Southside

Cultural Center

Using lighting to kickstart permanent change in a community

Following a successful temporary light installation event, that created interest and helped generate the needed funding, a permanent external event space was created in what was a parking lot.

Light Follows Behaviour worked with the architects to create a successful design and flexible lighting scheme for the event space and new landscape area constructed with the help of RISD students. Due to a very restricted budget the lighting design makes use of solar powered landscape lighting to minimise cabling and containment. Lighting to the event space serves a dual purpose to create a lantern for the community after dark as well as provide flexible functional lighting for events.

Following its completion, the space has been regularly used by the community for all types of events by day and night.

The lighting creates a welcoming appearance to the Cultural Center after dark encouraging the community to join ongoing activities. The combination of light material create a welcoming lantern for the area focused around community engagement and events.