The brief of creating a new interior lighting for the Halles Saint-Géry in Brussels was to subtly reveal the richness of the indoor historic structure, provide flexible and appropriate lighting for the many exhibitions that the space hosts on the ground and first floors, and offer an atmosphere appropriate to its use as a night bar.
We therefore enhanced the vertical metal structure, painted a pastel turquoise, by installing cold white, low-power (1W), narrow beam mini spotlights at different heights on the columns and roof structure. These fixtures were attached using magnets to prevent any perforation or damage to the historic structure.
To balance the tonality and create a base to these vertical lines, we added two warm horizontal lines, one grazing the brick ceiling on the ground floor, the second creating an indirect effect on the underside of the wooden roofs on the first floor. This second line is created by placing linear luminaires above the suspended track that supports the spotlights added to illuminate the exhibitions.
This lighting of the Hall's interior structure provides a soft, legible peripheral luminosity, making it easy to accommodate the various activities by day or night, by modulating the lighting according to a few pre-established scenarios and with a few additions specific to particular events.
