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Architectural Illumination Matters: Fast Casual Dining
from Architectural SSL - September 2022
by Buildings & Construction Group
Fast-Casual Emphasizes Ambience
Lighting is a powerful tool in creating atmospheres that keep customers coming back.
By Vilma Barr, contributing writer
The exploding fast-casual segment of the dining market exists as an upgrade from the timefocused, fast-food experience, while stopping short of fabric napkins and fine dining. One quality helping to carve out success in these spaces—unique and appealing interiors, where lighting plays a pivotal role.
“It is really critical that fast-casual restaurants offer a décor that brings in traffic throughout the day,” says Ana Milena Herandez of Masquespacio, designer of Bun Burgers, which she says has a more youthful clientele. The ultimate goal, she says, is to create a brand identity with younger generations, specifically millennials. “We’re in an extremely design-conscious era. Restaurants need to create bold, eye-catching backdrops for customer’s own enjoyment and to mount on social media feeds.”
In a fast casual restaurant, the ambience must accomplish more than just looking good. These restaurants differentiate themselves by creating a real sense of place. This means making the most of the nuances that the footprint of the space may have and drawing attention to the
various nooks and coves that have been designed as spots to enjoy a meal. In terms of the visual environment, with the proliferation of social media and photo-centric sites, like Instagram, the interior has to help the food visually translate online because people are taking pictures of their main courses and posting them onto their feeds before they eat.
Here is a closer look at how some fast-casual spaces are using lighting and illumination to craft a brand identity that meets the needs of a fast, casual diner.
IN A FAST CASUAL
RESTAURANT, THE AMBIENCE
MUST ACCOMPLISH MORE THAN
JUST LOOKING GOOD. THESE
HIGHLIGHTING THE HISTORIC ARCHES, COZY THEME On the walls, the design team chose lighting that would draw diners attention to the curve of the historic arches, rather than spotlighting the tables. The ceiling of upturned flower baskets is further complemented with hanging rattan lamps.
Enjoy Informality at Bistro Bogen
Interior designer Silvia Marzani of noa* (network of architecture) describes the design of Bistro Bogen as “a dialogue between past and present, a strong contemporary character within a centuries-old structure. It combines the past and present at the same time.” Located in Bolzano, Italy, the region’s architectural history can be traced to the medieval era.
Formerly a barrel-vaulted workshop, the 62-ft.long interior continues the theme established by the arches over the cobblestone streets and the entry to the restaurant carved out of the white façade. Marzani and Stefan Rier, noa* founder and lead architect for Bistro Bogen (“bogen” is German for “arch”), imparted an informal mood to the dining area. Suspended over the long central table is an assemblage of upturned baskets of dried flowers, which Marzani says symbolize “transience but at the same time the beauty of life.” Interspersed are fixtures by Light & Living of woven open work natural rattan shades illuminated by a single LED lamp, 40W, 2700K.
Along the side of space are wood-topped dining tables and coordinating wood and molded-frame chairs. On the structural vault supports are a pair of Rotliana wall fixtures, each with a 29W, 2700K LED lamp. Above designated tables is a single slender black shade pendant by Lodes containing a 6.2W, 2700K lamp. Accenting the upward curve of the arches are floor lamps by Muuto, 54-in. tall, with two LED lights at 6W and 2700 K.
INTERIOR LIGHTING
Light & Living Rattan Pendants www.light-living.com or Circle 229. LODES Black Pendant www.lodes.com or Circle 228.
Muuto Floor Lamp www.muuto.com or Circle 227.
Rotliana Wall Fixtures www.rotaliana.it or Circle 226.
Bun Burger Shows Its Colors
In Milan, an Italian hamburger chain, Bun Burger, had to appeal to a clientele that included patrons from the upscale Brera art and retail district and well as college students from the adjacent university. Spanish interior design studio Masquespacio gave the space a visual identity that is both mature and sophisticated and fun and vibrant. Design elements distinct to Bun’s identity are incorporated into this space, including arches, elevated benches, and signature furniture pieces like round stools, tables, seating pads, and light fixtures. Another key component of the Bun Burger brand: color.
