WORKS.PSLAB was approached by Paris-based architect India Mahdavi to develop a lighting concept for a typical room setting and the lobby areas for the renovated
Monte-Carlo Beach Hotel.

The main lobby of the hotel is characterized by a very high ceiling topped with a dome-like recess, "as if bringing together a cycloidal transition of the space walls". Ceiling mounted fixtures were created to light the space and accentuate the ceiling pit.

"Having different axes heights, the fixtures are set to cluster around the tallest-axis fitting moving to the shortest-axis fitting in a radial manner, creating an inverted cone-shaped light source. The fixtures are made from metal sheets laser-cut into leaf-like shapes with a ring for fixation. The hammering technique used to achieve the curvature of the sheets gives each its unique texture. The overlapping of multiple leaves gives a rotational impression resulting in a diffused light effect. A system of superimposed short discs combines the sheets allowing them to rotate around its axis in two directions, hence allowing multiple settings."

A typical room at the Monte-Carlo Beach features a short entrance corridor leading to a sleeping area with a curved corner containing the sitting area. The length of the corridor is highlighted by inserting narrow recessed down lights in the ceiling along its path.

The corner space, not visible from the entrance door, is emphasized by tailor-made white on white metal cylinders developed for installation in groups of two of different size. Each houses an off-centered fluorescent light source that is sunken and concealed within the body in order to provide a glare-free ambient light.

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