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ARCHITECTURAL ILLUMINATION MATTERS With the convenience and unparalleled product selection available to online shoppers, companies are rethinking their approach to retail, seeking ways they can entice customers to visit their physical stores. [ PAGE 14 ]

SSL BUZZ Stage is set for Egiku Japanese Dance, through lighted lattice that drew inspiration from the lotus flower shrouded in a light mist.

WHITE PAGES A recent podcast reveals lighting predictions for 2022, as proclaimed by some of the most notable leaders in the lighting industry.

SSL OBSERVED Through the embodiment of a whale sculpture at an annual Montreal exhibit, the artist conveys the future of our planet, and all existing life.

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26 Project Profiles: Just what the doctor ordered.

Stony Brook Children's Hospital is an Rx in delight and healing.

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The stage for Egiku Japanese Dance is set through lighted lattice that mimics a lotus.

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Explore lighting’s role in the new reality of retail.

By Jeanie Fitzgerald Pitts

28 Project Profiles: An iconic Montreal bridge features a design that keeps light pollution and glare at bay.

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30 Project Profiles: Office/beverage distribution center relies on innovative lighting solution for its high, open industrial ceilings.

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A whale sculpture in Montreal's annual interactive art installation intends to spark conversation about the planet.

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"The sun will rise and set every day, lighting designers will continue to prove their value, sometimes noticeably, sometimes in a vacuum.”

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Recycled glass bottles create aa unique effect on the facade of the new flagship Bulgari store in Shanghai.

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14 Designer Insights: Archit Jain, Oculus Light Studio

32 Advances As we discuss lighting predictions for the upcoming year, the future of lighting through continued innovation is right here.

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Lighting designer Archit Jain makes interiors and products communicate online and in-store.

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20 Architectural Illumination Matters: Retail With the flurry of online shopping, companies are rethinking ways to entice customers to visit their physical stores.

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Explore Lighting’s Role in the New Reality of Retail The fate of retail stores has been a hot topic for years. Would they fold as the popularity of online purchasing continued to swell? Or would they evolve to satisfy new customer needs?

Their tenuous prospects for survival seemed to have worsened with the recent COVID pandemic, but as shoppers reemerge from their homes, companies are taking a harder look at the in-

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Vilma Barr Barbara Horwitz-Bennett Ellen Lampert-Greaux Mindi Zissman

person shopping experience and how they can revive it. The goals of the lighting system are an important consideration in this transformation.

In the past, department stores were most

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important for the merchandise to look good, but ing room or in a general area—anywhere where someone might want to take a selfie and post it

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Physical stores also offer brands an opporcustomers—delivering a fully formed experience that is both functional and fun. Lighting is a key

Grove, Nike ABC-Mart Grand Stage in Tokyo, and

ingredient in any interior space that can accom-

the AT&T Store of the Future in San Francisco,

plish these feats.

to name a few. Jain shares his insights into what

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tunity to interact on a different level with their

clients need these spaces to accomplish and a

lighting’s role in the new reality of retail as we

few best practices his team applies when design-

profile the body positive ThirdLove lingerie

ing a retail space.

store (pg. 25), the store-within-a-store concept

This issue also includes some fantastic,

recently launched by Ulta Beauty and Target

award-winning products advancing the form and

(pg. 24), and the By Experimental Store (pg. 22)

functionality of lighting design and an impres-

geared toward grabbing the attention of the

sive collection of projects that showcase ways

Gen Z audience.

that designers are using light to create whimsy

As for specifics on how today’s goals in retail

in a children’s hospital, develop the environmen-

can be achieved, take a look at our new feature—

tally conscious visual identity of an iconic bridge,

Designer Insights (pg. 15). We delve deeper into

and repurpose used champagne bottles into an

the retail discussion with retail lighting expert

extravagant and eco-friendly façade element.

Archit Jain, principal and partner, Oculus Light

Happy Reading!•

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ILLUMINATION OF “FRAGRANCE WITH LOTUS FLOWERS” WINS AMP BEST OF BEST A space that seems to be enveloped in a rising mist is the stage for Egiku Japanese Dance.

Behind the dancers are more than 1,000 thin wooden pieces, attached to a delicate lattice, assembled with metal rods that are suspended from the ceiling. When lighting hits the pieces, a hazy, misty existence is created by these countless “lines.” The line, notes show conceptualizer Kazunobu Nakamura, of Nakamura Kazunobu Design-Works, has a Japanese beauty, “as if it softly absorbs light, rather than strongly repelling it.”

The designer took inspiration from the lotus.

ABOVE: A delicate lattice constructed from metal rods reflects light and creates a hazy, misty existence that references the fragrance of the lotus flowers.

In Japan, he explains, the lotus is sacred—something often found in gardens and ponds. “The flowers are usually shrouded in a light mist in the early morning. So, fog becomes a way to visualize the fragrance of the flowers, says Nakamura. Fog represents profundity—a mist formed by delicate water particles that catch the light. “I tried to design a new space by objects that have such a vague appearance,” he explains. The concept earned him an Architectural MasterPrize.

By designing the sparseness of how the lines come together, he notes a gradation with shades of transparency is drawn, spreading across the space. “The delicate artwork touches the light and depicts the vague figure of light, revealing the existence of the air that fills the space.”

Nakamura conceived the lighting design with Masao Igarashi of Theaterbrain. The spatial points were calculated and placed, one by one, using 3D modeling design technology to create a fog-like gradation of light. “It follows the way

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gardeners, who maintain the beauty of Japanese gardens, adjust the density of branches and leaves by pruning trees, creating gradations of sparseness, and denseness to design transparency and depth. The installation is also sustainable ABOVE: The placement of the rods was not purely artistic. The spatial points were calculated and placed, one by one, using 3D modeling design technology to create a fog-like gradation of light.

in that it can be developed in a variety of ways to suit different spaces by changing the number of lines and the arrangement of the lines.•

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GOVERNMENT: LIGHTING FOR BROADCAST

Satisfying HDTV Standards The subterranean Committee Rooms of the Cana-

to high-definition camera standards. Glowing,

dian Parliament’s West Block in Ottawa, Canada,

star-shaped ceiling panels, luminous coffers,

achieve an incredible feat—making an under-

and perimeter wall wash illumination, provide

ground space not only highly functional, but

ambient light; while recessed, adjustable down-

enjoyable to occupy. A 2021 IALD Award of Excel-

lights create horizontal and vertical lux levels to

lence winner, its lighting design, by the Office for

separate subjects from their background, all in

Visual Interaction (OVI), befits a formal govern-

a flattering 4000K color temperature. Photo-

ment space and more than meets high-definition

metric calculations and aiming angle studies

broadcast television lighting specifications.

paired with internal and onsite mockups were

With unforgivingly low 9-ft. to 12-ft. ceilings,

necessary to fulfill the lighting requirements

the challenge was met by the creation of custom

and to perfect the proportions of the star-shaped

ceilings that also house MEP, security and

panels and illuminated coffer ceilings.•

ABOVE: The lighting in the Committee rooms blends a star-shaped ambient fixture designed to resemble an abstract version of the acorn leaf, the national symbol of Canada, and directional spotlights that can be individually aimed to provide the necessary levels of vertical illumination.

acoustic elements. Because meetings there are broadcast, each seating position had to be lit

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STUDIES: Photometric calculations, angle studies and onsite mockups were necessary to perfect the star-shaped panels and illuminated coffer ceilings.

