Optical experiment of the team betillon dorval-bory in the

Interior of a two-level studio apartment

Optical experiment team Betillon Dorval-Bory in the interior of a small apartment studio in Paris. The Betillon / Dorval-Bory architectural bureau undertook to renovate the studio apartment of 20 square meters. meters.

The complexity of the task set before the team was the deficit of not only square meters, but also natural lighting in a single room.

Despite this, the authors of the project managed to create a harmonious, comfortable space that meets most of the requirements of modern urban life.

It is the stratification of several light streams that determined the visual geometry of the design. This decision is based on deep research into the spectral characteristics of various lighting sources, the most important of which is the color rendering index.

Depending on the value of this parameter, some devices are able to display the palette of the object as accurately as possible, while others can nullify its perception with human eyesight.

The idea of ​​the authors of the project was to use lighting devices with a different color rendering index to create a complex structure within this absolutely rectangular volume.

Two-level studio apartment in white color Kitchen with dining room in white color Yellow lighting in a white apartment

Private studio area, including a bed and shower, is illuminated with sodium lamps, which have the lowest color rendering index.

In the dark, this space will seem completely monochrome, not quite real. This effect can be observed at night on city streets, when in the light of street lamps it is almost impossible to distinguish the colors of passing cars.

Floating stairs to the second level Steps to the second level Bedroom under the ceiling White vertical lamps on the wall Yellow lighting in the bathroom White lighting in the bathroom

On the other side of the two-meter partition are the kitchen and mini-living room, which are illuminated with lamps with an almost maximum color rendering index. This is quite logical, considering that in this part of the apartment the hosts must receive guests, work and prepare food.

Both zones are illuminated independently of each other, which allows creating amazing optical effects that change the perception of the architecture of space.

Wall bracket in the bathroom Bathroom under the stairs Yellow lamps in the bathroom Yellow lamps in a white bathroom Washbasin under the stairs Glass shower in the bathroom Yellow lighting in the bathroom

It is noteworthy that the design of the apartment as a whole is extremely simple and neutral. He is not at all burdened with color and an abundance of details, so that nothing, except the composition generated by the play of light, does not influence the perception of the special structure of this interior.

Glass shower cabin Washbasin under the stairs White lighting in studio apartment Yellow lighting in studio apartment Lamps along the stairs Bedroom on the second level Kitchen in white color

Below is the plan of the apartment, consisting of an almost ideal rectangle of living space and an adjacent room with a bathroom.

The layout of a narrow two-level studio apartment

And this is a graphic visualization of artificial illumination of an apartment.

The layout of a narrow two-level studio apartment

Of course, light and color can not change the physical parameters of the object, but they effectively affect how we see it. Is it not consciousness that ultimately determines our worldview?

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