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T H E NE X T F R O N T I E R Communication through illumination… Beyond simply attaining greater efficiencies, those at the extreme of the spectrum see lighting as the logical means to connect human needs and artificial intelligence. This is semantic lighting.
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SSL BUZZ DOE is all in on “connectivity,” as the topic dominates its recent workshop; Cisco and Philips are making it happen in Toronto.
SSL PROJECTS A glowing island in the middle of a busy Shanghai streetscape, Ports 1961’s newest retail outlet is setting the bar for high-end shopping.
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Let’s extend the International Year of Light and dare to dream in a big and crazy way. By Jim Crockett
37 Project Profile: London’s Medius House brings music back to life in former sheet printing facility.
08 Reborn Cathedral becomes a new beacon in Seattle thanks to sophisticated SSL retrofit.
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48 SSL Observed Walking in another’s shoes for a mile lends perspective to slow SSL adoption. By Kevin Willmorth
“Perhaps the greatest example of bold, newfrontier thinking is a concept called ‘semantic lighting,’ which steps beyond controls basics into the realm of active lighting system intelligence.”
Philips and Cisco partner to deliver a smart, PoE lighting system for the networking giant.
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18 At the Front: Lobbying for Welcoming Spaces LED-illuminated designs in lobbies of office buildings, from historical landmarks to new towers, are helping attract new rentals and retain existing tenants. by Vilma Barr
42 Advances OLED, architectural flood, track, specialty lighting, area, pendants, landscape lighting, sconces
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On that train all graphite and glitter; Undersea by rail; 90 minutes from New York to Paris; More leisure for artists everywhere
and psychological needs of people. Sounds out there, and indeed, it’s not too far from the kind of stuff we saw in Minority Report. Right now, it’s safe to say it’s more on the level of HAL from Stanley Kubrick’s groundbreaking artificial intel-
The deck above may sound like a random stream
ligence film 2001, A Space Odyssey, learning to
of consciousness, but it’s actually a stanza from
sing “Daisy,” than Tom Cruise pulling up files out
the song “I.G.Y.” from the first solo album of
of mid air.
Donald Fagen, the voice of Steely Dan. Perhaps
Of course, in Kubrick’s flick the super-sophisti-
you might better recognize the early ‘80s tune
cated computer didn’t work out so well. And even
as “What a Wonderful World This Would Be,” as
in Fagen’s I.G.Y. tune, one of the lines quotes: “By
that’s how the sugary, nostalgia-filled chorus
’76 we’ll be a OK…” Of course, we didn’t see high-
purrs. Of course, more mature readers of this
speed trains, and certainly not universal solar
column will recognize I.G.Y. as an initialism for
power at the Bicentennial, nor have we substan-
the International Geophysical Year, which was
tially seen it adopted in the 40 years since then.
a global scientific collaboration back in the late
And, to be transparent, the idealistic Fagen was
‘50s, when said songwriter grew up. The “year”
arrested for alleged domestic abuse the day I
was actually an 18-mo. period so designated to
started writing this piece.
allow the scientists to take advantage of a num-
So not surprisingly, Kevin has ID’d some prob-
ber of rare solar events that were occurring over
lems, most significantly the uber-conservative
this span. I bring this up for two reasons: 1) We
nature of this country when it comes to adopting
recently concluded the U.N.’s International Year
innovative lighting. It’s hard to argue the point
of Light, and I think we need at least another
when LED replacement bulbs really represents
six months particularly given that Light + Build
the state of the art for most lighting activity in
and Lightfair are coming up shortly; 2) the song,
the U.S.; still, if there are not hopes and dreams,
and certainly the spirit behind the actual I.G.Y.,
can we ever progress? Back in 1976, when I was
reflect hope and an extremely optimistic view
a lad, I would have said the ideas of the Inter-
of what the future and technology could bring
net and smartphones were the stuff of science
to our lives—such as high-speed transatlantic
fiction. Indeed, I’m struck from a passage from
rail service as noted in the lyrics in the deck. In
a book I read recently, in which, after a hor-
2016, and particularly in this issue, we’re daring
rifying tragedy, the faith-stricken protagonist
to revisit this state of hope and idealism, and
questioned the point of such an “empty ritual”
indeed, trip the Light Fantastic to see if what we
as a funeral that his friend insisted on for the
can dream can become reality.