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CONTINUING EDUCATION: WELL V2 CIRCADIAN LIGHTING

New CEU Explains WELL v2 Circadian Lighting Credits For a great primer on understanding the circa-

the circadian lighting threshold. In addition,

so that design teams can incorporate these

dian lighting design feature in version 2 of the

the exposure thresholds that a design needed

considerations into their spaces with confidence.

WELL Building standard, check out The Lighting

to achieve were high.

To learn more about achieving the Circadian

Exchange’s AIA-accredited course “Discussing Cir-

WELL v2 has made it a little more feasible

cadian Lighting and the WELL Building Standard

with lowered thresholds and courses, like this

Lighting Design Feature L03 in WELL v2, visit The Continuing Architect website.•

with Marty Brennan” on The Continuing Architect.

one, are helping to demystify the requirements

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Marty Brennan is an associate principal and sustainability specialist with ZGF Architects and an advisor for the WELL Building Standard’s light concept. During this 20-minute nano-course (0.5 HSW LU), Brennan breaks down the different

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requirements and shares some best practices for

the WELL Building Standard version 2.0.

WHEN DESIGNING FOR CIRCADIAN LIGHTING, TAKE INTO ACCOUNT DAYLIGHT FROM WINDOWS, OVERHEAD LIGHTING, COMPUTER MONITORS, TASK LIGHTING AND REFLECTED LIGHT. The purpose of this lighting feature is to provide building occupants with an appropriate exposure to the type of light that can help a person maintain their circadian health and align their circadian rhythm with the day-night cycle.

Support of the circadian system has been shown to have tremendous health benefits, which helps to explain why so many architects and lighting designers and even building owners are interested in incorporating circadian-friendly elements into the built environment, but just because it’s popular, doesn’t mean it’s easy.

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Historically, this circadian lighting feature has been notoriously difficult to achieve and there are probably a few different reasons for this. First, the discussion of circadian lighting includes new metrics and vernacular that are not widely known in the lighting and design community. For example, the metric used to assess circadian lighting levels in a space is equivalent melanopic lux (EML).

There is also a general confusion around the relationship between the spectral power distribution (SPD) of a light source and circadian lighting, and which light sources can be used to reach

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DALI ALLIANCE: 2021 AWARD WINNERS

2021 DALI Lighting Award Winners The DALI Alliance (Digital Illumination Interface Alliance or DiiA), the global industry organization for DALI lighting control, has named the winners of its 2021 DALI Lighting Awards. Recognizing the best use of DALI lighting control across the globe, the standard of entries within each of the eight categories was exceptionally high. Here are the commercial/institutional winners. 

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Retail & Hospitality

Healthcare & Education

Entertainment & Architectural

In this category the winner was Inverse Light-

Zencontrol won with its work at the University

The award went to Delmatic for its contribu-

ing Design for its contribution to The Londoner

of Warwick’s new Faculty of Arts in the UK.

tion to Expo 2020 Dubai. The company’s future-

boutique hotel in the heart of London’s theater

Catching the eye of judges, the facility was

proofed systems provide sustainable scene-set-

district. The scheme nods to theatrical lighting,

designed to achieve BREEAM Excellent stan-

ting control, monitoring and smart data sharing

and focuses on various artworks in the hotel.

dards, and maintain high levels of user wellbe-

throughout the show floor, notable in the Sustain-

More than 17,000 DALI luminaires provide light-

ing. The facility uses a range of feature light-

ability & Mobility Pavilions. Comprising some

ing for all areas of the hotel, which has eight

ing elements, alongside both functional and

51,000 DALI assets, the system provided a versa-

floors below ground.

wayfinding solutions based on DALI-2. The data

tility of lighting layouts, scenes and adaptability

obtained, which includes emergency lighting

to meet the requirements of future tenants.

testing and monitoring, was seen as a key factor in minimizing the university’s carbon footprint.

Infrastructure The company was also the winner for its Doha Metro project on behalf of the Qatar Railway.

Here, the DALI systems provide energy-efficient scene-setting control and device health monitoring across the train line’s network of 37 stations.

The systems oversee 134,000 DALI assets, contributing to an architectural lighting scheme that reflects Qatar’s heritage.

Commercial/Professional Helvar took honors for its work on The Spine, the new headquarters for the Royal College of Physicians in Liverpool, England. Here, a fully addressable DALI system ensures optimal user experience and excellent light quality, including

WARWICK’S FACULTY OF ARTS IN THE UK WAS DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE BREEAM EXCELLENT STANDARDS AND MAINTAIN HIGH LEVELS OF USER WELLBEING. DALI-2 ADDS ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONALITY, SOLVES EXISTING ISSUES AND MAINTAINS BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY.

defined light levels for the biophilia aspect of the project. The building, according to the association’s international judging panel, seamlessly combines artificial and natural lighting.

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PUBLIC & CULTURAL: AREA LIGHTING

Modern Interpretation The design of the Kung-

the inner cylinder is illuminated by an uplight

strädgården in Stockholm,

module with a warm light source and is switched

Sweden, by Light Bureau,

on during the early evening, giving the lanterns

represents a break from

a visual presence during the last moments of

the past when it comes

daylight. The primary light source, providing

to illuminating iconic and

general lighting to the pathways as well as the

historical areas. Taking

tree canopies, slowly brightens over the follow-

home a 2021 IALD Award

ing 30 minutes. This gradual lighting intertwines

of Excellence, its design

the electric and natural light with the Nordic characteristics of a soft bridge from light to dark.

one of the oldest remaining public parks in the

By using efficient LED light sources, the total

Swedish capital. The former lighting consisted of

number of light fittings were reduced, resulting

round-emitting diffuse globes mounted on poles

in a 50% reduction in overall energy consump-

along the park’s alleys of cherry trees, and used

tion. Designers worked closely with the client

unshielded metal halide luminaires, creating

from concept to commissioning. The finalized

glare and causing light pollution.

project is a timeless interpretation of heritage

The new lanterns are a contemporary inter-

lighting in a prestigious environment.•

pretation of a historic park luminaire. Made up of two concentric cylinders in copper finish,

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highlights the cultural and historical value of

LED Systems Subtle lighting.

Profound impact.

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“MODERN AND ELEGANT, THESE LIGHTS FIT IN PERFECTLY WITH THE LANDSCAPING OF THE ESPLANADE.”

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— JÜRGEN MUTH, MANAGING DIRECTOR, ALLIANZ ARENA

STADIUM: PARKING

Lighting That’s Up, Up and Away With literal light shows running across their

provides improved safety thanks to a brighter,

façades, stadiums, around the world, are chang-

and more even illumination of the esplanade.

ing the way buildings are illuminated. That said,

Sounds great—right? Well, the balloon shape

such bold lighting is not limited to the building

was certainly easier to ideate than implement.

itself, and in fact, is stretching to the parking lot.

The “balloon” is made of solid plastic to deliver

Take Munich, Germany’s Allianz Arena—the sta-

high transmittance and great diffusivity. However,

dium’s LED-illuminated façade is complemented

in order to mount the 20-ft. tall diffusers, the “bal-

by very unusual area lighting. Resembling an

loons” had to be slid over its associated pole the

oversized balloon, the design transcends the aes-

length of the balloon itself. This meant LEDs and

thetic to also serve as an orientation system that

control electronics had to be installed directly on the pole, and their intensity considered to match the varied shape of the balloon.

For example, in the thinner areas of the balloon, closer to the pole, the density of the individual LEDs installed was the highest in order to achieve maximum evenness; at the same time, the greatest luminous flux was required in the middle of the balloon. Furthermore, the space between LEDs, and the dimming level of the light points, had to be calculated and laid out individually for each mounting. This proved that a helix of LED strips would be required.• 

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RETAIL: BULGARI

Jade Jewel in Shanghai When one of the most luxurious jewelry brands

façade its jade look,” said project architect Jacob

on the planet, Bulgari, chose to open a new

van Rijs, founding partner of MVRDV.

