Christmas lights in Spain by Sebastián Arquitectos, Spanish urban design photos, Winter public realm
Christmas lights in Spain design by Sebastián Arquitectos
21 December 2021
Locations:
BAUMhaus, Plaza del Cardenal Cisneros, Madrid, Spain
Estrellas, El Paseo de la Independencia, Zaragoza, Spain
Design: Sebastián Arquitectos
Iluminación Navideña
Christmas lights ‘Estrellas’ in El Paseo de la Independencia, Zaragoza, Spain:

Photos by Irene Ruiz Bazán and Sebastián Arquitectos
Christmas lights up thanks to aluminium

Although lights are the stars of Christmas lighting, in many of these structures there is another main character that goes unnoticed: aluminium, a material that is increasingly in demand for the creation of these designs.
BAUMhaus and Estrellas (Stars), by the architectural studio Sebastián Arquitectos, are two notable examples of Christmas lighting projects that use aluminium as a partner for their structure.

There are many reasons for choosing this material: its hardness, lightness, ability to reflect light, the greater energy efficiency it favours, its ability to adapt to all designs, as well as its resistance to the passage of time, assembly and disassembly processes, and adverse weather conditions.

‘Estrellas’ in El Paseo de la Independencia, Zaragoza:

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