victim. The latter argued that ritual, when we’re
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lighting products that reacts to the physiological
our most empty, keeps us human. Dreaming a
breaks down an exciting new concept, semantic
lot, especially at our greatest points of despair, I
lighting. If you’ve never heard of it, you’re not
believe, can be a similar tonic. Even, if we’re able
alone—I only heard of it after reading a recap of
to deliver just a fraction of this stuff in the near
a conference in Austria last fall where profes-
future, what a wonderful world this would be.•
sor Zary Segall—he actually holds the patent for the term—lectured on the idea. At its essence, semantic lighting is another facet of intelligent lighting, but as opposed to the Internet of Things, which focuses on machines and
Member:
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ABOVE: If all U.S. lighting installations were replaced overnight with the best LED technologies available in 2014, the United States would save 4,896 trillion BTUs of energy. In other words, most of the 7,000 trillion BTU currently comsumed for lighting.
explored opportunities and challenges relating to connected lighting systems in context of the growing Internet of Things. Speakers included the likes of Cisco, Intel, Google and Microsoft, along with representatives from lighting and energy organizations, such as the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the
LED Installed U.S. Penetration
DesignLights Consortium, to discuss how smart lighting might reduce energy use and offer a range of other user benefits like enhanced productivity and better health. The panel discussions focused on three main
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topics: energy reporting, interoperability and configuration complexity. In his introduction Exit Signs
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noting one can’t effectively manage what can’t report energy consumption, he said, offer owners and operators advantages like data-driven energy management, pay-for-performance energy-efficiency program incentives, more attractive ESCO business models and an ability to engage in transactive energy markets. Despite an impressive potential, connected lighting has issues. The most hotly debated of these was the lack of a common wireless platform or protocol that would enable data transfer Innovators
Early Adopters
Early Majority
Late Majority
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between the cloud and lighting systems. Cisco’s Tom Herbst compared the current landscape to
ABOVE: Linear and low/high bay luminaires account for 60% of total LED products installed today. That number likely will increase as both have begun to realize competitive success against lower-priced incumbent technologies.
“a kind of a land grab or Wild West.” Z
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To this point, groups like ZigBee Alliance, the AllSeen Alliance, oneM2M and the Open Interconnect Consortium, are working to create interoperable protocols among other initiatives. Another challenge to widespread adoption of connected lighting systems is configuration complexity. Dagnachew Birru of Philips Lighting and Kishore Manghnani of Orama examined self-configuration as a way to simplify systems, while Tom Griffiths of AMS- TAOS shared how chip-scale integrated sensors combined with local intelligence can reduce complications. Connected lighting, of course, was just one of the topics explored in Portland. Following the special event, the formal technology development workshop explored a number of issues including like the biological impact of light. Light’s impact on humans
RETROFIT: ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL, SEATTLE
was discussed by George Brainard of
Let There Be Light
Thomas Jefferson University’s Sidney Kimmel Medical College. Any product that uses spectral tuning to manipu-
St. James Cathedral in Seattle received some
late biological responses, he warned,
divine illumination from new exterior lighting.
must be carefully examined and its
Once a bright beacon, the 109-year-old church
scientific claims verified before speci-
had become dark and dim outside. Designer
fication. Alternatively, Tessa Pocock
Linet Henry of Eluned Lighting revived the exte-
of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s
rior by replacing the outdated
Smart Lighting Engineering Research
HID and CFL fixtures with an
Center, spoke on light and plant
all-LED system from Lumen-
growth. She concluded that using only
pulse. High-performance, lin-
red and blue light to grow plants—a
ear luminaires were unistrut
common practice in vertical vegetable
and pole mounted to reveal
farms—isn’t optimal since plants need
the church’s towers and
a broad spectrum for photosynthesis.