3,000-sq.-ft. store in Shanghai, one of the most

The layered panels form an Art-Deco-inspired

fashion-conscious cities in the world, people

pattern enhanced with gold-colored brass trim.

expected a stunning retail result. What they may

The LED backlight, provided by LUCE5, was spe-

not have foreseen, was how eco-conscious the

cially engineered to minimize the façade’s energy

store’s exterior would be as well.

footprint, while creating a stunning glow that

Designed by MVRDV, the store’s façade

highlights the unique textural quality of the glass.

became a statement piece, taking on a jewel-like

“The project demonstrates the potential

quality that resembles Jade, one of China’s most

of recycled materials, even in luxury context,

precious stones. Although the material appears

with integrated energy-efficient LED lighting,

to have great value, it is, in fact, trash, or it

that advances MVRDV and Bulgari’s goal of

would have been. The green panels are made

store designs that are built using 100% circular

from compressed recycled sintered green glass,

economy materials,” said van Rijs. “Here is an

a unique material effect that creates a translu-

example, that given the right treatment and

cent finish.

detailing, leftover champagne and beer bottles,

“The glass is completely recycled, produced at the Magna factory in Teutschenthal, Germany,

which would otherwise be thrown away, become a glowing jewel for the city.”•

which specializes in glass treatment and developed the chemical process that gives the Bulgari

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DESIGNER INSIGHTS

LIGHTING TWO-DIMENSIONAL AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL STORES Lighting designer Archit Jain makes interiors and products communicate online and in-store.

By Vilma Barr, contributing editor

“E-commerce is booming, but physical stores remain

fabric ceilings and wall surfaces which provide that kind

important. Forward-thinking companies have been using

of light,” said Jain. “Coupled with picturesque backgrounds

their stores to educate consumers, reinforce their brands’

that are illuminated with ambient light or accent light, the

positioning and support e-commerce sales,” said Archit

in-store moments are shared on social media, increasing

Jain, principal and partner of Oculus Light Studio. Creat-

hype and online discussions.”

ing interior environments that are social media-ready and

The lighting in dressing rooms is also critical in creating

flattering are two cornerstones to achieving success in this

a comfortable and positive in-person shopping experience.

dual in-person/online retail strategy—and both require

“The lighting in any fitting room needs to be soft and mini-

special consideration where the lighting is concerned.

mize any harsh shadows,” Jain said. “Verticals on either

Jain is exceptionally well-versed in what retailers want.

marquee lights) work the best. Fully illuminated globe-like

completed several impressive retail projects including the

luminaires, located close the mirror also provide soft light.”

AT&T Store of the Future, and flagship locations for both

Downlights, as the only source, are not recommended.

les, respectively.

Retail clients are putting high priority on the “Instagram-

Retailers understand the longer a customer remains in a store, the longer they continue to shop and add to their purchases. Including restaurants and cafes have long been

mable Moment.” This phenomenon connects consumers’

a tradition in department and specialty retail stores. “The

digital and physical worlds and enables retailers a greater

F&B (food and beverage) spaces are hospitality spaces and

reach than their carefully honed marketing plans could

depending on the character of the space may be designed

imagine. According to a VidMob study, The State of Social

as fine dining or fast-food locations,” Jain points out. “The

Video, “25% of Gen Z and millennials actively seek videos of

lighting design is complementary to the function of the

products and services they may buy.”

space. If the locations are multi-functional, they may have

But creating an Instagram-worthy moment is no small

flexible lighting systems, for instance, color changing or

task. It requires both a beautiful setting that will translate

moving lights for events and fixed or adjustable architec-

when snapped and an event that inspires the customer to

tural lighting for everyday use,” he added.

capture it in the first place. Lighting can certainly help set the mood.

“In all cases, the lighting has to be soft and flattering

Here is a quick look at the way that Jain and his team brought lighting into some of retail’s greatest brickand-mortar stores.

for selfies that the guests are taking in the store environment. In some instances, we have recommended backlit

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PRINCIPAL AND PARTNER, OCULUS LIGHT STUDIO

side of the mirror (think of versions of green room mirror

His award-winning architectural lighting design firm has

Nike and Athletic Propulsion Labs in Tokyo and Los Ange-

ARCHIT JAIN

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DESIGNER INSIGHTS

DESIGNING A RETAIL SPACE Archit Jain, principal and partner of Oculus Light Studio, shares key rules his firm follows when designing a retail space:

“LIGHT THE MERCHANDISE, WHETHER ON AN OPEN DISPLAY CASE OR COUNTER, IN RECESSED WALL RACKS OR IN CLOSED CASES. MANY DISPLAY CASES NOW COME WITH BUILT-IN LIGHTING, SO THIS HAS TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.”

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into the wall are outlined with light to create a visual rhythm with the products. Overall illumination is provided by diffused backlit surfaces and concealed integral niche lighting without the use of spotlights.

© Jake Janisse@APL

For APL’s retail flagship store at The Grove, Bernard Dubois Architects created an interior where examples of the footwear line were displayed as if they were in an art gallery. Square display enclosures recessed

“IN VALUE STORES, ONLY AMBIENT LIGHT IS NEEDED. FOR LUXURY STORES, ACCENT LIGHTING CAN BE ADDED.”

FINISH LINE

Location: Chicago

© Mo Daoud Photography

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The lighting design for the prototype Finish Line store in Chicago was inspired by racing lanes.

Oculus interpreted the outlined spaces directing competitive athletes to their goal at race’s end with narrow LED pendants in contrast to the dark-painted ceiling. Floor and wall displays are illuminated by track heads fitted with LEDs. Architects were CallisonRTKL.

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NIKE ABC-MART GRAND STAGE Location: Tokyo

© Masayuki Saito

The glowing transparent grid glass façade of Nike’s Tokyo flagship is a major street presence.

CallisonRTKL and Oculus worked to dramatize the store to appeal to young, style-driven customers, showing a variety of athleticspecialty brands and innovative products. Assuming architectural importance is a ceiling-hung spray of extended, whiteenclosed strip LEDs that fan out over the main ground-level sales space. Track lights call attention to the multi-shelf built-in display cases presenting footwear and rod-hung apparel.

KEY RULES OCULUS LIGHT STUDIO FOLLOWS WHEN DESIGNING A RETAIL SPACE:

“LIGHT THE PERIMETER WALLS TO ESTABLISH VERTICAL ILLUMINATION, SO THE CONSUMER FEELS A FRAME FOR THE SPACE AND IS COMFORTABLE IN EXPLORING THE DISPLAYS.”

EREWHON MARKET Location: Los Angeles

Linear and accent fixtures combine with overhead daylighting for the snack bar and products displayed in the deli section of this contemporary food store.

Architects were Retail Design Collaborative; Montalba Architects were design architects.

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KEY RULES OCULUS LIGHT STUDIO FOLLOWS WHEN DESIGNING A RETAIL SPACE:

“ALLOW FOR FLEXIBILITY. WE SPEND A LARGE CHUNK OF TIME ADJUSTING LUMINAIRES ONCE THEY ARE INSTALLED. WE ALSO CHECK THE CONTROL SETTINGS, DIMMER LEVELS AND NIGHT LIGHT LEVELS.”

D Continued from page 17 SAKS FIFTH AVENUE Location: Houston, Texas

© Mo Daoud Photography

The exterior of the Houston branch of Saks Fifth Avenue at nighttime becomes an illuminated sculptural surface.

