050 PROJECT / M RESORT, LAS VEGAS, USA
The entry to this casually elegant Italian restaurant is flanked by
transparent glass display cabinets containing potted herbs on chrome
display shelves. Flush mounted, warm white LED puck lights highlight
each of the plants, creating a unique architectural feature
30 incandescent lamps with champagne gold ing centrepiece for the expansive, yet sur- as linear LEDs at about two-thirds the cost
reflectors to add an extra bit of warmth. In prisingly intimate, casino space. Throughout per foot.
an attempt to meet the Interior Designer’s the project custom decorative chandeliers, The popular Studio ‘B’ Buffet features a
request for this champagne gold colour to pendants, wall sconces and rear illuminated large, luminous resin ceiling over the din-
be replicated throughout the project, RGB cast resin panels add visual excitement and ing area backlit with continuous rows of
LED technology was utilised to ‘dial in’ this ‘sparkle’. industrial T8 fluorescent strips fitted with
exact, though somewhat loosely defined, Cove mounted, warm white Philips eW 3000K lamps space four feet on centre.
colour. While mock ups were deemed suc- Graze LED fixtures wash the expansive Recessed MR16 adjustable downlights in the
cessful, during the design phase, when pro- curved mother-of-pearl casino ceilings, soffit over the food line highlight the chef’s
gramming on-site, it was apparent that this while backlit RGB LED feature walls in work and a serpentine 6 foot by 110 foot
colour was more elusive than first thought. Ravello’s Lounge mimic the look of an audio foot long video wall above the food service
Variations within the RGB LED fixtures were equaliser – bouncing in sync with the music. line provides for an ever changing display of
significant enough that this approach was For typical static cove lighting, warm food related content.
abandoned. As a result, LED colours were white 2800K colour temperature neon was A small, TV studio kitchen and audience
re-programmed within each venue to suit utilised, providing soft, glowing coves. Neon area is neatly tucked away in one corner of
the client and Interior Designer. is a particularly good choice for Las Vegas the buffet. This fully functional studio and
The large inverted glass crystal chandelier – obviously it’s readily available – but more demonstration kitchen features broadcast
in the centre of the M Bar provides a glow- importantly it is nearly as energy efficient quality video lighting and cameras, allowing
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