BRISE LUMIERE

Library Design

Boston, MA

Timeline

January - May 2025

Role

Sole Designer

Programs

Rhino, Vray, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Physical Fabrication

Finalised Drawing Spread ↗ The Concept ↗ DETAIL: Facade System ↗ DETAIL: Structural System ↗

Project Brief

Brise Lumiere is an experience of movement, light and discovery. Defined by it’s interior tilted walls, the architecture compels patrons into a tactile relationship with space - brushing against surfaces as they pass or settle. As building cores, a network of monumental, structural wooden funnels sculpts the journey of light, channeling it into readings rooms embraced by a lush vegetative entourage. These organic sanctuaries provide an interplay of enclosure and openness, where shifting daylight filters through the wood, creating moments of warmth and tranquility. From the exterior, the bold, structural presence of the funnels commands attention, marking the Tremont library as a landmark of knowledge and light. Within, the architecture engages in an act of revelation, concealment and unexpected sightlines. A fusion of monumentality and intimacy, Brise Lumiere reimagines the library as a sensorial landscape, where knowledge is not just stored but discovered through space, shadow and light.