Lighting in Design August-September 2017

to the venue and enhance its suitability for private functions. Although there was no requirement for control of the lighting, DALI ballasts were installed for future management of the light should that be required at a later stage. The lighting installation is simple and effective. It brings out the detail and colour of the animals on display in the museum and offers visitors the chance to see clearly what they would not neces- sarily see on a game drive. “It is a privilege to spend time at the Timbavati Museum, and to see how much work and passion has been put into the project by Graeme and his team,” Van den Berg concludes.

Helvar LED strips, with a colour temperature of 4000 K and a CRI of 80, are used in all the cabinets. The fittings, designed and locally manufactured by Bergstrom, tilt 180 degrees in order to minimise shadow onto the animal displays and the fittings in the wooden cabinets are bronze anodised so they do not conflict with their surrounds. Because the site is remote and far from day-to-day supplies, the LED drivers are remote. General illumination from the rafters is achieved using 42 W surface mounted spots with decora- tive up/downlighters accenting the main room and lighting up the pillars between the built-in displays. Five chrome chandeliers add a graceful element

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