lighting
Focus on Bristol Aquarium
THE DESIGN brief for the Bristol Aquarium, designed by architects Buttress Fuller Alsop Williams, specified that the lighting must illuminate only the murals and information panels, leaving the remaining areas of the exhibition rooms dimly lit.
Solid state lighting was investigated, but in terms of quality and impact, discharge light sources proved best
Lighting gives Pret more bite
LIGHT BUREAU has delivered a fresh lighting concept for the new Pret A Manger store in New Oxford Street in London’s Bloomsbury district. Pret wanted to create a comfortable and
convivial environment in which to eat and relax for the new concept store, which features a contemporary soft seating area in the front to encourage customers to dwell and relax, an adjacent central dining area and take-away at the rear. Its brief to Light Bureau made a strong point of improving permeability from outside to inside. Light Bureau worked with the sandwich company’s in-house design, creative and property team as well as restaurant and retail specialists David Collins Studio on the project. Forming part of a wider brief to update the chain’s interior and lighting concept, Light Bureau worked with the new palette conceived as part of the design and in particular, the brickwork wall finishes. The brick finish, which brings a feeling of comfort to the store, was seen as a perfect medium for lighting at close off-set in order to emphasise the texture and form. A perimeter cove with simple concealed warm white fluorescent batten sources creates this effect. Light Bureau was also challenged to find
effective ways of improving the performance of Pret’s store lighting and will continue as technology improves to migrate lamp sources to ever-more sustainable types. The finished project consists largely of compact metal halide and concealed fluorescent with some LED in point of sale and amenity areas, while discharge light sources have been used to create Pret’s comfort, visual impact and energy objectives at a sustainable price-point.
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bflmagazine.co.uk The lighting will pay for itself within 24 to 30 months
Lumenal created LED lamp fittings in wall mounted and ceiling suspended configurations to focus beams onto these points of interest only. This was achieved through the manipulation of the lamps’ beam angles, as well as analysis of distances between lamps and display items. The modular and compact nature of Lumenal’s LED lighting systems offers flexibility, both in terms of sizing and positioning. Its LED strips can be manufactured to fit the exact length of individual displays, which ensured
illumination of the full length of the aquarium’s mural, display and information boards. The sleek lighting’s discreteness was
facilitated by the bespoke design of the fittings and brackets provided by Lumenal, some of which were powder-coated black to ensure that they do not detract attention from the illuminated elements. The lighting also delivers a high level of
energy efficiency. The LED fittings typically require 30-40 per cent less energy than conventional fittings to provide the same, or improved, quality of light, resulting in considerable savings in energy costs. This combined with maintenance savings, means the lighting will pay for itself within 24 to 30 months.
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