architectural details without
Instead, Pocock proposed a dynamic
damaging the historic structure, while outdoor
feedback loop that reads plants’ needs
area lights were added to brighten pedestrian
and adjusts the lighting to accommo-
areas. The area lights are digitally controlled
date them.
by Lumenpulse’s Lumentalk technology, which
Content from the event is at
“IT WAS INVALUABLE TO BE ABLE TO USE THE EXISTING WIRING FOR CUTTING-EDGE CONTROL.”
allowed Eluned to use the existing electrical
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“People are rediscovering the cathedral, seeing details that had previously been washed out and
ABOVE: Powerline communication technology helped the chuch upgrade its exterior lighting to a flexible, digitally controlled LED system.
overlooked,” says Henry. “It’s just brilliant.”•
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PARTNERSHIP: CISCO CANADA, HQ, TORONTO
Smarter, Brighter, Better Offices Philips and Cisco have joined forces to help bring
system that integrates seamlessly with the build-
workspaces into the 21st century. The light-
ing’s IT systems. It collects data from 1,400 LED
ing and IT companies will deliver Power-over-
luminaires—including 600 PoE-enabled lumi-
Ethernet LED lighting solutions over a secure
naires with sensors to capture temperature, light
IT network to offices around the globe. The first
levels and activity—that allow building managers
workplace to benefit was Cisco’s own Canadian
to maximize the system’s efficiency and give em-
headquarters. The four-story office in Toronto’s
ployees better control over their surroundings.
LEED Platinum-certified RBC Waterpark Place
Cisco estimates the new system will save 80%
III was outfitted with a connected LED lighting
compared to traditional fluorescent lighting. •
ABOVE: The system, based on networking technology, is one example of bringing the idea behind the Internet of Things to an office setting and in a practical, everyday manner. Beyond removing wiring from the equation, users will be able to draw information from lighting to optimize their work environment, reduce costs and improve productivity.
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RGB ILLUMINATION: TILIKUM CROSSING BRIDGE, PORTLAND
As the River Runs A new bridge in Portland gives “natural light” a fresh meaning. Designed by architect Donald McDonald, Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People, features RGB LED illumination that gently morphs according to the natural rhythms of the river below. The late San Francisco artist Anna Valentina Murch and her husband Doug Hollis created nighttime lighting effects that respond to the Willamette River’s speed, depth and temperature. Controlled by an ETC Ion Remote Processor Unit, the system changes the lighting’s primary color based on the water’s temperature, its timing and intensity according to the speed and its secondary color pattern on the towers and cables in response to the depth.• ABOVE: ETC’s D40 XTI offered a color palette broad enough to bring Murch’s vision to life. Nearly 200 Desire XTI’s, as well as a series of DMX opto-isolation repeaters in enclosures, and more than 15,000 feet of data cable complete the system and integrate it with river data.
RETROFIT: BLAHA, KORNEUBERG, AUSTRIA
Textiles Revealed Austrian office furniture manufacturer Blaha is one of the foremost suppliers in its field. The company’s Office Idea Centre, by the architectural office of Eichinger oder Knechtl, Vienna, is a presentation and sales area, as well as workspace. The lighting in the showroom needed upgrading. The plan was to give structure to the varied spaces, yet accentuate products and product ensembles effectively. The comprehensive undertaking stipulated a minimum number of luminaires with the lowest possible wattage—but without compromising visual comfort. ERCO’s Opton spotlight with flexible Spherolit technology lent itself well to the implementation of the complex lighting concept. The custom optics allow variable distribution options and precise beams with high lumen packages and excellent light quality. The warm white light maximizes the color rendition and sets off the surfaces in optimal ways that cre-
ABOVE: Blaha promotes its line with attention-grabbing installations. Therefore, the key criterion of the project was to deliver optimal CRI. The warm-rendering ERCO fixtures set off surfaces in optimal ways to create a welcoming ambience.
