Dotted with optical filters, prisms and reflectors, this façade for the extension of a high school in Amsterdam talks to pupils about light in a playful and immersive way. The light dots bend, reflect and refract light in a dozen ways, each dot a demonstration in optics. There is even a dark glass filter to look safely at solar eclipses.

The wave like pattern on the façade adds another layer to the physics class; it symbolizes the dual nature of light, which behaves both as a particle and as a wave.

Each light disk snaps into a specially designed, injection molded mounting ring that clicks into the façade and the window screens.

Metis Montessori Lyceum AtelierPRO architects

Photo’s (c) Riccardo De Vecchi and Peter Elenbaas (aerial)

Dots
Plastic, glass, aluminium
4 / 19 / 19 cm
2905 pieces

Façade surface:
1215 m2