SOULARIUM - The Journey So Far Dear Friends Every project has a period of relevance. Our desire and determination have always been to stay relevant and to focus on work that will hopefully impact our zeitgeist in a compelling manner while embracing innovation, change, awareness, and well-bein..
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We are all in this together- friends, families, clients, team members, vendors, contractors- all of us. And we are all going to come out of this stronger with a higher consciousness on what is important. Based in NYC, we were here during 9/11 and then in 2008, and yes, times can be tough- but t..
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“In Hindu metaphysical tradition, chakras are centers of life force, or vital energy and respond to vital points on the physical body.” A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON LIGHT FOR HEALING By analyzing and integrating the building knowledge of the ancient cultures of Egyptian, Greek and Maya..
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“Appropriately designed lighting aids in reducing stress and increasing tranquillity.” BIOPHILIA “Biophilic design” can refer to several trends in modern “green” design, but in most uses, it indicates a design principle that goes beyond merely minimizing the impact of ..
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“Many functions necessary for growth and wellbeing such as breathing, sleeping, blood pressure, body temperature, appetite, moods, mental acuity, and the immune system are governed by the endocrine system, which is strongly affected by light, both natural and created.” THE LATENT RELATIONSHI..
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“Light has to attract people to that space, but also make that space comfortable once they have entered it. This is a difficult balance to strike but it is vital to the design of retail environments.” PERFECT ACCENT Light has a substantial impact on increased sales and brand positioning. ..
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“Hopefully, with dialog, we will free ourselves from the tyranny of uniform lux levels.” Selected Excerpts from Abhay Wadhwa’s talk at ISOLA: “How does light and lighting, through the filter of culture and climate, help in creating a sense of place? What we’re seeing is that the..
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“The lighting design scheme utilizes a parametric design approach to understand the essence of the scale, “stitching” the lighting through the 44-acre township.” THE PARAMETRIC APPROACH Lightings’ Impact on the Varying Scales of the Built Environment Lighting can play an important r..
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“Lighting in the civic sphere is not without its challenges; every project requires us to consider diverse viewpoints, as space is utilized by a broad cross-section of people.” Light has been unfettered since inception. However, when human beings began to colonize light through electricity, ..
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“The appropriate choice of direction for a project is then a mirror to the cultural and historical context, through the prism of illusion or allusion.” Lighting of Historic Buildings While exploring and analyzing design solutions for the lighting of historic buildings, there is often an i..
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