Programmable LEDs in a staggered design are supported by a custom metal screen attached to the façade.

AT&T STORE OF THE FUTURE

Location: San Francisco In Union Square, the AT&T Store of the Future is located in a building of the past. Constructed in 1921, the building was restored

by CallisonRTKL architects, with lighting by Oculus, to create flexible display locations. A custom chandelier based on AT&T’s logo is the focal feature in the doublestory atrium.

Existing HID downlights were replaced with 3000K, 4,000 lm.

LED versions, located in fill-in panels, illuminating the area below to 50fc. Under the mezzanine, 3500K 80+CRI linear recessed LED fixtures provide ambient light, while 2700K 90+CRI multi-head LED accents draw attention to tech products and accessories and bring out the warm exposed wood surfaces.

Decorative pendants are illuminated by 85+ CRI LEDs. © Chris Eden

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With the convenience and unparalleled product selection available to online shoppers, companies are rethinking their approach to retail, seeking ways they can entice customers to visit their physical stores.

By Vilma Barr, contributing editor

This repurposing is causing a shift in retail store design and the way lighting is used in these spaces is changing. The approach once well-executed by major department stores—where merchandising displays drove buying decisions—is being replaced by retailing that reflects consumer lifestyles, interaction, a feeling of community and visually stimulating environments.

The three stores featured here each demonstrate this shift to solution-based lighting. ThirdLove, a Direct-to-Consumer disruptor in the lingerie industry, has adapted a salon image for their pop-up shop and sought to use lighting that would flatter customers in the fitting rooms. In Shanghai, the By Experimental Store was specifically designed to appeal to the sensibilities of Gen Z. In Target stores around the country, illuminated elements are being used to define a special Ulta Beauty shop-in-shop area designed to elevate the beauty buying experience.

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BY EXPERIMENTAL STORE, SHANGHAI, CHINA A lesson in melding retail and art, the experiential space—part retail, part art gallery—can display menswear one day, and then change it out completely to exhibit pop art, such as collectible Be@rbrick figurines, seen here, the very next day.

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By Experimental Store

© Min Chen Xuan, courtesy Spacemen

Soho Fusing Plaza, Shanghai, China

Illumination that Connects to Gen Z Sensibilities  When the design firm, Spacemen, was awarded

Tan and his team researched the psychology

the contract to design the By Experimental Store

of Gen Z. “They want something that is different

in Shanghai’s Soho Fusing Plaza, lead designer

from the previous generations and also want

Edward Tan knew it was a good fit. “We welcome

something that is an expression of their values,”

opportunities to transform brand ideologies

he said. “Creating a community is all-important.

into one-of-a-kind spatial experiences that tell

People get together within shops and want to

stories.” Their challenge for the 8,800-sq.-ft. store

find venues where they feel comfortable. Exhibi-

was to create a space that would be constantly

tions are already a core driver. In this new aggre-

shifting and evolving, part retail, part gallery.

gation format, retail is one part of the business

By is targeted directly at Gen Z, which refers to

to attract young consumers,” explained Tan.

people born between 1997 and 2012. “The owners

The interior design is playful and eclectic.

understood the culture their audience wanted

Spaces could be used for displaying menswear

to be associated with, and the job for us was to

one day and on the next showing a collection of

create a store to match,” said Tan. China’s Gen

stand-alone character toy figurines. Flexibility

Z consumers have cultivated unique consump-

of the lighting program was a critical factor to

tion habits, which create opportunities for new

support the architecture and the space’s dual

start-ups. Recent estimates identify this group as

role as trend product merchandiser and art

accounting for 27% of the Chinese population. In

display environment.

Shanghai alone, there is a potential local urban market of approximately two million Gen Zs.

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A STORE TO VISIT AGAIN AND AGAIN 600 recycled pallets anchor the space as part retail, part gallery with an ever-changing installation.

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 shape is repeated by a floating, illuminated

Barrisol-covered frame. Black display risers are outlined with light, while above, the same units are fitted with a rim of small luminaries.

Angled freestanding footwear and accessories display units are backlit. Suspended strip fixtures illuminate floor-mounted reflective displays and rack-hung garments. A single chandelier hangs in the bar area.

In a post authored by Tan, and published on Retail Design Blog, he describes the experimental space in this way. “The chameleon-like angular display alcove that seemingly disappears as it is camouflaged by reflections of its surroundings and an ever-changing installation of 600 recycled pallets anchor the space. Deconstructed fitting rooms have light installations inside and mirrors on the outside to encourage the selfie generation to capture the perfect outfit-of-the-day (OOTD) snaps while they are changing.”

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A DISPLAY IN LIGHTING Angled freestanding footwear and accessories display units are backlit. Suspended strip fixtures illuminate floor-mounted reflective displays and rack-hung garments.

LIGHTING

“CREATING A COMMUNITY IS ALL-IMPORTANT. PEOPLE GET TOGETHER WITHIN SHOPS AND WANT TO FIND VENUES WHERE THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE. EXHIBITIONS ARE ALREADY A CORE DRIVER.”

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Ulta Beauty in Target

Photo, courtesy Target

Location: Multi City

STEP RIGHT UP Ulta Beauty’s signature orange pop canopies with integrated lighting were a key design element used to help distinguish the area as a special beauty area.

Defining New Spaces Within a Superstore  The retail powerhouses Ulta Beauty and Target

pop canopies with integrated lighting are one of

have combined their vast knowledge of beauty

the key design elements being used to visually

and merchandising to offer customers next-level,

distinguish this as a special beauty area. Shielded

in-store beauty merchandising. “Our collective

strip LEDs are placed within the rectangular

brands and expertise will raise the bar for the

canopy slats, mounted so they are out of

beauty shopping experience,” said Cassandra

customer’s sight lines. Overhead is the store’s

Jones, Target’s vice president of beauty.

ceiling with ambient illumination from shielded

The result of this collaborative venture will

surface-mounted square and strip fixtures.

be a 1,000-sq.-ft. island, inside 100 Target stores,

Jones credits Target’s “strength in visual

that represent a creative and updated version of

merchandising” and lighting design expertise

the traditional “shop-in-shop” concept. The goal

for establishing the section’s dynamic mer-

was to make guests feel truly immersed in the

chandise presentation style. The standing and

worlds of both Target and Ulta Beauty.

hanging canopies are identifiable from distances

Design of this ultimate beauty shopping space was a collaboration of in-house merchandising

THE HANGING CANOPIES ARE IDENTIFIABLE FROM DISTANCES THROUGHOUT THE STORE TO PIQUE INTEREST AND INVITE SHOPPERS INTO THE SPACE.

throughout the store to pique interest and invite shoppers into the space.

and design staffs to establish the materials and color palettes. Ulta Beauty’s signature orange

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ThirdLove

Location: New York City

Lighting That Flatters in a Fitting Room When the management of ThirdLove, the online lingerie retailer, sought to open a pop-up store in New York’s SoHo district, they presented architect Aida Ly Architecture and Focus Lighting with their design brief. It had four important objectives: fast-track design and construction; make it open, comfortable and © Focus Lighting

inviting; create an outstanding retail store on a limited budget; and use colors and lighting to flatter the customer and the products.

“Sure, we can do that,” responded Brett Andersen, partner and studio director for Focus Lighting. San Francisco-based ThirdLove had in six years become a public company with an annual sales volume approaching $95 million. Founded

“MANY ORDINARY DRESSING ROOMS HAVE A SINGLE OVERHEAD LIGHT THAT CAUSES SHADOWS AND DOES NOTHING TO FLATTER SKIN TONES.”

by former Google executive Gloria Zak, the company became a disruptor in an industry where marketing changes come few and far between.

