Branch luminaire head with tree-like arms holding LED strips against a blue sky, Paju, Tartu

Paju 2

Branch is public space lighting for Tartu's Emajõgi riverside, present along the water but not loud. The pole-top luminaire lines the paths around the office building. It reads as part of the setting rather than an object dropped into it.

Tree-branch form of the Branch luminaire silhouetted against clouds, Paju, Tartu
Location
Tartu, Estonia
Year
2020
Architect
Allianss Arhitektid
Photography
Uku Peterson
Designer
Margus Triibmann
Builder
Ehitustrust OÜ
Branch public space lighting and concrete benches along the Paju plaza in daylight, Tartu
Cyclist riding past Branch pathway poles beside the Paju building at golden hour, Tartu
Branch luminaires over a paved plaza with benches beside the river at Paju, Tartu

Light for a riverside has to hold its place without taking over, and that is what Branch does. The form of this outdoor street luminaire takes from the pine, a quiet reference rather than an obvious one. Each luminaire is built around our Wannabe LED profile, a proprietary aluminium extrusion we designed for outdoor work.

Cyclist riding past Branch pathway poles beside the Paju building at golden hour, Tartu

The body is anodized aluminium. A fully tempered glass plate with an anti-reflective coating sits between the optics and the weather. It keeps glare down on a path people walk after dark. That is the kind of pedestrian street lighting that stays comfortable up close.

Paju office building facade with the Reval Cafe and plaza benches, a person walking, Tartu

The office building it lines is one of Tartu’s landmarks, designed by Allianss Arhitektid: the city’s first 16-storey office building to meet the LEED Gold near-zero-energy standard, and winner of the Raitwood Facade Award at Wooden Building of the Year 2020. Branch is one of our luminaires, specified here and ready for other public spaces. See more of our public space projects.

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