Masquespacio’s sixth collaboration for this 1,100-sq.-ft. Bun lifts the traditional fast-food burger joint to a colorful, inviting fast-casual destination that opened in September 2021. For the Brera facility, pink, purple, green and yellow fill the restaurant’s interior in color-blocked patterns. Gold accents were selected to provide the hint of luxury that diners in this area may expect or appreciate. Other hues in the palette create both contrast and continuity in the space.
Christophe Panasse, a co-founder of Masquespacio, led the design team to create the interior architecture and the lighting plan for the space’s arch-framed alcoves and other space dividers that offer diners a diversion from typical open seating in fast-food establishments. “By offering customers several different seating options—in the alcoves or at tables in differentcolored sections—they can dine at the restaurant again and again and have a new experience every time,” explained Panasse. Lighting is used to draw people’s attention to all of the options they have to choose a seat. Glowing white globes are mounted on individual tapered sculptural platforms extending from the spaces between the arches. In other areas, they are supported
by a polished metal standard to provide visual continuity throughout the restaurant’s levels.
A small area of the restaurant was designed to resemble a swimming pool. The half-tiled walls have a distinct natatorium style and the reflective iridescent blue and pink panels on the walls and ceiling create reflections with a wave-like quality. Even the lighting fixtures on the walls resemble the circular windows often found underwater.
The architect for the project was Luca Gobbo of Milan, Italy and Augusto Contract served as the general contractor, collaborating with Masquespacio for the furniture and custom lighting.
A Fast-Casual Food Court
Once the home of the 1.1 million-sq.-ft. Sibley’s, Lindsay and Curr department store in Rochester, N.Y., a massive renovation has turned the c. 1907 building into offices, apartments, labs, retail, and a first floor food court, the Mercantile. The decade-long adaptive reuse project led by Winn Development became known as Sibley Square and is a prominent anchor for Rochester’s ongoing downtown revitalization.
Touted as Rochester’s new urban eatery, the restaurants inside the Mercantile on Main are described as providing a “curated collection of some of the best food and drink this town has to offer.” Vendors offer options for breakfast, lunch, dinner, happy hour, and late-night eats, so, whatever it may be called, it certainly is not a typical food court.
Architects for the project, The Architectural Team, (TAT) based in Chelsea, Mass., took full advantage of The Mercantile’s open plan and 16.6-ft. tall ceiling height to give the vendors their own identifiable areas, rather than simply a counter in front of the food preparation activities as is the multi-vendor format found in most interior food courts. Two local restaurants; Rufus and RoCoCo Coffee Co., adopted a fast-casual approach to the dining operations. Meghann Van Dorn, TAT’s director of interior
THE FAST-CASUAL FOOD COURT IN SIBLEY SQUARE ENABLES RESTAURANTS TO DEVELOP A UNIQUE AND IDENTIFIABLE PRESENCE ON THE FLOOR. XMOLO QUIAM REPED QUIBERA DOLO BERUM HARCIATIBUS, ET EA CUM ES NON PARUM FUGIT EX ET ET HICIDUNTUS AD ELLABOREM NUM NI SAERUM
COLORS AND TEXTURES The black-and-white patterned floor, wood-textured bar wall, and striking blue ceiling provide examples of how the design team at TAT incorporated colors and textures on every plane in this eclectic interior space.
design, observes that casual dining has evolved dramatically in the past several years. “We’re seeing interest in visually rich environments designed to maintain activity throughout the day. In a marketplace like the Mercantile, this translates into a balance of vendor stalls, social spaces, seating options, and services in a layered palette that combines color, textures, and contemporary materials,” Van Dorn points out.
To define the Rufus space, Van Dorn chose a black and white harlequin floor pattern topped by a curved white slat fence. Above is a dropped, deep blue painted ceiling punctuated by flush-mounted circular white fixtures by Flos. The larger measures 12-in. diameter × 10.5-in. high; the smaller is 7.5-in. diameter × 6.3-in. high.
For RoCoCo, the enclosed dining area is outlined overhead by a suspended black frame. Inside is a group of ceiling-hung pendants of opal glass and aged brass by Mitzi Lighting. Around the perimeter of the space are XAL’s 3000K LED black track fixtures.