ates a welcoming ambience at only 18W/fixture.•
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textiles, as well as violet emissions
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that activate the fluorescing bright-
and studio is equally cutting edge
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thanks to next-generation LED
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lighting. Architecture and lighting
the LEDs to operate at currents five
design firm Thomas Kolbe Design
times higher thant LEDs made of
used VIVID MR-16-GU10 LED lamps
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T H E NE X T F R O N T I E R The advancement of lighting technology generates progressive thinking about what lighting systems can ultimately become. Semantic lighting is one such concept. By Kevin Willmorth, editor
As electric lighting evolves
Backed by equal parts
The idea steps beyond the
due advancements in
research and subjective
basics of selection and
hardware capabilities, the
speculation, much of
effective control of fixed
redress of long-standing
what is presented in HCL
lighting systems into the
assumptions is inevitable.
discussion is rooted in well-
realm of active lighting
The introduction of solid-
established professional
system intelligence. As
state lighting, case in point,
practices—albeit ones that
University of Maryland
brought with it an influx of
are frequently ignored in a
doctoral student Charles
new players energized by
business dominated by non-
Lohr stated in his 2011
the potential for change.
lighting professionals and
dissertation on the topic,
One new idea that evolved
sales channel partners—
Semantic Light: Building
within SSL itself is the
but HCL is also blended
Blocks: “The concept of
concept of human-centric
with enthusiasm and new
semantic lighting is simply
lighting (HCL), whose pro-
research that point forward
that lighting systems can
ponents urge a significant
to unrealized potential.
actually be aware of what
change in lighting practice
This being said, perhaps
they are lighting.”
for the betterment of the
the greatest example of
human condition.
bold, new-frontier thinking is a radical concept called “semantic lighting.”
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In his paper, Lohr con-
This contrasts with the
This, he stipulates, com-
tinues that the concept
description of conventional
pletely overlooks the fact
requires fine-grained
lighting as described by
that light is perceived dif-
control of output of many
Zary Segall, a professor
ferently by different people
lights and requires sensors
at the Royal Institute of
and that lighting require-
to take in information
Technology, who coined
ments are different for
about what is being lit. It
the term semantic lighting.
each particular task.
uses this information to
Quoted in Philips Lighting’s
control the output lighting
The Future of Light blog,
in great detail. By running
Segall notes conventional
various algorithms, he
devices deliver static light
says, “semantic� light can
and are agnostic to the
provide information to the
user, the subject or the en-
user and has a number
vironment, thus such light-
of applications including
ing devices are designed
augmented reality.
to illuminate a predefined, average illumination scene for an average user.
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Similar to the proposed approaches applied within HCL, the core tenets of semantic light are not completely original to professional lighting practice. The principles of lighting quality in semantic lighting, such as glare, intensity and contrast, do not vary from what is already known best practice. What is different is the inclusion of intelligent, active control of light in a dynamic, real-time environment that changes the character of light and information delivery. Reaching beyond simple user selection, time clocks or available light sensing, semantic lighting brings into play a new influence—active awareness. Human-Aware Illumination Responding to the physiological and psychological lighting needs of individuals, semantic lighting might tailor illumination to an individual’s eye function to enhance visual acuity through appropriate variation, selection and application of CCT, illuminance levels, and distribution/control of light and the lighting system. In a June 2012 article in this publication titled “HumanCentric Lighting,” Lighting Wizards principal Stan Walerczyk offered some context: “Over time people have evolved in harmony with the Earth’s natural lighting cycle…Until 200 years ago, 90% of our waking time was spent outside,” he says. “Now most of us spend 90% of our time indoors. While we’re at work, our lighting is set at one light level with a constant CCT—this is not consistent with circadian rhythms.” HCL focuses on deploying light that changes in character over time to enforce natural human biorhythm cycles, coupled with light content (spectral power distribution) that enhances acu-
EVOLVING BEYOND BASIC CONTROL
An example of one of the most cutting-edge applications of human-centric lighting, the offices of Sattler Lighting in Goppingen, Germany, employ a sophisticated control system that literally adjusts itself as people move in and out of a space, dimming or color tuning based on the programming of Tridonic’s innovative connectDIM system. In the future, semanticbased lighting systems will adjust spaces based on an occupants’ physiological and psychological needs.
