenly longitudinal illumination across the walls, providing gentle visual comfort as you walk through the exhibition space.
Not only does our darklight lens create magical impressions with just one light point, but also features precise, uniform light distributions with its state-of-the-art efficiency. The Eclipse InTrack spotlights effectively accentuate the works of art in the museum with its optimum angles to model the objects without excessive shadowing.
According to Architects, Meier Partners, it was requested to place Gimbal recessed spotlights along the row of shelves at the Café lobby to show the pop of contrast of the wooden architecture on the wall. For the Cafe Bar Area, Starpoint Pendants (LED 8W 3000K), were used to illuminate the direction towards the ordering and preparation area of the café, making it extremely easy to provide a clear vision for visitors to head towards.
General lighting with Atrium double focus pendants
Human Centric Lighting is achieved as people and their use for the space are at the centre of the lighting design. The Atrium double focus pendant luminaires (LED 48.5W 3000K / LED 24.2W 3000K, flood) were used in the main lobby and café dining area to give the space a decorative and sophisticated effect with the evident high ceiling.
This is exactly what ERCO Human Centric Lighting is all about - Architecture. Activity. Atmosphere.
With the luminaires lavishly draping from the ceiling, better perception of space in the architecture makes the vertical surfaces easily visible. The conducive environment in the wide space and with the right light, is able to support activities for visitors to gather or if they simply need a place to unwind or do work. Maintaining a simple and restful atmosphere, visitors are sure to immerse into the visual, emotional and biological effects the luminaires play a role in through the changeable lighting scenes throughout the day.
Placed with uniform spaces in between each luminaire, the Atrium Pendant luminaires were able to provide general lighting throughout the entire lobby with ease.
Lighting up your pathways, preserving dark sky
In hopes of minimizing light pollution on the outside of the courtyard, Lightmark (LED 6W 3000K) floor washlight were used instead of common streetlights to preserve the dark sky as much as possible. They provide safe and accurate guides along the path to the entrance of the museum, while still providing extreme visual comfort and retaining maximum efficiency with as little as 6W.
Showcasing ERCO’s principle of system design with its aesthetically neat look, Lightmark integrates and blends into the architecture, complementing the space entirely.
Our Dark Sky technology prevents spill light from reaching above the horizontal plane, reducing light. Not only is energy conservation and efficiency a sure thing with its 6W load, but maintenance is also minimized due to ERCO LED technology.
From the outdoor pathways to indoor spaces, all our luminaires serve their purpose distinctly in the most subtle of ways, boosting the entire atmosphere of the architecture without even our own human perceptions realising it.
Light, not luminaires.
