Lighting in Design Q2 2021

of it.” The light was manufactured by Megalite. The simple architectural forms of the buildings were inspired by the huts of the San called ‘ Matjieshuis ’ (Mat House) as well as the first dwellings of the Dutch settlers, called ‘KapHuis’ (Truss House), which was apparently influenced by the San. The Kaphuis could therefore have been a hybrid of sorts between these two cultures. The Matjieshuis was a portable, curved, slat-framed structure covered with woven mats, used by San

possible to respond to the beautiful triangular shape of the building, allowing the architecture to shine as much as possible. My involvement was purely for the public areas,” he says. “Here the lighting had to be ambient as well as functional. To this end we had direct spotlights shining down on the table and a dimmable LED strip shine up onto the roof.” Challenges were few, though one centred around the sheer scale and weight of the luminaire, such as the assembling and erecting

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LiD Q2 - 2021