When fast-casual dining first took hold, experts debated its longevity, but diners have decided fast-casual is here to stay.• MEET ME UNDER THE CLOCK Customers can gather under the historic copper clock suspended in a place of prominence within the food court.
LIGHTING Flos
Mounted circular white fixtures flos.com or Circle 225.
Mitzi Lighting
Opal glass and aged brass mitzi.com or Circle 224.
XAL
Track Lighting www.xal.com or Circle 223.
CASE STUDY | Public + Cultural
Framing Moments of Meaning
Idaho temple follows classic architecture, but also introduces modernity, including in the lighting.
CHALLENGE:
The Pocatello Idaho Temple, perched atop a hill in Idaho’s Pocatello Valley, is a stunning sight that can be seen for miles. The landscape architecture that surrounds the temple honors the significance of this place in the lives of church members.
Two-hundred-feet tall from its base to the tip of its spire, Pocatello Idaho Temple follows the classic architecture of other Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ temples, but it also introduces a streamlined, more modern style. The dramatic setting of the temple overlooking the valley “puts it on a podium,” says FFKR Senior Associate Abram Nielsen, lead landscape architect for the project.
As Nielsen considered the landscape and architecture surrounding the temple, he thought first about the use and meaning of the space and how to turn significant moments into tangible spaces for reflection and for large gatherings. “My task was to design for a full range of purposes and people, from those celebrating joyful times to others dealing with tough times. If a person needs a quiet moment to sit, there are points where you feel like you’re in a private garden. And for moments of celebration, there are spaces to accommodate gatherings of up to 100 people.”
INFLUENCE:
The site is landscaped with flowers, shrubs, mature trees, and large lawn areas, creating a multicolored backdrop to the monochromatic stone temple. “The landscape very much frames views that put the focus on the temple,” says Nielsen. His design considers the full range of purposes and people that come to the temple, from those celebrating joyful times to others dealing with tough times. There are small gardens spaces for moments of reflection, and there are spaces that accommodate gatherings of up to 100 people for moments of celebration. “Every planning decision we made considered how the important moments happening here could be captured in both memories and photographs. We thought about where people gather and how we frame the temple, surroundings, and moment. Everyone is looking for that beautiful family photo in front of the temple.”
SOLUTION:
Plazas on three sides of the building are designed for these moments of contemplation and celebration and introduce horizontal landscape elements in contrast to the vertical form of the temple. Two of the plazas accommodate wedding parties and other large gatherings. These plazas include benches and lighting for guests to sit and take in the scenery and celebrate the occasion. Another narrow plaza tucks benches into small alcoves, offering more private spaces for quiet moments.
Nielsen selected Ashbery area and path lights, Melville benches, and Poe litters for the site. Finding site elements that not only related to each other but also to the temple architecture was important. “It’s nice to design with a cohesive family of furnishings,” says Nielsen. “All site elements have the same aesthetic and finish and come from one manufacturer.” Ashbery’s modern take on a traditional gas lantern fit perfectly with the temple’s hybrid architecture of classic and modern form. Path lights highlight the plantings and guide people around the site. Poe litters and Melville benches, like Ashbery lights, are a modern take on a traditional style. And Nielsen’s placement of the benches offers people perfect vantage points to take in the spectacular views of the valley and sunsets.
ENGLISH CATHEDRAL
SHINES BRIGHTLY ON DEMAND
ELY CATHEDRAL Ely in East Cambridgeshire, England
Challenge: Ely Cathedral began its life as an abbey church built by St. Etheldreda in 763. The current building dates from 1083, and was raised to cathedral status in 1109.
Now, part of the Church of England, Ely Cathedral is committed to being carbon neutral by 2030. To help achieve this, the lighting is currently being upgraded to a more energy-efficient and sustainable system.
“The outdated lighting was no longer fit for purpose, using high levels of energy and therefore costing far too much. The new lighting system gives the Cathedral the ability to control the lighting easily, and embrace its full potential,” said Bruce Kirk, Director of Light Perceptions.
While the cathedral is primarily a place of worship, it is an important heritage attraction, venue for music and events, and occasional location for filming. It was key to ensure that any new lighting concept was capable of showing the architecture to its full potential, while supporting a range of uses, and enhancing daily worship. The work has been split into phases, with phase one focusing on the exterior of the Cathedral’s Octagon Tower.