ity and lighting systems that support high visual performance overall. None of this is specific or proprietary to HCL, nor SSL, as a great deal of the work in this area has been in progress since
response, while providing a digital foundation,
match their activities. For example, program-
the invention of fluorescent lamps with research
has energized the discussion of possibilities
ming that can differentiate a study period in a
ongoing since the 1970s. In fact, the application
for truly intelligent lighting. Semantic lighting
classroom from a break period can deliver the
of spectrally enhanced lamps to enhance visual
elevates this to include system components that
appropriate difference in light content. Or, an
performance is a product of early work in this
are not just programmed to affect occupants, but
algorithm that can detect when an occupant’s
area. New research in photobiology, such as the
are moreover actually aware of their behavior.
activity level has dropped due to monotony may
discovery of the photosensitive retinal ganglion
Beyond manual or programmed automatic con-
trigger an increase in melatonin-suppressing
cells, has added fuel to this fire likely to result in
trols, semantic lighting includes the concept of
spectral energy, or deliver increased CCT and
significant changes in lighting applications.
monitoring actual behavior of individuals using
light intensity to reactivate or enhance that oc-
sensors and vision (high-contrast or IR cameras)
cupant’s performance.
SSL technology’s inherent capacity to deliver finite tuning of light output, instantaneous
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Context-Aware Task Lighting Taking the form of heuristic analysis for optimal contrast lighting, context-aware lighting uses dynamic radiometric compression for shadowless lighting and adjustments that emphasize specific qualities of light for enhancing visual perception during particular tasks. While this is a tenet of good lighting practice, static lighting systems, even those with user-interface controls, are not dynamic in their directionality, optical distribution, or focus. All static lighting systems are a compromise of averages, based on generalities that are sub-optimal. Where HCL proposes modeling light using allegorical connections to natural light, semantic lighting addresses this through the addition of cameras and sensors that detect the location of the user, viewing direction, task being viewed and placement of the task in the visual field, all backed by redundant light sources. With this data, semantic lighting systems can activate changes in fixture selection, aiming, beam pattern and spectral energy to produce an optimized visual result. In industrial applications, the implications for safety and higher productivity are obvious. In offices, the reduction in visual stress might not only enhance occupants’ productivity, but might also increase sense of well-being and job satisfaction. The applicability of this facet of semantic lighting extends well beyond task lighting. Directing traffic in retail environments to desired products and surrounding impulse items, or attracting attention of window shoppers into storefronts is one possible application. Classroom activities, roadway lighting, crosswalk lighting and emergency egress lighting that assists occupants in avoiding obstacles and blocked pathways, are all applications that could benefit from the use of highly intelligent, “aware” controls. SSL technology certainly has PORTENT OF THINGS TO COME?
While not yet embedded with active intelligence—one uses a tablet or smartphone to issue commands—Philips’ “luminous carpet,” developed in partnership with Tandus, can be used to provide direction or simple messages. As semantic lighting evolves, the ability to communicate more complex matters will also increase.
the capability to deliver this potential, with the instant response, efficiency and tune-ability that conventional sources cannot approach.
