This special house in Maastricht was designed by Frank Lahaye in 1986. The architect was given 3 ingredients by his client at the time: a white house, a flat house, interaction inside and outside. Frank was inspired by Gerrit Rietveld, Richard Meier, La Corbusier. Years later we were commissioned to design lighting for the exterior of this building. The client’s only requirement was that it should not affect the architecture, but rather enhance it. Furthermore, to our great delight: carte blanche.
At the four most prominent corners of the building, we made small clusters of light in different directions. A group of pencil strokes around the corners. All light lines can be controlled separately in color. Using automations in the control (Philips Hue), the installation has a different color setting on weekends or holidays than on weekdays. Also the intensity and colors are different in winter than in summer. In addition, the whole goes along with sunrise and sunset.