Solution: As a specialist lighting consultant for historic buildings in the U.K., Light Perceptions’ assignment was to remove existing flood lighting, design flexible, controllable lighting while offering higher levels of energy efficiency, and abiding the Church of England’s regulatory system for Grade I listed buildings.
Light Perceptions selected Pharos Architectural Controls to provide the control of the exterior lighting system. This flexible solution allows lighting levels, colors, and playbacks to gracefully transition between scenes, timelines, effects, and pixel-mapped media. With the previous system, it was only possible to use a single color at a time, and the light source was changed manually, which was time-consuming and expensive.
Equipped with this new level of lighting control technology, the Cathedral can use multiple colors and dynamic lighting to mark special occasions, such as red, white, and blue for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, or draw attention to important dates on the liturgical calendar.
The Very Reverend Mark Bonney, Dean of Ely, added, “The effect of the new lighting on the exterior at Ely Cathedral is superb. Not only are we reducing our energy use, the beauty of the fourteenth-century Octagon Tower is more fully revealed at night.
“It is wonderful that the exterior of the Cathedral can now mark occasions and events through more flexible and controllable lighting. Using the lighting to show support for the people of Ukraine was a poignant moment for us.” •
The new system will reveal more architectural detail while being less visually obtrusive.
Visit www.pharoscontrols.com or Circle 222.
CONTROLS:
A Pharos TPC (Touch Panel Controller) is now used at Ely Cathedral, a 4.3-in. touch screen with a Power-over-Ethernet connection. Pharos EXT has also been used. The fixture manufacturer is Studio Due.
A GUIDING LIGHT
FIT FOR A STAIRCASE
SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING STAIRCASE
Challenge: Many office stairwells are hidden away, solely for function and void of form, and their staid, industrial lighting often reflects that role. That wasn’t the case at the San Francisco Airport Consolidated Administration Campus— Phase 1 where, despite its utilitarian name, light and modernity abound. The central stairway is open and sculptural, providing a visual allure as much as a means for getting from place to place. Its unique vibe required an equally unique lighting approach, one that would emulate the overall aesthetic without sacrificing safety and functionality.
Influence: When you think about an office building for an airport, elegance and art may not be the first things that come to mind. But that is exactly the feeling the interior exudes, inspired in part by the fact that the airport’s accredited SFO Museum has its offices in the building. Lighting designer Janet Nolan, president of JSN+ALD in San Francisco, kept this in mind as she designed lighting throughout the project, focusing on a range of functional needs while respecting or enhancing the desired aesthetic.
“I think SFO as an employer wanted to have state-of-the-art office spaces and conference spaces that would compete with any other office building,” says Nolan. “They care about the quality of the light in the spaces for the people who are working there … We specified lighting and controls that are commensurate with that.”
One area that presented a particular challenge was a three-level stairway. Modern, angular, and airy, the space beckoned for something more than typical sconces or recessed downlights.
“The stair was very unique because it wasn’t your typical interconnecting stair, where the runs and landing were at right angles to each other; it was very much a puzzle,” Nolan recalls, noting that each level goes up, then turns at an angle. “It was really like a piece of sculpture.” Solution: To maintain the space’s sophisticated aesthetic while navigating the stairway’s unique shapes, Nolan used linear lighting on the underside of the stair. She chose the A-Light Accolade D5, a 3.5-in.-wide linear fixture with high-performance direct lighting and HE Tech lens.
Making it seamless, however, wasn’t easy due to the obscure angles and because the fixtures only ship in sizes up to 12 ft. A-Light used 3D modeling and five to six iterations of factory drawings for each floor. Each fixture was cut to precise custom lengths, with joiner hardware and aligner pins at each intersection. The final drawings showed each connection precisely, and each part was labeled for exact end-to-end matching.
“It is a very standard linear light, but it is the way we manufacture it,” explains Monica Sanchez Diaz, manager of regional applications support for the Design Assist Team at A-Light. “We create those corners and those welds to achieve things like you see in this project. There are very few limits to what you can do with it.”
The result looks like one continuous, unbroken light fixture from the ground level to the top. “It enhanced the stairs’ unique shape and illuminated the stairs below,” without having to put in a lot of ceiling fixtures, Nolan says.•
Visit www.alight.com or Circle 221.
