Lobby Day and Night: Two Personalities in One Space

During the day, the lobby relies on natural light; the floor-to-ceiling windows have no curtains, making the space bright and open, and the seating areas appear dispersed. After nightfall, the outside darkens, and the glass begins to reflect, causing the boundaries of the entire space to contract. At this point, the lighting strategy must change—all main lights are turned off, leaving only the floor lamps and table lamps next to each furniture group. Independent pools of light float in the darkness, making people feel enveloped. The bar becomes the brightest point at night, drawing people towards it. The same set of furniture, the same space, functions as a lobby by day and a living room by night. The dark wood on the walls appears heavier at night than during the day. Shot at night from deep within the lobby towards the entrance, several independent light pools, the dark ceiling, and the bright bar are all visible simultaneously. Avoid: main ceiling lights still on at night, uniform lighting without layers of light and shadow, completely dark outside the window losing depth, unlit bar losing focus.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

白天的大廳靠自然光,落地窗不掛簾,空間明亮開闊,座位區看起來是分散的;入夜之後窗外變暗,玻璃開始反射,整個空間的邊界因此收縮,這時照明策略要跟著換——大燈全關,只留每組家具旁的立燈與桌燈,光池一個一個獨立浮在暗裡,人反而覺得被包住。吧檯的位置在夜間成為最亮的一點,把人往那裡帶。同一組家具、同一個空間,白天是大廳,晚上是客廳。牆面的深色木材在夜間顯得比白天更重。夜間從大廳深處往入口方向拍攝,幾個獨立的光池、暗的天花與吧檯的亮同時可見。避免:夜間仍開啟天花大燈、光線均勻沒有明暗層次、窗外全黑失去縱深、吧檯不亮失去焦點。