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MUSEUM LIGHTING / RIVERSIDE MUSEUM, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND
Photography: © Hufton + Crow
Above The folded profile of the south facade, its window offering a view of the exhibits inside. Lighting columns illuminate the walkway along the length of the building.
Below A diagram of Inverse Lighting’s solution for the exhibition hall ceiling.
Bottom Spotlights are installed along the gutters between the roof folds.
Outside the north entrance, Event Square is served by both cool and warm white floodlights mounted on a single 16-me- tre column. This allows the lighting to be adapted depending on the occasion. Illumination of the glazed north and south facades was kept low, allowing the internal lighting to shine through, and vertical light- ing elements were kept to a minimum to ensure a clear view of the building. The Glenlee forms an essential part of the building’s nighttime identity - in particular as part of the view from the BBC’s new Scottish HQ across the river. Spot projec- tors were placed in purpose-made wooden crates located on the decks to illuminate the rigging and cross-masts and narrow beam spots positioned on the crows nest platforms highlight the masts. The hull is illuminated by linear LEDs fixed below the handrail. Projectors were fitted to the South Quay wall with hinged brackets to indirectly light the port side of the ships hull, creating a water ripple effect.
EXHIBITON LIGHTING Exhibition designers Event Communications turned to DHA Design to create a lighting system, predominantly ground mounted, that would provide suitable highlights and contrast to the exhibits and collections.
Blending the colour temperatures of the various light-sources used with the daylight entering from the glazed facades was a key challenge. DHA chose 4000K fluorescents and 3000K LED and metal halide sources, to work with the 4500K cold cathodes in the ceiling (as agreed with Inverse Light- ing). The resulting balance in both terms of colour and light levels works well, render- ing the natural colours of the objects and allowing the changing play of light through the building to be enjoyed as the day pro- gresses. Event created a modular display system that can be formatted to suit each exhibit - either wrapping around larger pieces, or creating a supporting plinth for smaller items. For the larger (locomotive sized) vehicles on display, a low profile, ground mounted, backlit glass barrier has been used to form a perimeter around the piece. DHA used Osram (lumiluxe delux 840) T5 tubes with dimmable ballasts in linkable fittings made by Encapsulite. These stretches of backlit glass provide an appealing sheen on the reflective paint finishes of the vehicles. The smaller pieces are usually accompanied by a description relating to specific element of the display. Here, spots are used to pick out the pertinent elements – piston or en- gine part – to emphasise this narrative.
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