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Mocape Shenzhen

Location:Shenzhen, China

Architect:China Overseas Commercial Properties Co., Ltd

Located north of the shenzhen civic centre, MOCAPE (museum of contemporary art and planning exhibition) is the most recent major public cultural project in Shenzhen, China. The building itself is an integration of the the city’s museum of contemporary arts and urban planning exhibition halls. Surface materials of glass, perforated plates and stone extend and twist along the steel structure creating an intricate and dynamic architecture. however, this unique façade poses a distinct difficulty when it comes to lighting design. Grand sight design international limited (GD-lighting design), the studio behind the illumination of the building, has shared its method behind making the museum shine. In creating a fast and effective solution to lighting the irregularly shaped building, the team at GD-lighting design turned to building information modelling, or BIM. BIM is a software generally used in infrastructure design to create digital renderings of a building or construct. by creating a 1:1 digital model within the program ‘rhino’, GD-lighting design were able to map luminaire positions across the face of the building and analyse the result of different photometrics and power supplies while also measuring material reflectance. In addition, the team carried out on site tests using the various light installation angles, resolving glare issues caused by the building’s various concave and convex corners. Considering the large quantity of lights and their individual installation difficulties, it was decided to use custom made U-shaped shading grooves with exterior baffles, adjustable in height, to block glare. the interior of the grooves are then coated in matte black paint to avoid self illumination. the construction and commissioning process took advantage of BIM’s convenience, seamlessly integrating the building and its façade. Use of the program allowed the team to perfectly predict luminaire installation, load, wiring and visual effects, paving the way for future lighting design processes on similarly complex irregularly-shaped buildings.