THE INSTRUMENTS
TAKE CENTER STAGE AT MUSIC SHOWROOM
SWEETWATER MUSIC SHOWROOM Fort Wayne, Ind.
Challenge: Sweetwater is the largest online retailer of musical instruments and professional audio equipment in the U.S. NELSON Worldwide designers created a new showroom and retail store on the brand’s corporate campus. The lighting program was the responsibility of Amy Laughead-Riese of 37 Volts Light Studio, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The store is organized into 14 specialized spaces allowing consumers to shop within sections featuring the instruments that best suit their needs. At the opening of the facility in June 2021, Chuck Surack, CEO and founder of Sweetwater, said, “We have always been a business dedicated to building community. Our goal is to bridge stronger connections between musicians and offer our customers a new central destination where they can experience exactly what Sweetwater is.”
“Overall lighting was 3500K for both general and accent purposes to complement the wood flooring and neutral palette,” explains LaugheadRiese. “While each room features similar colors, unique light fixtures were used to mimic the product showcased within that section, creating a subtle wayfinding element throughout.” Entrance Lighting The front edge of the entry portal is accentuated with a 1-in. lensed linear LED from the Pinnacle EDGEEV1 series. Beyond, a floating drywall ceiling plane is dissected with black reveals. Accent lighting is provided with Aculux 4-in recessed beveled adjustable downlights. Pinnacle’s Lift 1 × 4 troffer adds a glow at the ceiling plane. At the point-of-sale registers, Lumium’s Hydrogen 2 series, modified with a custom mounting plate, were installed at random lengths to mimic a sound graphic equalizer. “The lighting design is inspired by the musical instruments themselves,” Laughead-Riese describes. Cylinder style trackheads from Acuity’s provide flexible accent lighting so all merchandise pops against the dark display walls. Center Aisle Above, along the perimeter, rooms are dedicated to specific musical instruments. A slim canopy around the perimeter that acts as a sign band incorporates a thin recessed ribbon of light filling in the general lighting pattern, created by Q-tran’s Tape & Channel series. Another ribbon of light mounted atop the canopy grazes the blue walls and creates a glowing halo of light behind the signage.
Metal display shelving attaches at the floor and ceiling with the world’s largest pedal display. The top-cap of the structure conceals LED- Linear’s Mars Nano luminaire. With the black baffle, the light fixture is nearly invisible, yet the top shelf is illuminated as brightly the shelves below with additional Q-tran tape light concealed within the front edge of the shelf lip.
Center of the Showroom Left, Acuity’s Mark Lighting Slot 2 series and Acuity’s Juno R606L series track lights are placed in a random staccato pattern, yielding another layer of interest within the baffled ceiling system used to disguise the open space overhead.
Like Guitar Strings Above, the guitar display is dramatized by Ecosense’s Lumium Oxygen 1 series that floats across the ceiling like illuminated guitar strings, providing general lighting. Acuity’s Slimform downlights punctuate the strings.
Piano Section Right, an abstract keyboard defines the ceiling space, concealing ductwork above. Representing the black keys are linear lights from Acuity’s Mark Lighting Slot 2 series, suspended just below the white baffles as position markers. Drum Room In the drum room, an exaggerated hoop defines the ceiling space. Inside the reveal on the bottom, an LED creates a subtle glow. The balance of the space is illuminated with track lighting from Acuity’s R606L series.
Shape of a Drum A series of floating curved ceiling forms mimic the shape of a drum. Acuity’s Arc series trackheads were reused from the previous store for the accent lighting, suspended from a track hidden between the ceiling panels. A standoff continuous light rail system from Lumium washes instruments affixed to slat wall.
Ecosense Lighting Lumium’s Oxygen 1 series www.ecosenselighting.com or Circle 220.
Acuity Brands Slimform downlights Arc Series trackheads Mark Lighting Slot 2 Juno R606L www.acuitybrands.com or Circle 219.
Pinnacle EDGEEV1 series www.pinnacle-ltg.com or Circle 218.
LED Linear Mars Nano luminaire www.ledlinearusa.com or Circle 217.