Semantic Task-Aware Lighting and Beyond The idea of integrating text, video, images and other sense-making media in the form of overlays, dematerialized monitors or callouts, blends light and information technology into
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one. Everything from diffuse, low-density ambient information to highly focused, high-density media may be presented and modulated by task semantics, location and physical context. This facet of semantic lighting is perhaps the most intriguing of all, if not the most far reaching. Potential opportunities include the ability to display projections of work instructions directly onto work as its completed in a manufacturing environment, blend video displays into the visual field in a surgery, and cue visual alarms when movement or activity falls outside a prescribed plan. Another is a query entered by handheld device, voice, hand gesture, or eye movement that activates the system to assist in a task. For example, scheduled appointments might create a change in lighting that serves as reminder and focuses attention, while changing spectral energy could produce a sense of calm and focus in preparation for a stressful activity, as prepared information is delivered onto a nearby surface. If the concept of semantic lighting were implemented and coupled with the larger Internet of Things, lessons learned in one location could be collected and processed to produce improvements from a global learning environment. The potential for uber-advanced lighting interactivity could explode all existing design principles of static environments on every level. Within this bold new universe, concepts of enhanced visual
There also remain issues of implementation.
performance that now take decades to test,
In his dissertation, Lohr and his colleagues
argue and prove, could be beta tested in days or
were unable to present a solution to basic user-
weeks, then implemented immediately.
interface and tracking issues that are critical to give human-, context- and task-aware lighting
SETTING THE TABLE FOR HIGH TEA AND MUCH MORE
Pioneering work by Professor Zary Segall of the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, shows just one simple way in which semantic lighting can be employed. Segall recently spoke on the subject at the LED Professional Symposium + Expo this past fall in Bregenz, Austria.
Reality Check
the necessary accuracy for practical application.
While the concepts encapsulated within both
Indeed, Lohr, while still optimistic in that the
human-centric and semantic lighting are exten-
concept is still in its infancy, notes it’s not ready
sions of one another, there remains a serious
for prime time. “While our implementation may
issue to overcome for both. The high cost and
be left by the wayside, our hopes are that por-
on purposefully differentiated protocols, weak
complexity of use of any system that includes re-
tions of this project may be part of future work
standardization, mixed approaches to deliver-
dundancy to deliver multiple effects are always
in the area.”
ing power and data to-and-between lighting
going to present a problem. Until the building
products—and lack of consensus and cooperation
owner, end user and lighting decision makers
Lighting is Not Prioritized
on the direction of the future—the widespread
decide these investments are rational—espe-
But it’s more than the tech’s maturity: the
implementation of any advanced solution is dif-
cially in the face of the hundreds of other equally
integration of any level of sophistication into
ficult, threatening human-centric and semantic
important facets of building and maintaining
lighting systems remains an issue due to the
lighting to the archives of “Potentially Great
a building—neither HCL or semantic lighting
complete lack of uniformity in controls and
Ideas that Never Happened.”
are likely going anywhere beyond a few unique
operational infrastructure. As long as there
demonstration applications.
remain numerous proprietary systems founded
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Furthermore, the process of building, operating and maintaining buildings—at least in the
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NOT SO EAST OF EDEN
While not an example of actual semantic lighting, this glimpse into the International Business College in Kolding Denmark, perhaps reveals what a semantically illuminated space might look like in one that adjusts the environment to react and positively influence the behavior of the occupants. The LED lighting was designed by the firm Bjorhoff.
U.S.—includes a mass of efforts and demand on
brightness and glare, advancing concepts of hu-
that provide CCT selection to enhance task vis-
capital resources that stand squarely in the path
man-centered, self-aware lighting systems could
ibility are readily available at a reasonable cost.
of advancing lighting. SSL has just now begun
present an impossibly steep incline to overcome.
Good lighting system designs that avoid glare,
to find its way, founded primarily on simplistic
produce minimal veiling reflection and control
A Simpler Strategy
shadowing are as necessary on low-budget work
All is not gloom; many approaches to HLC, and
as they are on high-end, niche projects. For spe-
done in capturing the imagination of building
a few compelling concepts contained within
cial applications, active machine vision, coupled
owners and operators and encouraging them
semantic lighting, can be applied at minimal
with information delivery and task-optimized
to expand their horizons to human light-based
cost. For example, CCT can be selected to suit
illumination, can be applied immediately.