For the dressing rooms, Andersen and his team decided to concentrate on the Philips Hue line of wirelessly controlled color-changing fixtures and lamps. In their large studio space, Focus built a mock-up of a dressing room and experimented with different color output from the lamps and placement. “Many ordinary dressing rooms have a single overhead light that causes shadows and does nothing to flatter skin tones,” he points out.

The performance of the Philips Hue lamps met their design intent. “These are widely available products used primarily for residential purposes,

color-changing signal to bend into a boob-shaped

but for us they were fine, considering the con-

outline. Customers in the fitting room can change

straints on the project,” Anderson explained. “We

the color of the fixture to signal a sales associate

visited local stores and bought what we needed

to assist with changing size or styles.

to avoid any delays in out-of-stock wholesale inventories or shipping.”

In the showroom, existing track fixtures for PAR 30 and PAR 38 were used with new screw-

A chandelier with a cluster of circular white opaque fixtures introduces a residential lighting feel to the waiting areas furnished with stylish chairs grouped around a low cocktail table.•

in LEDs. Unlike most retail underwear displays, with crowded shelving and free-standing tables and pedestals, sample products at ThirdLove are displayed on a single wall on hang bars. Associates use back storage to obtain selections for customer try-on.

FLATTERING LIGHT

Existing track fixtures for PAR 30 and PAR 38 were used with new screw-in LEDs. Philips Hue www.philips-hue.com

Above each fitting room, Focus adapted a

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CONTROLS, PENDANTS, DOWNLIGHTS | HEALTHCARE

CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IS DESIGNED TO DELIGHT AND HEAL MEDICAL AND RESEARCH TRANSLATION BUILDING AT STONY BROOK MEDICINE AND STONY BROOK CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, Stony Brook, N.Y.

Animated LEDs in the lobby ceiling, a brilliantly colored mosaic wall, and color-changing light fixtures in the children’s patient rooms are just a few of the details that make the 8-story, 465,000-sq.-ft., Medical and Research Translation (MART) Building at Stony Brook Medicine and Stony Brook Children’s Hospital a welcoming, comfortable, and whimsical place for children © Jeff Goldberg/Esto

to heal.

Winning a global LIT Award in healthcare lighting and an Illuminating Engineering Society Illumination Award of Merit in interior lighting for this project, New York-based Cline Bettridge Bernstein (CBB) Lighting Design delivered multiple notable features on a tight budget.

In lieu of a custom fixture in the main lobby

LOBBY: Hanging Winona Lighting custom glass pendants and Bruck Titan M metal pendants, together with Gotham Lighting PDRGL recessed downlights, create a majestic entrance to the auditorium.

leading to the auditorium, “we chose to have simple (Winona Lighting) glass pendants and (Bruck) metal pendants creating a cascading play of light and shadows at the center of the room, to fill in the oval ceiling pop-up,” explains CBB Principal Francesca Bettridge, FIES, IALD, LC. “In addition, (Gotham Lighting) recessed downlights with drop glass trims are located right next to the ceiling stepping detail, echoing the central elliptical opening.”

STONY BROOK: The Medical and Research

Translation (MART) Building at Stony Brook Medicine and Stony Brook Children’s Hospital houses a new cancer center, children’s hospital and auditorium in Stony Brook, N.Y.

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ANIMATED CEILING: LED fixtures on circular metal plates are connected to a DMX controller to produce an animated water effect in the MART lobby.

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this fixture did a great job,” reports CBB Senior

“THESE ROOMS ARE VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE, SO IT BECOMES PART OF THE NIGHT IMAGERY AND MAKES THE BUILDING COME ALIVE EVERY NIGHT.”

Associate Nira Wattanachote, MIES, WELL AP. Inside the children’s patient rooms is a wonderfully popular feature: a handheld remote with DMX programmed colors, enabling the children to select and change the color of the lighting. “It gives the children and their families a sense of

In the MART lobby, CBB worked with the archi-

simulate a sense of depth and movement. The

being in control of their environment to a certain

tect Pelli Clarke & Partners to design a dynamic,

LEDs are programmed by an Acuity DMX control

level,” explains Wattanachote. “These rooms

water-themed ceiling. “Working within a limited

system to produce the animated lighting feature.

are visible from outside, so it becomes part of

budget, inexpensive flexible LED fixtures are

night imagery and makes the building come alive

mounted to circular metal plates specifically to

Colorful Children’s Wing

create rippling water patterns,” explains CBB

In the children’s lobby, visitors, staff and pass-

Associate Principal Michael Hennes, MIES, LEED

ersby are treated to an elaborate curved mosaic

AP BD+C. “We went through multiple in-house

feature wall with aquatic “bubbles.” To optimally

mock-ups to determine the best LED color and

illuminate the wall, CBB specified narrow beam

worked within the limited dimensions between

lamps with linear spread lenses. A Starfire

the fixtures and the ceiling to create the effect

surface mounted linear wall grazer with black

and pattern we wanted to achieve.”

baffles is placed between each LED PAR20 lamp.

The flexible linear LED fixtures are mounted at different heights within the plenum to further

“It is extremely important that this wall is highlighted without seeing fixture brightness, and

every night.”•

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EXTERIOR | PUBLIC + CULTURAL

CREATING A NIGHTTIME PRESENCE THAT IS EASY TO SEE SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN BRIDGE Montreal, Canada

Challenge: Create a lighting design that would transform a colossal engineering and architectural wonder into an iconic emblem of Montreal, while keeping light pollution and glare at bay.

Influence: The Samuel De Champlain Bridge—one of North America’s busiest pieces of infrastructure, with more than 50 million vehicles crossing it each year—is one of the most significant infrastructure projects in North America. The lighting designers from Horton Lees Brogden (HLB) Lighting used illumination to craft a powerful visual identity for the bridge, while minimizing its environmental impact.

Solution: Working with the engineering team of T.Y. Lin International, and Lumenpulse on the product side, HLB specified more than 5,800 Lumenbeam luminaires to create a continuous and dynamic ribbon of light along the structure’s entire length, and even up the inner faces of the cable stay tower.

According to HLB, “These two elements provide Montreal with a bridge that has a night-time presence capable of both subtle and dynamic lighting scenes. With lighting content that celebrates the country of Canada, the Provence of Quebec, as well as the diversity of Montreal,

RIBBON OF LIGHT: HLB Lighting specified Lumenbeam luminaires to create a ribbon of dynamic light along the structure’s entire length, and even up the cable stay tower.

the bridge’s lighting system can provide displays that are meaningful to many aspects of the

impact,” said Elizabeth Johnson, Senior Associ-

architectural-grade materials and have lifetimes

community.”

ate at HLB. “Part of what helped us achieve

up to 370,000 hours (L70 at 25°C). To ensure their

this balance was using the Lumenpulse Linear

dependability, these fixtures are IP66-rated,

cerns of the project team, according to Kenneth

Spread Lenses on the inner face of the tower.

and went through vigorous factory acceptance

Douglas, a principal at HLB. “We wanted to make

We wanted to make sure light stayed where it

testing before being installed. The structural

sure as much of the light as possible stayed on

needed to be.”

vibrations facing the bridge are substantial,

Light pollution and glare were also key con-

the structure and didn’t spill into the sky or surroundings, including the eyes of motorists.”

