PROJECT / SAFFIRE RESORT, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA TASMANIAN ANGEL
Australian lighting designers Point of View have helped to create a tranquil space through a carefully balanced lighting scheme where light and shadow is given equal billing
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Light is incorporated into the architecture to ensure that the buildings and surrounding areas are coherent and tranquil. The scheme is carefully balanced with light and shade used in equal proportion to provide inviting and private spaces
Designed by award-winning Tasmanian architects Morris Nunn and Associates, Saffire is conceptually organic, reflecting the surrounding environment evoking a connection to the sea, through references to waves, sea creatures, sand dunes and a flowing, organic form. Saffire is built on the site of an old caravan Park on the fringe of National Park in Tasmania. It was the architect’s intention that the purity of the environment be reflected in a fresh, modern and pure design style. The interior design was inspired by the natural environ- ment, a pristine coastal landscape - ‘coastal freedom’.
Australian practice PointOfView was em- ployed at an early stage to carry out the lighting design. It was important that the lighting assimilated with the architecture so that the buildings and surrounding spaces are coherent and tranquil. Great emphasis was placed on integration – building the light into the architecture and ID elements. Light is carefully balanced and judiciously applied; light and shade are tuned to make inviting and private places.
Of paramount importance was the need to preserve the purity of the environment at night so that the resort has minimal impact on the landscape after dark. Minimisation and containment of light were core consid- erations in the design. For this reason inte- rior lighting was carefully considered from an exterior perspective, and was strictly managed to limit stray light, and exterior and landscape illumination was kept at low level to protect natural ambient qualities and avoid distracting spill light. Low energy use was central to the light- ing design. Sources (LED, fluorescent, IRC halogen) are blended to provide memorable spaces with low consumption. Presence detectors are employed to limit waste en- ergy. Elsewhere pre-set lighting scenes are automated to ensure that the resort always harmonises with ambient conditions. Upon arriving at the Saffire resort, one is greeted by a 50m walkway statement. A key architectural feature is the fluid roof/ceil- ing form that draws the visitor towards the main building reception. This ceiling is devoid of any penetration for lighting.
The arrival walkway is flanked by columns guiding the visitor towards the reception. In the evening, attention is immediately drawn to this entrance by the illumination of the columns through dichroic filters. Warm white LED is also concealed in details along the entrance boardwalk providing washes of light, and highlighting the colour and materials used in the space. At the end of the entry walk is the re- ception and waiting lounge where large decorative floor lamps are assigned to each individual table and chair arrangement. Light levels are modest to create an exclu- sive and intimate sensation. Much of the general lighting is integrated into joinery and building details. Warm white LED strips are concealed within joinery units and the ceiling is gently washed from a wall cove detail using high output cold cathode. At the lift custom designed wall lights pro- vide up/down illumination whilst concealing the source. A feature staircase that leads down to lower levels is lit via small fixtures integrated into the niches of the joinery wall on one side
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