Lighting in Design August-September 2017

Linear general lighting by a.light.

elegantly dresses the ceilings of the conference rooms and office spaces, and lighting from a.light, integrated with the same linearity, contrasts and energises the whole space. Warm decorative lighting from Luceplan, Anglepoise and Absolux permeates the offices and the common areas, including the kitchen, bar area, lounge, cafeteria, and game room. Design and corporate culture: collaborative spaces The spaces reflect the company’s culture. En- couraging communication between employees, the workspaces are multifunctional and stimulate creativity. Rest areas, collaborative spaces and en- tertainment venues are set up in several locations, allowing for different ways of working. Modular rooms host one-off or recurring events. The open and closed spaces were designed using moveable walls, moveable furniture, and sit-stand workstations, allowing reconfiguration for various open and closed spaces. Every floor includes spaces that support these different modes of being in the office.With employee health a prior- ity for Vigilant, access to natural light was ensured for all workers by using demountable glass parti- tions. Acoustic treatments were carefully applied in open areas to limit the intrusion of noise. Dynamic, ambient and functional lighting The lighting design for the project was complex. With so many dissimilar spaces that support diverse tasks the goal was to create different moods with different lighting schemes, rather than a uniform distribution with the same lighting levels throughout.The design was achieved through careful fixture selection to support the function and concept in each zone and adjustments based on a detailed lighting model. The lighting reads as dynamic and purposeful, with a mixture of decorative fixtures for café and lounge spaces and streamlined ambient and task lighting for offices and laboratories. Lighting was also carefully considered to complement audio- visual requirements in meeting rooms, videoconfer- ence rooms and multi-purpose spaces. LumiGroup was able to offer a variety of modern and special- ised lighting systems, in Vigilant Global’s style.

Linear general lighting by a.light; recessed ceiling, MP lighting.

Decorative lighting Ab- solux – Orsay; recessed ceiling, MP lighting.

All photographs by Alexi Hobbs

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