This year’s Casambi Project of the Year Awards has drawn submissions from exceptional lighting professionals around the globe. From rooftop lounges to historic gardens, private members’ clubs to museum exhibitions, the shortlisted projects highlight the creativity, precision, and flexibility of Casambi-enabled lighting. We are delighted to present the shortlist for the 2025 Casambi Project of the Year. These projects demonstrate how intelligent lighting control can transform spaces – enhancing experience, sustainability, and functionality.
EXVI Suites – LYN
Location: Soho Rodeo Drive, Jakarta, Indonesia
Nominated by: GlowControl
Interior & Architect : ART’A Architect
Lighting Designer : Lumoste
Lighting & CASAMBI Supplier : Gravitie Lighting
CASAMBI commissioning : Yos & Kiki from Gravitie Lighting, Rezah from GlowControl
CASAMBI distributor : GlowControl
This restaurant and lounge project adopted Casambi for its simplicity, wireless installation, and possibility for remote commissioning. The system integrates RGB lighting and links to the venue’s internal Android app via a Lithernet Gateway and web API, allowing staff to trigger scenes with ease. Casambi’s flexibility enabled DMX, DALI, relay, and API controls to coexist in one ecosystem while keeping installation fast and cost-efficient – crucial for a hospitality project where ROI and minimal downtime are key.
Delivered level by level, the solution demonstrates Casambi’s scalability, bringing dynamic mood lighting, energy savings, and a future-proof platform that enhances both guest experience and operational efficiency.
The lighting design takes inspiration from the dual personality of a skylounge – warm and inviting at dusk, dramatic and vibrant at night. 2200K linear lights create a soft golden glow that frames the architecture, while 2700K spotlights highlight key areas and textures. RGB accents add energy, allowing the venue to shift from relaxed dining to a lively club atmosphere with dynamic scenes.
Award-worthy because: This project makes you feel like you’re in outer space, showing how perfectly integrated lighting can transport guests into another world.
Giardino Palazzo Pfanner
Location: Lucca, Italy
Nominated by: ZR Light
Lighting and Casambi solution: ZR Light
Lighting Design: Maurizio Morelli, ZR Light
Commissioning: Manuela Masini, ZR Light
Luminaires: OMBRE-1 / LUCIFERO’S / PLATEK / LUCE&LIGHT / INVERLIGHT
Landscape Architect: Arch. Gianfranco Franchi from FRANCHI+ASSOCIATI
Historical Landscape Consultant: Arch. Giorgio Galletti
photograph: Corrado Fulvi
Designed by ZR Light as part of the 2025 restoration, this lighting project brings new life to the 18th-century gardens of Palazzo Pfanner. The system enhances statues, paths, and the limonaia façade with a subtle, atmospheric glow that respects the site’s historic character.
Casambi technology enables seamless wireless control of the entire setup, from DALI 24V drivers and 230V relays to signal repeaters housed in discreet custom mini-towers. For the palace façade, DALI Tunable White projectors are managed via a Salvador 1016, ensuring unified coordination between garden and architecture.
Award-worthy because: It blends history and technology, using Casambi to illuminate a timeless landmark with precision, elegance, and respect for its past.
Home House Private Members’ Club
Location: London, England
Nominated by:Minlec
Lighting Designer: Victoria Jerram
Casambi Specialist: Minlec
Chandelier specialists: Madson Black
Interior Designer: Russell Sage
For the refurbishment of one of London’s oldest private members’ clubs, the challenge was to bring modern lighting control to Grade I listed interiors without disturbing the heritage fabric. With original MICC wiring still in place and walls that could not be opened, flexibility had to come wirelessly.
Working with Minlec, the design team mapped existing circuits and tested Casambi signal strength through solid masonry. Strategic placement of devices, including a CBU-TED at the distribution board, ensured full coverage across thick walls and historic rooms.
The upgrade transformed the club’s atmosphere: chandeliers now dim gracefully, bespoke joinery glows with warmth, and even antique table lamps respond to wireless control. Scenes were fine-tuned for every time of day, shifting seamlessly from bright breakfast light to intimate evening ambience — all without touching the original infrastructure.
Award-worthy because: It proves that even the most historic buildings can embrace smart lighting — elegantly, invisibly, and without compromise.
Mecca Bourke St
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Nominated by: ambience
Lighting Designer: L’Observatoire International
Casambi Commissioning: ambience
Interior Design: Studio McQualter
Electrical: GID Electrical, R&G Electrical, MPW
Assistant Casambi Commissioners: Holders Technology
Build: Buildcorp, LEEDA,
Lighting Supply/Custom development: ambience
Project Managers: Mecca Store Development Team.
Photography: Hugh Davies, Sean Fennessey
Signage: Zimmermann
Set within a 4000 m² heritage building, Mecca’s Melbourne flagship redefines retail lighting at scale. The Casambi system manages an extensive mix of fixtures, including track lights, spotlights, bespoke chandeliers, pendants, DMX elements, and signage – all coordinated seamlessly across three levels from a single smartphone or tablet.
Designed under tight time constraints, the system was chosen for its speed of installation, effortless commissioning, and intuitive programming. It delivers a human-centric lighting experience with precise dimming, colour temperature control, and adaptive daylight tuning that shifts naturally throughout the day.
Behind the scenes, smart sensor logic and Casambi’s hybrid network ensure efficiency across staff and service areas, combining motion sensors, dimmers, and timers for energy savings and low maintenance.
Award-worthy because: It turns the world’s largest beauty destination into a “cosmetic palace” – a masterclass in scalable, human-centric, and seamlessly integrated lighting control.
Sanxingdui Museum Exhibition Lighting
Location: Guanghan City, Sichuan Province, China
Nominated by: iLicht Lighting Engineering Design (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.
Lighting Design: iLicht Lighting Engineering Design (Chengdu) Co., Ltd, chief lighting designer is Mr. Richard Lu.
Architect: Mr. Yi Liu from CSWADI (China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute Corp. Ltd)
Luminaires: ERCO
Dedicated to preserving the treasures of ancient Chinese civilisation, the Sanxingdui Museum houses an extraordinary collection of bronze masks, jade artefacts, and pottery dating back to the late Neolithic period.
To protect and reveal these delicate pieces, the lighting system employs Casambi’s wireless control for precise adjustment of intensity and timing, ensuring conservation without compromise. The solution allows curators to fine-tune lighting scenes wirelessly, adapting seamlessly to new exhibitions or spatial changes without physical rewiring.
High colour rendering and carefully controlled contrast bring each artefact to life, while adjustable optics and dynamic dimming maintain perfect balance between visibility and preservation. The result is a “change-tolerant” and future-proof system that illuminates history with exceptional care and sophistication.
Award-worthy because: It masterfully blends technology and cultural preservation – lighting the past with the intelligence of the future.
These shortlisted projects demonstrate how Casambi technology is redefining lighting design across public, retail, hospitality, and cultural spaces, from flexibility and sustainability to creativity and immersive experiences. The competition is fierce, the innovations are inspiring… now it’s just a matter of waiting to see which project will be crowned Casambi Project of the Year 2025. Stay tuned – the winner will be revealed soon!
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