BRNO APARTMENT

U1 lighting, in collaboration with architectural studio muve, designed and delivered the lighting for an apartment in Brno. The client wanted the space to feel airier and more open, and this brief guided every lighting decision. We combined small recessed and surface-mounted fixtures with larger statement pieces. Given the constraints of the apartment, it was essential to select products that, despite their generous proportions, would feel light and unimposing. We therefore opted for white-finish luminaires with slender, refined profiles. Here is how we achieved the ideal lighting for the home.

Project name Brno Apartment Lighting
Lighting U1 lighting
Architect / Designer studio.muve
Year 2023
Photography Tomáš Loutocký
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The interior is defined by luminaires from Wästberg, XAL, Vibia, and Luceplan. Despite their varied forms, all share a minimalist sensibility that helps create a calm and harmonious space.

The bathroom combines XAL Spio recessed downlights with an XAL Corner 65 above the mirror. Both offer excellent colour rendering, making them well suited to spaces where people get ready. The XAL Corner achieves CRI ≥ 80 and the XAL Spio CRI ≥ 90.

Wästberg — understated beauty

We used the Wästberg extra small pendants to illuminate more intimate surfaces: the hallway shelf and the bedside tables. Wästberg design pieces also grace the kitchen area, where we suspended the largest piece in the series above the dining table. The Wästberg w151 S3, with an impressive diameter of over a metre, manages not to overwhelm the space. The fixture is surprisingly slender yet robust and durable thanks to its aluminium construction.

Spanish and Italian design

The kitchen is completed by a Vibia chandelier and an XAL track system with spotlights carefully directed onto the kitchen island. Vibia also supplies the ceiling fixtures above the bed and in the living area. The living room is finished with a Luceplan Lady Constanza floor lamp, whose body is flexible enough for residents to easily adjust both the height and direction of the light.

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