Several extensive light pollution studies were

Limiting disruptions to the seasonal bird

3G ANSI C136.31 vibration standard for bridge

Based on studies that showed that blue and

applications.

conducted, and HLB worked directly with the

green hues prove the least distracting wave-

manufacturer, both onsite and during mock-ups.

lengths to migrating birds, HLB designed special

“We ended up with the perfect balance of light

scenes to help protect the creatures.

on the structure, lessening the environmental

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migration was another important consideration.

The luminaires, themselves are made of

The project won an IES New York Chapter Award of Merit.• 

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DOWNLIGHTS, TRACKLIGHTS, TASKLIGHTS | OFFICE

TRANSFORMING A BASEMENT INTO A VIBRANT WORKSPACE WHITE COLLAR FACTORY London

Challenge: White Collar Factory may be one of © Martina Ferrera, London / United Kingdom

London’s most pioneering new office developments, but its basement was never intended to become a workspace.

However, when plans to turn this underground area into a restaurant failed to materialize, the building’s architects, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM),

“It is this idea that you are not looking at holes

saw an opportunity. The space, after all, had

in the ceiling, you are looking at sources of light

some unique features, such as a 26-ft.-floor-

landing on surfaces,” Allford explains.

to-ceiling height, which created the feeling of a grand hall. This was enough to convince

A Flexible Work Environment

AHMM principal Simon Allford that the space

The changing nature of today’s workplace, par-

could become an extra studio for the practice’s

ticularly in light of COVID-19, meant that flexibil-

growing team. There was one problem—too little

ity had to be built into the interior from the out-

daylight. Luckily, there were lighting solutions

set. One way AHMM achieved this, was via “Jack,”

available to bring the feeling of natural light

a modular system consisting of box-like plywood

beyond the natural reach of the sun.

cassettes. The Jack system makes it possible to create meeting rooms that can be taken down

Solution: ERCO’s human-centric lighting system

and reconfigured in a matter of hours. Here, this

plays an important role in bringing natural

means that the office can be adapted as the size

variation to the workspace over the course of a

of the team grows or shrinks.

The lighting design supports this need for flex-

day. In fact, its Atrium Double Focus pendants help support the circadian rhythm, with dimming

ibility. On the one hand, with the Casambi Blue-

capability, tunable white light and glare control.

tooth control system, luminaires can be easily

These can-shaped pendants bring the high ceil-

programmed to suit new layouts. Additionally, the

ings into the lighting scheme, casting illumina-

track downlights can be physically rearranged

tion both up and down. They are supported by

with ease. Each desk is also equipped with its own

Jilly track downlights in the single-story spaces,

Lucy task light, giving employees more control

which use wide and oval beam distributions to

over their immediate environment. “It is about

place light directly where it is needed, increasing

personality and character,” says Allford. “You can

visual comfort in the work environment. Pantrac

move a wall; move a light, or you can change your

track lights illuminate walls to make the space

light source, so people can remake their environ-

feel more open. This increases the perceived

ment depending on their mood.”•

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JACK SYSTEM: The studio’s meeting rooms,

including the double height project room, have been created using the Jack modular meeting room system, developed by AHMM .

faces rather than by light on a horizontal plane.

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PENDANTS | OFFICE/DISTRIBUTION CENTER

LIGHTING CONTRIBUTES TO A UNIQUE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE COLUMBIA DISTRIBUTING HEADQUARTERS Wilsonville, Ore.

Challenge: Illuminate a 60,000-sq.-ft. former manufacturing facility that has been adapted into a hybrid office/distribution center with high, open, jet-black industrial ceilings.

Influence: One of the largest distributors of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, servicing more 22,000 retail customers throughout the West Coast, Columbia Distributing simply outgrew its Portland, Ore. location. Its headquarters were moved to a former manufacturing plant near the city. The company wanted to transform © Lincoln Barbour Studio

the space into an environment that reflected company culture and increased employee collaboration and connectivity.

LRS Architects worked with various materials and textures—contrasting the elements of wood and terracotta with metal and stone. Beer bottle glass also played a role, in recognition of Columbia’s core business. Spread over two floors, the office features a variety of open and enclosed collaboration areas, employee-centered neighborhoods, auxiliary workspaces and open office workstations. Employee break areas are a hallmark of the experience and include two pubs for after-hour activities and events.

Solution: To offset the black ceilings and dramatic, dark accent wall colors, Luminis’ Prisma PR1282 luminaires—more than 200—were selected to illuminate the hallways, corridors, stairwells and pub areas. The luminaires feature a diffused acrylic prismatic refractor. The refractor ensures comfortable, general illumination in the corridors and down to the counters and tables in the pubs. The distinct, 12-in. diameter

the long term. Through a combination of distinc-

fixtures, provide wayfinding for employees as

tive spaces, graphics and lighting, Columbia

they transition through the office. Side struts

Distributing has created a headquarters that

on the fixtures serve to define the luminaires

is uniquely its own and a work environment of

further and complement the industrial-look

which its employees can be proud.•

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Luminis’ Prisma PR1282 12-in. diameter fixtures provide wayfinding, offset the black ceilings and complement the industrial-look.

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PENDANTS, TAPE LIGHT | HOSPITALITY

WELCOME TO THE ELEGANT PAST OF PHILADELPHIA HYATT CENTRIC PHILADELPHIA HOTEL Project Philadelphia

The newly constructed, upscale lifestyle Hyatt Centric Philadelphia hotel, located in Philadelphia’s trendy Rittenhouse Square, has a sophis© DAS Architects and Halkin Mason Photography

ticated simplicity with an airy, muted palette and abundance of raw wood that references the region’s past as a lumber capital.

Challenge: Transforming a 1960s parking garage into an upscale hotel is a feat in and of itself, but the new Hyatt Centric Philadelphia’s interior infuses local history and minimalist design.

Inspired by the area’s Shaker community, which preferred a simple, clean aesthetic, the predominantly wood interior is beautifully finished and

budget,” says A. Pomme Lee, LEED AP, project

exhibits restrained elegance through muted

manager, The Lighting Practice.

tones and handcrafted details. Creating a design that expressed a boutique feel while remaining

Influence: Working closely with interior designer

affordable was another aspect of the project.

CRÈME Architecture and Design and project

“In hospitality, we are trying to create some-

SKYLIGHTS: The coffered ceiling highlights

the modern spindle staircase. Reminiscent of a skylight, it is illuminated by LED tape light concealed in the architectural ceiling cove.

architect DAS Architects, the Lighting Practice

thing that’s unique and different, full of memo-

used discreet light sources—concealed in the

only 0.49W/sq. ft., better than the ASHRAE 90.1-

rable visual moments, while also balancing a

architectural details and incorporated into

2007 requirements.

millwork—to highlight the natural materials,

The design team also tested all LED lighting

wrought iron details and artwork on display.

fixtures for dimming capabilities, ensuring they met the desired low dimming levels to create an

Solution: Decorative pendants, suspended above seating areas, utilize LED replacement

intimate atmosphere in the hotel.

“On Hyatt Centric, we did our due diligence,

lamps providing an incandescent aesthetic with

coordinating with multiple lighting vendors to

fewer maintenance concerns. The restaurant

make sure the specified fixtures were appropri-

and lounge spaces feature layers of light from

ately priced, met performance expectations, and

recessed downlights, wall sconces and tabletop

achieved the design vision of simple, yet elegant

task lighting.

design,” says Lee.•

Concealed LED luminaires and tape light highlight the modern spindle staircase as it opens up into the lobby, which includes the restaurant, bar and lounge, and functions as the main casual

DECORATIVE PENDANTS: Suspended

above seating areas, LED replacement lamps provide an incandescent aesthetic with fewer maintenance concerns due to the long life of LEDs. Shown here are Amuneal and Archipelago Lighting (LED Lamp).

meeting space of the hotel.