performance and health and well-being ad-
the task application rather than the traditional
vancement. Zealots, impatient to forward their
“preference” without additional cost. Controls
fantasy unlikely to see widespread application
vision of the future, too frequently come off as
already required for code compliance can be
for years to come, if ever. However, it is unques-
impractical crackpots, while marketers cloud the
programmed to support time-of-day changes
tionably a bold, new-frontier concept that does
waters with unsupportable, subjective claims.
that support human circadian function regard-
have value. As innovators think of the possibili-
The result is a cynical environment of owners
less of the source or proprietary nature of the
ties and potential it presents, other concepts will
and operators who demand to be shown results
system used. Occupancy sensors that sense not
emerge and be considered, discussed, studied
of features and benefits that are very difficult to
only when a space is occupied, but also where
and tested. For this reason, semantic lighting is
demonstrate in the time and space afforded. In a
individuals are within that space, can easily be
important enough to warrant serious contem-
market that struggles to grasp the importance of
deployed to activate lighting systems on a more
plation, and perhaps more importantly, be the
dimmers and controls, or differentiate between
granular level with minimal cost. User interfaces
stuff of one’s dreams.•
energy and maintenance cost avoidance. Unfortunately, there has been too little work
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TOPICS AT THE FRONT
LOBBYING FOR L IGHT
By Vilma Barr, contributing writer
Innovative illumination for office building
system upgrades. As an image benefit, the posi-
lobbies has become a tactical, three-dimensional
tive first impression made by a handsome lobby
calling card extended by owners. LEDs have
gives owners in competitive markets an edge
successfully taken on a new role as a high-prior-
when negotiating with discriminating tenants
ity, onsite marketing tool to augment a lobby’s
who will be paying top-of-the-scale market rates
traditional operational purposes as a transitional
for their spaces.
space between the workplace and the streetscape that offers basic security points and wayfinding. With more demand for office buildings than
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Representative vacancy rates in leading metropolitan areas ranged from 13% in Chicago to 10% in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. in
there is supply in many major cities, building
2015. According to commercial real estates ser-
owners are investing in multi-million-dollar
vices firm CBRE Group, the year’s first quarter
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D marked the twelfth consecutive
enhancement into their return-on-
Lighting designer Chip Israel of
Lighting Lobby Trends
quarter of vacancy rate declines.
investment budgets for renovated
Lighting Design Alliance recalls
A survey of recent lobby lighting
Well below national averages
and upgraded projects. Rockrose
that it was just a few years ago
projects reveals the following
are vacancy hotspots around the
Development Corp. is upgrading
when specifying LEDs was not
trends that combine functional
country: San Francisco (7.1%);
its A-rated buildings like 1776 Eye
an everyday occurrence. “Nowa-
architectural lighting techniques
Austin (7.9%); Pittsburgh (9.2%);
Street NW in Washington, D.C., to
days, LEDs are pretty much all
with singular lighting-as-art
New York City (9.3%, down to 6.2%
“trophy” status. In San Francisco,
I specify for most applications,
approaches, while giving an
in Midtown Manhattan); Oakland,
Shorenstein Properties is investing
not only because of new energy-
upscale vibe.
(9.4%); and Seattle (9.7%). Jeffrey
$20 million into its established tro-
efficiency requirements, but also
Havey, CBRE’s chief economist,
phy holding at 1818 Market Street,
because the performance has
ings’ upscale image, lobby lighting
points to business decision-makers’
announcing overall improvements
been steadily improving while the
now has to hold its own with the
post-recession confidence as the
to the main floor lobby and each
prices have been dropping,” says
competition of nearby illumination
reason for rising occupancy rates
floor’s elevator corridors.
Israel. Such observations are not
from fashionable shop windows,
lost on building owners whose
and from electrified signage iden-
investment into lobby lighting
structural assets are surrounded
tifying dining and entertainment
markets need no strong urging to
design didn’t place as high on
by competitors just as eager to
establishments.
include a line item for lobby lighting
the to-do list as it now appears.
close profitable deals.
