YUSPA

The creation of the artificial lighting for the YUSPA environment was carried out in close collaboration between the client, the architectural firm, and the Lighting Design studio. 
During the preliminary phase, the owner defined what this space should convey: tranquillity, nature, healing, elegance. 

LBD, the Lighting Design studio, therefore set the lighting environment of this project as a very dark "YUSPA", in which the obvious result of offering functional levels of illumination was linked to a luminous atmosphere characterised by warmth and intimacy. 

In the first phase of the design, LBD carried out a careful classification of the illumination levels of the entire YUSPAce and divided the different functional areas into five levels. 
The areas for which an "extremely bright" level was identified as necessary are those where there are display and work surfaces for which 400 Lx are required, corresponding to approximately 20% of the space; a "bright" level was designed for 5% of the spaces, given by the worktops in the rest area where 250Lx are used; in the bathroom and shower areas, approximately 15% of the spaces, a "slightly bright" level was created with approximately 100Lx; then there is the "slightly dark" level, with 45 Lx, which affects the main corridor, i.e. 15% of the space, and finally the "extremely dark" level, with 20Lx on 45% of the spaces, i.e. for the VIP private rooms and common corridors. 

To obtain a comfortable, pleasant and relaxing luminous atmosphere, the colour temperature is of fundamental importance. For the light wood with grain, a 4000K light line was used, while a colour temperature of 3500K was chosen for the ivory-coloured concrete. For the Laser Blade XS recessed lights in the YUSPAce, a colour temperature of 3000K was chosen. In this way, by balancing the responses of the different materials, a homogeneous colour temperature is perceived throughout the YUSPAce. 

A fundamental role is played by Laser Blade XL positioned above the swimming pool at the main entrance. The light shines on the surface of the water, and the ripples of the water reflect constantly changing plays of light on the ceiling.