Tuning into Human Centric Lighting
Replicating the sun’s changing wavelengths throughout the day, Circadian LED systems help stimulate bodies’ natural rhythms.
Today’s solid state marketplace offers an array of tunable LEDs, enabling harness different colors, and color temperatures, of light from one source. However, there is a significant difference between tunable lighting and circadian LED technology that realistically mimics changing wavelengths of sunlight throughout the day to optimally stimulate the body’s natural release of serotonin in the morning and melatonin at night.
While the technology required to produce a product capable of tuning wavelengths to produce a bright white morning light and evolve into a soft, yellow light toward the day’s end is more complex, health and wellness-oriented lighting manufacturers, lighting designers and progressive building owners are embracing the benefits of human centric lighting (HCL).
In addition to the science proving the boosted productivity, better night’s sleep and enhanced health benefits created by circadian lighting, Craig Casey, building science leader, Lutron Electronics, Coopersburg, Pa., states, “when the lighting is aligned with our mood and/or the task at hand, we feel more comfortable. That sense of wellbeing and comfort is what building owners and developers are looking to invest in. People want to spend time in places that make them feel good—and lighting is a big contributor to cultivating those feelings.”
“In office environments, we have seen boosts in productivity, alertness, mood and nighttime sleep just from changing the lighting in the office to be biologically focused,” adds Robert Soler, vice president of biological research and technology, BIOS Lighting, San Marcos, Calif. “And in elderly care, we have seen reductions in falls and nighttime wandering by switching to circadian lighting.”
Circadian Basics
To enable this advanced level of light tuning, circadian LEDs are built based on a number of key principles. Spectrally optimized LED solutions tune to 490nm, which is the peak sensitivity of Melanopsin—the photo pigment that predominantly drives the human circadian system.
Another key metric is Equivalent Melanopic Lux (EML), which quantifies light effects on the human circadian cycle and assesses the response of the non-visual photo-receptors (ipRGCs) in the human eye. Another metric is the melanopic daylight efficacy ratio (m-DER) which quantifies the biological effect of an artificial light source as compared to 6500K of daylight. These calibrated metrics are also used to evaluate if a building qualifies for WELL Building standard circadian lighting level credits.
“While these are key attributes for HCL, we cannot simply forget about everything else we’ve valued and accomplished in SSL such as
ILLUMINATING ARTWORK
A mural by hometown artist Aaron Darling at Ketra’s headquarters in Austin depicts skylines across the world where Lutron has offices. The colors change visually as the Ketra lighting changes in CCT and intensity.
high efficacy and high quality of light. We should not sacrifice other characteristics to achieve another, thus taking one step forward and two steps back,” cautions Erik Swenson, vice president, Nichia America Corp., Wixom, Mich.
Offering some general guidance in selecting high quality tunable LED products, Soler instructs, “when looking at daytime melanopic ratios (MR), look for 3000K LEDs with an m-DER greater than 0.70, for 3500K look for an m-DER greater than 0.80, and for 4000K, look for an m-DER greater than 0.90.”
At the same time, simply tuning the correlated color temperature (CCT) can be misleading, says Swenson. For each CCT, designers still need to ensure that the light source provides a color rendering index (CRI) greater than 80 and a high R9 value, ideally greater than 90, according to Soler. The R9 value represents how accurately a light source reproduces strong red colors.
Product Innovations
Amongst the different advanced technologies on the market, The Ketra Natural Light product mimics what’s known as the black body locus curve which are the exact color temperatures found in nature.
“This advanced tuning solution gently shifts in color temperature and intensity throughout the day to help people feel more connected to nature when working, living and playing indoors,” explains Casey.
While other products are capable of emitting this uniform light at wide angles for ambient lighting, when it comes to narrow beams for task or accent lighting, there is a risk of color breakup. Resolving this issue, Ketra’s TrueBeam Optics maintain homogenized light, delivering color uniformity across any beam.
Also patterning the black body locus is PERFEKTLight from Prolume. By incorporating a green LED, this supports a highly accurate replication in tuning a large range of less than 2400K to over 6000K.
