mondo*arc Feb/Mar 2010

064 PROJECT / THE WIT, CHICAGO, USA
Lightswitch Architectural acted as lighting
manager for the entire building, including areas
such as the rooftop bar where they provided
support for architects The Johnson Studio
Project Details
theWit, Chicago, USA
Client: ECD Company
Lighting Design: Lightswitch Architectural
Architecture: theWit - KOO and Associates;
tended to acting as the lighting manager for an invisible bonus above and beyond the
Roof - The Johnson Studio
the entire building. This role encompassed innovative, creative lighting design. Photography: Wayne Cable, Self Made Photo
the restaurants as well, where the lighting By providing an energy efficient, budget
Lighting Speciﬁed
design team, with a thorough understanding friendly, easy to maintain and best of all,
Sylvania: All Lamps
of the client’s needs and priorities, pro- beautiful lighting plan, Lightswitch Archi-
Lutron: LCP Controls & Ecosystem Graﬁk Eye QS systems
Lightolier: CFL Downlights & 2x2 above acrylic in conference
vided local support for The Johnson Studio. tectural raised the bar for innovation in
rooms
Contributions to the restaurants and rooftop lighting design. They look forward to raising RSA: HID/INC Multiples
bar included coordinating luminaire and it a bit higher with each new project. For
Insight Lighting: Wall Washers and LED coves in spa
Juno Lighting: Trac12 LED cove lighting
lamp types, specifying the dimming system, now, head over to Roof, the wildly popu-
DaSal Lighting: MR16 Downlights at doorstops and in guest-
verifying procurement of materials, setting lar rooftop bar at theWit and enjoy the
rooms
Winona Lighting: LED Step Lights in Screen
levels on the dimming system and luminaire breathtaking views under the twinkle of the
Visual Lighting Technologies: Fibre optic systems in Screen
focusing. LED stars.
TheWit lighting systems confirmed energy www.lightswitch.net
Key Metrics:
Hotel 1.1 watts per SqFt
use expectations, using only 1.1 watts per
Restaurants 1.8 watts per SqFt
square foot. The first electric bill after oc-
Electricity bill $4,000 per month (compared to $10,000 typical)
cupancy came in two thirds less than typical
Luminance Levels: 38fc Front Desk, 20fc Lobby Daytime, 30fc
Restrooms, 50fc Conference rooms, 50fc at face in guest
for a hotel its size. The energy savings are bathroom 35fc at counter
Dekor hervorhebt und dabei dennoch auch nach- aubende kundenspeziﬁsch gestaltete Kronleuchter die tante siano presenti oltre 120 diversi tipi di impianti mucha menos energía que típicas ediﬁcaciones de
haltige Technologien integriert sowie entschieden we- große, ausschweifende Eingangshalle und setzt einen per l’illuminazione, solo 20 tipi di lampade vengono ese tamaño.
niger Strom verbraucht als typische Gebäude dieser dramatischen Akzent. utilizzati nell’intero albergo, sempliﬁcandone la ma- El promotor estadounidense originalmente requirió
Größenordnung. nutenzione a lungo termine ed ottenendo pertanto un una ediﬁcación totalmente iluminada con luz LED; por
Der amerikanische Bauunternehmer hat ursprünglich
ITALIANOAbove: the cinema has blahblah blah blah blah
design a costi ridotti. Inoltre, rilevatori di movimento desgracia, el precio de iluminar con LED era prohibi-
ein komplett LED beleuchtetes Gebäude gewünscht,
blahb lahblah blah bl ahbl abbhlab bahl b
distribuiti per tutto
lahh blahb
l’albergo cont

ribuiscono al rispar- tivo. Lightswitch Arquitectural eventualmente escogió
doch leider war der Preis für ein LED Gebäude un- Durante le prime fasi concettuali, il progettista mio energetico attraverso lo spegnimento automatico un plan de diseño al utilizar una mezcla de tecnología
erschwinglich teuer. Lightswitch Architectural hat e l’architetto hanno
abhalbhalbha blhab
collaborato con un designer delle luci superﬂue. LED conjuntamente con luminarias incandescentes,
letztendlich einen Designplan ausgewählt, der eine d’illuminazione. La Lightswitch Architectural si La Lightswitch Architectural ha progettato una varietà ﬂuorescentes compactos y haluros metálicos. A pesar
Mischung aus LED Technologie und kompakten è aggregata al team
Right
e ha
: the cinema has
redatto un progetto p
bl
er
ahblah blah blah blah
di ambienti illuminati che tendono a riﬂettere il livello de que existen 120 tipos diferentes de luminarias,
ﬂuoreszierenden Metallhalogenid und weißglühenden l’illuminazione omablahb lahblah blah bl ahbl abbhlab bahl bggiando l’architettura e sottolin- di soﬁsticazione dlahh blahb esiderato valori zzando l’architettura. solamente veinte de estos se utilizan en todo el hotel,
Beleuchtungen benutzt. Obwohl mehr als 120 unter- eando il fantasioso
abhalbhalbha blhab
decor allo stesso tempo, com- Nell’atrio d’ingresso, i lampadari alati mozzaﬁato e simpliﬁcando así el mantenimiento a largo plazo y
schiedliche Beleuchtungsarten verwendet werden, prendendo nello stesso delle tecnologie sostenibili in personalizzati fanno risaltare l’ampio ed esteso in- logrando un diseño más eﬁciente en cuanto al costo.
werden nur 20 Lampentypen in dem gesamten Hotel grado di consumare minore energia rispetto ai classici gresso attribuendogli un tono drammatico. Adicionalmente, sensores de ocupación, a lo largo del
benutzt. Dies erleichtert langfristig die Instandhaltung ediﬁci di questa portata. hotel, ahorran electricidad, al desactivar el alumbrado
und verschafft ein kostengünstigeres Design. Darüber Il progettista americano aveva in origine richiesto un
ESPAÑOL
innecesario. Lightswitch Architectural diseñó una var-
hinaus sparen Anwesenheitssensoren im gesamten ediﬁcio interamente illuminato al LED, ma sfortuna- iedad de ambientes iluminados, los cuales reﬂejan la
Hotel Strom, indem nicht benötigtes Licht abge- tamente il costo di una siffatta impresa si è rivelato Durante las primeras etapas conceptuales, el promo- soﬁsticación deseada y realzan la arquitectura. Los
schaltet wird. alquanto proibitivo. In deﬁnitiva, la Lightswitch Ar- tor y el arquitecto incluyeron a un diseñador de ilu- sorprendentes candelabros fabricados a la medida,
Lightswitch Architectural hat eine Vielzahl von Be- chitectural ha così optato per un progetto di design minación. Lightswitch Architectural se unió al equipo acentúan lo grandioso de la entrada expansiva al lobby
leuchtungsumgebungen entworfen, welche die er- utilizzando una combinazione di tecnologia al LED y diseñó un plan de iluminación que complementó y le conﬁeren un tono dramático.
wünschte Eleganz widerspiegeln und die Architektur insieme a luci ﬂuorescenti compatte, alogenuri metal- la arquitectura y exaltó la decoración cambiante,
bereichern. In der Lobby verschönert der atember- lici e impianti d’illuminazione incandescenti. Nonos- mientras incorporó tecnología eﬁcaz que consume
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