A collection of 300 pieces of gold bullion has been lit up and displayed in a room with two-way mirrored glass by German practice Pfarré Lighting Design.
The Rothschild Collection is currently on display at the Goldkammer Museum in Frankfurt, Germany.
LED screens are placed behind the glass for displays
Gold bullion is a precious metal that is stored in the form of bars, ingots or special coins and kept as emergency currency or an investment.
Pfarré Lighting Design created the final showcase for the bullion in the museum, displaying the precious artefacts in a unique way and creating a space that is also suitable to hire out for events.
Gold bullion is displayed in 300 vitrines
The project has been shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2020 in the architectural lighting design category. Three sides of the 64-square-metre room at the Goldkammer Museum are formed of two-way mirrors, a piece of glass that is reflective on one side and transparent on the other.
The intensity of light determines if something can be viewed through the reflective side.
Bullet-proof glass is sandwiched between two-way mirrors
On one side of the glass, the gold bullion is displayed in 38 red vitrines that glow with LED lighting so that they appear suspended amidst the mirrored darkness to the viewer.
The lighting can be changed so that the exhibitions can vanish, or digital presentations can be projected onto the glass.
The Rothschild Collection can be hired for events
The walls flanking the display cases...