“Throughout the day, sunlight varies from amber at sunrise to blue in midday and amber at sunset,” explains Zachary Teamer, senior director of marketing, Prolume. “PERFEKTLight’s output is exceptionally close to sunlight throughout the day and can be adapted to any location.“
Another innovation is BIOS’ SkyBlue technology with its ability to pinpoint the 490nm peak sensitivity of the melanopic ratio weighting curve. This then produces a very high melanopic ratio of 4000K (0.92 MR), 3500K (0.83 MR), and 3000K (0.74 MR). In pairing this with a nighttime spectrum as warm as 1800K, BIOS’ bio-dimming technology enables users to transition between the two spectrums using a single non-proprietary dimming interface.
“These light engines are designed specifically to meet the peak sensitivity of the circadian system while balancing color quality and source efficacy. This means users get the highest melanopic ratios, with brilliant color quality, at standard architectural CCTs,” explains Soler. To date, 36 different lighting manufacturers have partnered with BIOS to produce circadian luminaires and fixtures.
Another technology is Nichia’s Dynasolis, which is a tunable LED pairing developed to enhance the regulation of body clock by combining Nichia’s non-visual, energizing Azure color (480nm) and a calming warm white LED, in addition to the visual color tuning element of human centric lighting.
“The Azure LED stimulates the secretion of serotonin and leads to the normalization of the circadian rhythm,” explains Swensen. “During daytime activity hours, the color temperature can be increased to a refreshing, higher CCT, which is more equivalent to natural daylight, improving alertness and maintaining concentration levels. From the late afternoon, the light is gradually changed to a warmer CCT, allowing people to relax, feel more comfortable and sleep more peacefully.”
© WMB Photography
HEALTHCARE LIGHTING
Retrofitting its patient rooms, nurses’ stations and waiting areas with BIOS Illuminated products from Lumenwerx, the Christ Hospital NICU in Cincinnati is providing proper daytime light signals for patients, staff and shift workers.
Moving Forward
In a recent Lutron survey of New York-based lighting designers, 82% had already designed a tunable white project. However, it’s going to take more effort to make circadian and wellness lighting more accessible to building occupants. The continued application of new technologies and research and development are important, but the development of industry standards is key.
“As standards organizations like the Illuminating Engineering Society develop recommended practices for specifiers to design around circadian lighting, it is likely that we will see adoption increase,” projects Casey.
On the R&D side, just as Nichia developed its Dynasolis 2-in-1 color tuning technology out of a single light-emitting surface, Swenson anticipates the development of a similar technology with both color tuning and spectral tuning out of a single LED. “I hope the SSL market enables it to continue to evolve. There is a lot more that can be accomplished to improve the implementation of the technology,” concludes Swenson.•
Responsive Ripple Light
Ali Berkman designed the Ripple acoustic light fixture for Feltouch with many objectives in mind. First, the fixture emits glare-free, dimmable light that turns on or off by the presence or absence of the user. It also dims up or down in response to daylight levels, without intervention. Ripple can also switch between direct and indirect light distribution so that reflections and hot spots on screens can be avoided. Visit www.feltouch.com or Circle 216.
—Ali Berkman, Designer of Ripple
1 Hanging Art
Halo luminaires from Matthew McCormick bring effervescence to light. The bold, ring-light lamps are available in singular, or multi-pendant configurations. Each Halo is hand-finished with a brushedbrass casing and are available in 8-, 12- or 16-in. ring diameters. Halo is hanging art, whether illuminated or at rest. For a limited time in North America, it is available with black anodized and black chrome finish options. Visit www.matthewmccormick.ca or Circle 215.
2 Orbital Acoustic Lighting
Abstracta’s acoustic lighting fixture, Holly, delivers an other-worldly and effortless style. Inspired by holly berry clusters, as well as planets in orbit, Holly seeks to do what other acoustic lights do not: diminish acoustics in a room, while enhancing its aesthetics playing with light and shadow. It is available in a vertical and horizontal orientation and ideal for high-ceiling spaces, as well as bars, restaurants and workspaces. Visit www.abstracta.se or Circle 214.
String of Pearls
Coco embodies the spirit of 1930s Paris, as well as the fashion muse herself, Gabrielle Chanel, or Coco Chanel. Coco from Larose Guyon was designed to replicate Chanel’s infamous pearl necklaces. The lighting fixture is handmade by local artisans and features 10 hand-blown glass globes that can be arranged in multiple configurations. As a final touch, a counterweight and hook moves from one globe—or pearl—to another, to help the fixture fit the space. Visit www.laroseguyon.com or Circle 213.