The design team specified a warm correlated color temperature of 2700K for all guest-facing interior light fixtures to create comfortable and inviting environments in the open and modestly decorated hospitality spaces. Designed to LEED Silver standards, the hotel’s lighting system uses

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Truly Incredible Track Lighting Here’s something interesting—low-voltage, plasterin, track lighting. The TruTrack recessed track lighting system fits into the thickness of 5/8-in. drywall and is then plastered in. Once installed, only the track head is visible, delivering high-performance light with a clean architectural look. Earning a 2021 Lightfair Technical Innovation award, the lighting is available in Warm Dim to promote relaxation and wellness, in addition to standard static white in multiple color temperatures.  Visit www.pureedgelighting.com or Circle 222.

Let drywall be your canvas. With a clean architectural look, the TruTrack recessed track lighting system can help promote relaxation and wellness.

1 Plug and Play With its plug-and-play convenience, Nora’s M2 recessed downlights deliver up to 850 lm. per luminaire in round or square apertures. With no need for housings, the downlights easily install into the ceiling with a pre-wired junction box.  Visit www.noralighting.com or Circle 221.

2 Stage-Quality Lighting for Sports Designed to illuminate a sports stadium with the advanced technology of stage lighting, the Chromabeams LED 900 enables venues to instantly adjust from traditional white light to an endless range of RGB color options.  Visit www.sportsbeams.com or Circle 220.

3 Choosing Lumen Output/Color Temp With three lumen output and three color temperature options built into the lamp housing, Keystone’s Color and Power Selectable LED HID Replacement Lamp is a highly versatile way to replace metal halide lamps. Lamp features a petite form factor, allowing it to fit into very small fixtures.  Visit www.keystonetech.com or Circle 219.

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A Work of Art Recognized with a 2021 Lighting Design Award for its unique design interpretation of the naturally glowing Tomopteris deep sea creature, the Opteris chandelier stands alone as its own original sculpture. This luminaire exudes creativity and serves as an interesting conversation piece. Made from 104 unique cherry wood fins which interlock on the frames, the design illuminates both the fixture and its surroundings, and offers an asymmetrical and dynamic experience from all angles.  Visit www.opteris.studio or Circle 218.

Interpreted as a deep sea creature, the Opteris chandelier’s design illuminates both the fixture and its surroundings, and offers a dynamic experience from all angles.

4 Create Your Own Luminaire With Edison Price Lighting’s Infinity, designers can piece together their own lighting systems in any combination of linear, curved or twisted models—at any length or degree—to form shapes like interlocking loops, half-moons, linear waves or architectural swirls. The mix-and-match system can be suspended, recessed, surface or wall mounted.

Earning a Lightfair 2021 Design Excellence Award, every model offers multi-directional lighting and serves as both an architectural element and a powerful source of illumination.  Visit www.epl.com or Circle 217.

5 Tapping Terracotta Tapping the expertise of award-winning ceramicists Scott and Naomi Schoenherr, the new Creo wall sconce is handcrafted with unglazed terracotta to bring out the material’s natural red earth coloring.

The biophilic-friendly product pairs well with minimalist outdoor and indoor environments, and is also a good fit for transitional spaces.  Visit www.cernogroup.com or Circle 216.

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Biophilic Design in Action Tapping into biophilic design principles, Nature-Connect combines Daylight, Skylight and Lightscape LED luminaires with controls to deliver lighting schemes that pattern the rhythm of the sun, provide a view to the sky and mimic the colors and dynamics of natural environments. Designed to reconnect building occupants to the outside world, the Lightfair 2021 award-winning technology seeks to bring the benefits of daylight indoors through an immersive biophilic experience.  Visit www.signify.com or Circle 215.

Like art, light inspires. If used properly, we can use light, art and biophilia to heal and restore, a theory backed by scientific research.

1 On Track Lighting BlackJack Lighting’s JackTrack 1.4 System is a versatile, low-voltage track system designed to accept pendants and LED modular strips at any location with no need for additional power supplies. Includes surface, stem or suspended mounting options (each with integral or remote drivers) to meet the needs of any commercial or residential environment.

Custom-create scalable, preconfigured systems at a fraction of expected costs.  Visit www.blackjacklighting.com or Circle 214.

2 Use Light as an Amenity Lutron’s Athena architectural lighting control solution with iOS app control offers an all-in-one solution for controlling lighting and intelligent blinds in spaces large and small. The system marries bestin-class control and simple app-based setup in a lighting control solution that is optimal for both new construction and retrofits. Nurture any desired mood with tunable white, warm dimming and saturated color. Personalize a moment with user-friendly apps that make it easy to change a lighting scene—and then change it back.  Visit www.lutron.com or Circle 213.

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Faux Wood Finishes With realistic grain and knots, the faux wood finish of Luminis’ luminaires have the look and feel of real wood. Landscape architects and designers can bring the warmth and natural charm of wood to any outdoor environment. The products are available in 10 finishes, each of which is UV stabilized so there is no concern for weather or wear. Luminaires with this finish are more durable and longer lasting than fixtures with natural wood.  Visit www.luminis.com or Circle 212.

With faux wood finishes, landscape architects and designers can bring the warmth and natural charm of wood to any outdoor environment.

3 The Replacements Green Creative’s new series of compact HID replacement bulbs feature an integrated SelectDrive switch—which is offered on 24W and 34W bulbs— for complete field flexibility. Lighting professionals may alter the light output by flipping the lumenadjustment switch on the bulb.  Visit www.greencreative.com or Circle 211.

4 Functionally Sleek The SleekTone-CC is a compact control module that allows connection of any third-party LED driver to AmbienTech Tunable White control system. It is compatible with any standard constant current 0-10V LED Driver. Available in 30W, 45W and 60W versions.  Visit www.ambientechinc.com or Circle 210.

5 Citrusy Sublime The world’s first lamp made from orange peels, Ohmie’s Rekrill Orange is a velvety, 100% natural and compostable, eco-friendly table lamp. It is designed to use as little material as possible and have an angled beam to illuminate a workspace.  Visit en.krilldesign.net or Circle 209.

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By Barbara Horwitz-Bennett, contributing writer

LED Light and Indoor Ornamental Plant Growth With biophilia’s positive impact on people’s well-being, what is the effect of LED light illumination on indoor vegetation?

Have you ever noticed that indoor ornamental plants don’t last very long? Biophilic design trends have flooded interior spaces with green© lightsphere

ery due to the positive impact that vegetation has been shown to have on people’s well-being and productivity, but the plants’ short life spans make it expensive to keep bringing in the green. Could LED lighting make a difference?

The folks at the Zurich-based lighting design firm lightsphere teamed up with a Gdansk University of Technology professor to test out the biological effects of LED-specific wavelengths in a research paper, “LED Light Sources and Their Complex Set-Up for Visually and

To test LEDs’ optimal action spectrum for promoting ornamental plant growth, researchers set up seven different models with a plant specimen, LED linear luminaire, spectrometer and camera. Exposed to different spectral power distribution curves, the researchers photographed the assorted samples to determine which scenarios produced the healthiest plants with the most natural appearance.

Biologically Effective Illumination for Ornamental Indoor Plants.”

“This new research addresses a necessity in lighting design practice,

Focusing on four variables—the light spectrum, light energy inten-

in which there are no regulations and guidelines so far to help lighting

sity, timing and duration of light—the study analyzed a variety of

designers, architects and landscape architects understand how plants

dynamic circadian light patterns. They recorded key light properties

can thrive indoors with LED light,” explains co-author Julia Hartmann,

including correlated color temperature (CCT), color rendering index

IALD, CLD,

(CRI), spectral power distribution (SPD), peak light wavelength, photo-

lightsphere principal and founder. In addition, co-author Dr.

