Lighting Interventions as Urban Catalysts

Abstract

Over the past decade, Chueca Square in Madrid has been transformed into a new public space using lighting and color. Sergio SebastiÁn Architects has been invited to Chueca Square since 2004 and has installed three different schemes — Confetti, Streamers and Garlands— that use light and color to bond city and citizen. Feedback from residents and visitors, and post occupancy evaluation, were important factors for the subsequent projects. These three installations, considered as a group, help define a new way of working in public space design over time, rather than isolated interventions.

Keywords

Lighting Installation / Urban Space / Transformation / Post-Occupation Evaluation / Series Design

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2014 Higher Education Press