Casting Concrete

CASTING CONCRETE

Vincent Van Duysen

Whenever an architect is requested to be involved in landscaping, the answer is pertinent: he creates architecture. Both worlds are indissolubly connected, where one ends, the other begins. And in some cases they just merge. Casting is a series of miniature lighting icons which fuse landscape and outdoor design. 

The half-rounded model, Casting Concrete, refers to a more brutalist architecture. The lamp Le Corbusier developed for the city of Chandigarh was for me love at first sight, it perfectly embodies brutalist architecture ‘avant la lettre’. I wanted to pay tribute to this archetype by giving it a contemporary interpretation… and with a touch of Flos. An archetype geometry and a solid base, enhanced by a concrete material that reflects its mass. 

Technical Description

The body of the round version Casting Concrete is made from a mould, with poured concrete consisting of cement, fine inert materials for aggregating purposes, and reinforcing fibers. Each article is manufactured individually with a handcrafted process: minor aesthetic and color differences between one luminaire and another are the sign of the uniqueness of each lamp. Each luminaire has a frosted polycarbonate diffuser glued to the heat sink of the product to ensure a watertight seal (UV stabilized to minimise yellowing).

The luminaire is provided with a segment of outgoing cable in neoprene, with a kit of electrical connection for single multicore cable, and with dowels for installation on full and solid surfaces. The fixing plate for installation on cement paving, poured concrete, or on plinth is available as an accessory.