Karolina M. Zielinska-Dabkowska, IALD, IES, CIE, MSLL, assistant professor, Gdansk Faculty of Architecture and co-founder of the GUT LightLab in

synthetic photon flux density (PPFD) and daily light integrals (DLI).

The researchers were then able to determine which SPD curve—

Poland, laments the disconnect between academia/research, lighting

combined with duration and dimming—yielded the healthiest plants by

practice and the lighting industry. “With very little research and no

providing the most appealing and natural look. This is essential because

established standards regarding this important topic, it is often left

when ornamental plants are part of a design, their natural appearance

to individual lighting design practices to do their own research for

is vital for humans to interact on a biological and psychological level.

individual projects,” she explains. So, when Hartmann and lightsphere colleague Carla Sigillo approached her with the idea of a study to help

Industry Response

determine the optimal action spectrum of LEDs for the visually and

Judging from the fact that the paper has been viewed and downloaded

biologically effective illumination for plants and humans, she joined

more than 6,000 times, the researchers really hit a chord. “We are now

as a full partner in the research.

seeing manufacturers publishing articles referencing our research and

Lightsphere became interested in the subject in 2016 when asked

lighting designers writing blogs and articles that reference our publi-

to develop a lighting solution to optimize indoor plant growth for the

cation,” reports Hartmann. “Furthermore, I was invited to talk about

Zurich Innovation Center Givaudan project. It was then that the design-

the topic at the international IALD Enlighten conference.” For example,

ers discovered almost no useful information on the lighting spectrum

lighting manufacturer Xicato performed a study, “Optimum Lighting

and its impact on plant growth. “Within the project planning for Givau-

of Plant Walls” and Erco produced a “Green Wall Lighting” white paper.

dan, we decided to undertake our own study of different full-spectrum

“Our study definitely started a ball rolling and a push for manufac-

LEDs used in architecture,” relates Hartmann. “The first findings showed

turers and designers to realize the complexity of the issue,” confirms

that the spectral composition of the lighting plays a decisive role in how

Hartmann. “However, more research and especially education is

plants develop.” To further this initial research, they embarked upon this

needed to advance optimal lighting and lighting solutions for orna-

study, ultimately published in MDPI’s Sustainability journal.

mental plant lighting.”•

The Research Because LED lighting levels for simulating the sun’s natural plantinducing growth properties are not the same as people’s circadianbased, glare-free needs, this has often torpedoed traditional attempts to grow healthy indoor gardens.

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2022 Industry Predictions With the unprecedented disruptions of the past two years, many are on the edge of their seats in anticipation of what 2022 may bring. Here are a few insights from industry insiders.

Want to know what the industry bigwigs have to say about the industry this coming year? A recent Get a Grip On Lighting podcast

will be imperative.

Françoise-Xavier Souvay, Lumenpulse founder, president and CEO,

on “13 Lighting Predictions for 2022” with hosts Michael Colligan,

expects that as the industry moves forward, optimal innovation will

Greg Ehrich LC, and Al Oszynski delve into the future of the lighting

be key instead of a quantitative lumen approach. The clear and fresh

industry. From the new normals coming out of COVID to supply chain

focus will be on the quality of light. On that same tangent, Matthew

disruptions and more, this panel of professionals discusses where the

Tirschwell, founder, Tirschwell & Co. believes that manufacturers will

market is heading and shares the predictions industry thought leaders

discontinue the fabrication of LED chips that are less than 90 CRI.

are making for 2022.

Dr. Mark Rea, PhD, Professor at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, offers a stark outlook. Illumination is not where the new, exciting ideas can be found and not where investments are being

WILL THIS YEAR OFFER A FULL-SCALE RETURN TO IN-PERSON EXPERIENTIAL MARKETING? A CONTINUED SHIFT TOWARD QUALITY OF LIGHT? AN EXPANSION OF THE PROFESSIONALS WHO ENGAGE IN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT LIGHTING AND ITS BENEFITS? ONLY TIME WILL TELL.

made, he says. If we follow the money, there will be more soul searching among colleagues.

Yet, the hope is that our knowledge, past experiences and technology can further lighting and help reimagine design. IALD President-Elect Monica Lobo says that we have the knowledge and creativity to imagine and design a new and better world. Andrea Wilkerson, researcher, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, concurs as she says that there will be more opportunities to increase the appreciation of lighting technology in research, and we will all engage

The New Normal According to Trevor Palmer, President, Acuity Brands and Controls,

with new communities to learn and share our passion for lighting.

Perhaps the simplest approach, Andrea Hartranft, FIALD, Principal

supply chain challenges will continue but its the use of technology that

of Hartranft Lighting Design, offers, “The sun will rise and set every

will enable better information flow and product alternatives that will

day, lighting designers will continue to prove their value, sometimes

be critical to success. John Palk, President and CEO, SESCO Lighting,

noticeably, sometimes in a vacuum.”•

also believes that the companies that can continue to adapt to COVIDera challenges will be on the leading edge of growth and stabilization in the recovery.

Unpredictability is the new normal, says Christy Tilton, Vice President, U.S. Professionals Trade Sales, Signify, intimating that the effects of the pandemic are here to stay and companies will continue to change how they do business to avoid obsolescence. Similarly, David Gordon, President, Channel Market Group, says that from an electrical distribution standpoint, expect a repeat of 2021, but brand names will outperform and take share through the channel and distribution.

New Lessons With lessons learned over the past two years, Daniel Salinas, Interim Executive Director of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), suggests the construction industry is awakening and while people will seek to reconnect one on one, there is hope in renewed growth with project start-ups. Dan Darby, Lightfair Show Director, agrees and says that the ability to experience new design innovations in person

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This course introduces the lighting technology Germicidal UV (GUV), which can play a role in reducing the transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19.

Germicidal effectiveness, risks of exposure, important safety considerations, and design best practices are all explored during this interview with Steve Guarracino, LC, IESNA, Source Market Specialist.

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A Whale of a Tale Through the embodiment of a 36-ft.long, five-ton steel whale sculpture, the artist’s intention was to provide a conversation about the future of our planet, and all existing life.

The central attraction at Montreal’s annual interactive art installation Luminothérapie was Echoes—A Voice from Uncharted Waters. Created by sculptor and multidisciplinary artist, Mathias Gmachl, the 36-ft. long, five-ton steel-framed, LED-illuminated whale was on public display in the Place des Festivals.

Gmachl created his work over a 12-month period in his London studio with the technical guidance of marine biologists for the work’s shape. This sculpture is modeled on a one-yearold blue whale. Illumination from red and gold LEDs represents an ocean sunset. Recorded ocean soundscapes are heard as an auditory extension of the graceful, glowing, monumental whale. Viewing is from a determined distance around the whale and the lights and sound shut down if anyone comes too close. The system represents Gmachl’s interpretation of the negative impact of people on natural systems and the environment.

“I wanted to provide an open space—a platform—for the public to have conversations about the future of our planet. Not just about whales, but of all life that exists. The need to create room to learn, and dream, of a better future feels more pressing than ever. The installation is my small contribution towards a larger shift in the narratives and actions needed,” said Gmachl.

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A WHALE OF AN EXHIBIT The 36-ft. long, five-ton steel-framed, LED-illuminated whale was displayed in the Place des Festivals at Montreal’s interactive art installation Luminothérapie, an annual celebration of Montreal in winter.

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