—Audree L. Larose, Co-founder of Larose Guyon
3 Cozy Curves
The playful, warm and cozy curves of BuzziChip small, medium or large soften the edges of any interior space. Crafted from a “voluminous honeycomb body,” the BuzziChip’s plush exterior absorbs excessive sounds, without overpowering the existing decor in residential, hospitality or corporate sectors. Buzzi Space prides itself on quality design and craftsmanship and guarantees impeccable stitch detailing in the BuzziChip body. Visit www.buzzi.space or Circle 212.
4 ‘Shared Language’ Suspended Light
The Koinè suspension lamp’s versatile design is an ode to the translation of the Greek word, which means “shared language.” The Koinè family of pendant lights by Luceplan are elegant, pure and colorful. The light source has a mineral lens, which distributes light in a distinct and broad cone with clearly-defined edges. The collection is available in matte black, white, red, and blue and in three different models. Design by the Mandalaki Studio. Visit www.luceplan.com or Circle 211.
Seamless Ceiling Light
TrueZero 360 is part of USAI’s 5-part patented optical system—Quiet Comfort Optics. This product family boasts 2,000 glare-free lumens while providing comfort from “every viewing angle in a space.” The recessed lighting aesthetic balances performance with comfort and virtually eliminates backlight. It was designed for the “ultimate quiet ceiling experience.” Its trimless design aligns with the ceiling on a singular plane, while its regressed option creates a separation of light that sits 3/8-in. deeper. Visit www.usailighting.com or Circle 210.
A series of TrueZero 360 Wall Wash fixtures evenly illuminate the detailed texture on the left wall. Adjustables precisely light art work behind the reception desk. Downlights provide general illumination.
5 Light & Volcanic Rock
Handcrafted in Mexico with volcanic rock and powder coated aluminum, Meta Parallel by David Pompa is a symbol of balance and tension. The enclosed volcanic stones are intended to be more than the sum of their parts, creating a unique piece that is both a pendant lamp and conversationstarting sculpture. Visit www.davidpompa.com or Circle 209.
6 A Canopy of Coco Shells
Larkspur by Palecek is a powerfully neutral starburst chandelier. Hand-cut, oval-shaped coco shells create the warm and stunning canopy, which is available in cream and off-white finishes. The starburst chandelier is suitable for a variety of spaces. Its features are fully adjustable to support hanging. Visit www.palecek.com or Circle 208.
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Lighting Time, Fashionably
“About Time: Fashion and Duration” is all about drama.
“The whole concept of the fashion timeline and the way the story was told with lighting was a perfect match” explained a juror for the 2022 AL awards citation to Tillotson Design Associates for the lighting of “About Time: Fashion and Duration,” the dynamic exhibit presented by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Tillotson Design Associates, recognized for creatively illuminating large-scale workplace lighting projects such as Comcast Innovation and Technology Center, Bloomberg European Headquarters, and The Roy and Diana Vagelos Education Center turned a different set of its creative sights to the 9,800-sq.-ft. exhibit at The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibition “About Time: Fashion and Duration” ran for over three months on view through early 2021, commemorating the last 150 years of fashion.
For “About Time,” Suzan Tillotson and her team used fixtures from Q-Tran, Ecosense, and Flos as their illuminated paint-like brushes. They worked with stage and exhibit designer Es Devlin as lighting artists to interpret the beauty of vintage and contemporary apparel displayed on mannequins and forms by adding dimension to the silhouettes, fabrics, and accessories shown in two galleries.
A swinging pendulum in the center of the first gallery space was inconspicuously illuminated from above with small framing projectors, keeping time with the ticking audio in the background as part of the “time” theme. Discreet surfacemounted accent lights highlighted each exhibition piece from above. In the second gallery, a lowprofile recessed track system with shielded point sources allowed viewers to feel the presence of the infinite reflections surrounding them.•
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Designed to resemble enormous clock faces, two adjacent galleries display the history of fashion with both a linear and disruptor narrative.
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