The light projection was the biggest problem identified, due to the fact that it is a very spacious place with a high ceiling, where the required needs were opposite: ambient and general light, as well as clearly focused light to benefit the areas of socializing and leisure. As such, I created a doubly-illuminated hanging lamp, where each part has 4 lamps, two of which have the beam of light focusing up, and the other two focusing down, so that the light can reach the whole place in a very effective way. 

Pico do Refúgio was previously a tea factory and, as such, we wanted to keep this industrial environment, re-creating the transport of the wooden beams. The chosen wood, as the project name indicates, is Cryptomeria, a specific wood of Azores, which is very appropriate for humid environments. The beam was cut centered on the trunk, which means that in ends of the lamp it is possible to identify the pattern of the tree circumferences. The metal tubes that hold the structure are hollow on the inside in order to route the electric system from within, thereby emphasizing the wooden beam.