Lighting in Design Q3 2018

PROJECTTEAM ARCHITECTS/INTERIOR DESIGNERS: dsgn: www.dsgn.co.za and G.A Design: www.thega-group.com LIGHTING DESIGNERS: Bo Steiber Lighting Design: www.bsld.com.sg LIGHTING SUPPLIERS: Illumina: www.illumina.co.za

correct LED and battery technology to meet the needs of the backup lighting specifications provided by the electrical contractor, in the event of a loss of electrical power at the hotel. “Quite a lot of focus was on the colour tem- perature of the lights,” saysWagener. “Softer hues were installed into areas of rest and relaxation while white light was used in areas where food was dis- played, including the breakfast station food displays as well as in the commercial and retail centres. (All lamps and LED drivers had to be compatible with the Helvar dimming system in the living and dining areas.) The Colonade, a triple volume area which runs from the main entrance of the hotel to- wards the outside pavilion next to the beach, looks spectacular. Rich tones and bronze colours were

Illumina Lighting South Africa, the lighting com- pany involved with the project with their head office in CapeTown, worked closely with dsgn Dubai and G.A Design London. “The brief specified warmme- tallic,” says Conrad Wagener of Illumina, “and the designers outlined the ‘look-and-feel’ of the lighting they wanted to achieve. Our position was to explain what was practically possible from a manufacturing time-line and cost perspective”. Illumina manufactured more than 2500 units for the guest rooms for dsgn and a number of the public open spaces, the latter of which were designed by G.A Design. Each space had its own requirements. Lumen output levels were specified by internationally acclaimed Bo Steiber Lighting Design, and Illumina sourced and supplied the

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