TREND | MULTI-STORY
A TWO-TIER CIRCULATION HUB LEDs outline the structure’s bottom edge and are built into the railing of the glass banisters and parapets.
in high-rated buildings. Building owners in competitive
De Resident The Hague, the Netherlands
At the beginning of this decade,
To communicate these build-
At the central government office complex De Resident, two buildings were formerly separated by an open plaza. A modernization program covered the 226-ft.-long, 66-ft.-wide space with a glass-topped roof to create a lobby that encourages employee interaction. On the ground floor level, a double-height circulation structure that contains a café is accented with LEDs. Other LED lighting is integrated in the railing of the glass banisters and parapets.
ILLUMINATION FROM LED FIXTURES IS INTEGRATED WITH DAYLIGHT FROM THE NEW TRANSPARENT GLAZED ROOF.
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TREND | SECOND-CENTURY FACELIFT
Wrigley Building Chicago With a combined total of 680,000-sq.-ft. of office space, the South Tower opened in 1921 followed by the North Tower three years later. New owners have undertaken the restoration of the building’s historic integrity while positioning it to serve a 21st-century tenant mix. Improvements include the exterior, plaza and lobbies, where the ceilings were raised to their original height with new suspended, upand-down, art glass LED fixtures.
LOW WATTAGE, HIGH ELEGANCE Lobbies in both towers were restored to their ‘20s elegance. Linear LED uplights were installed in ceiling coves. In the North Lobby are four new custom chandeliers similar to the originals, but only consuming 6W.
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TREND | Light Art Showcase
Columbia Center Seattle, Wash.
THREE LED “SKY LIGHTS” To identify Columbia Center’s three connected towers where they meet in a single lobby are three different light sculptures or “Sky Lights,” each anchored by a separate truss and rigging system.
Topped out in 1984 at 76 floors, Columbia Center underwent a recently completed lobby renovation in tandem with an exterior LED lighting identification program to give its profile a nighttime presence. The building’s three towers converge at its base, which is essentially shaped like a triangle. To help visitors navigate the lobby areas, three LED sculptures were created, each with a different shape to serve as landmarks for navigation. An iPad accompanies each LED sculpture, with interpretive information about what the sculpture represents and how to “read” the weather responses it expresses. For one of the suspended LED sculptures, a swirl of 47-inch-long rods was fabricated with 81 pixels on each side.
LOBBIES THAT WERE GENERALLY PERCEIVED AS MERE “WALK-THROUGH” AREAS ARE NOW SEEN AS A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH TO TENANT REQUIREMENTS.
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52 Martin Place Sydney, Australia
LIGHTING FOR RE-BRANDING New lighting for 52 Martin Place’s main lobby has wall washers for the white marble wall during the day, and in-ground up-lighting in the evening.
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Constructed in 1985, the 36-story reflecting glass tower at 52 Martin Place has a premium location in Sydney’s central business district. Owners recognized the need to rebrand the iconic high-rise to put it in contention with the city’s changing tenant demands for new and upgraded structures. The lighting scheme for the main lobby creates a series of sculptural lighting experiences that differ from the original standard downlights. LED linear fixtures were used throughout the space to transform it into an open, gallery-like atmosphere.
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F§ATUR§D PRoj§Ct
Ports 1961 Shanghai, China Façade Designer: Uufie Interior design/design producer: Yabu Pushelbeg Lighting Consultant: Inverse Lighting Design Ltd. Façade Manufacturer/Installer: J. Gartner & Co. (HK) Ltd. Façade Engineer: T/E/S/S atelier d/ingénierie Project Coordinator: eightsixthree Ltd. Text: Vilma Barr Photos: Shengliang Su (Ext.), Michael Weber (Int.) The Challenge: Ports 1961 is a high-fashion international retailer. Previously located in a series of shops and boutiques in Shanghai, store management decided they wished to express the Ports 1961 image in a stand-alone structure that would become a one-of-akind destination. The Solution: The design brief specified that the structure be a visual magnet both day and night. A multidisciplinary design team was assembled to express the store’s distinctive fashion point-ofview for the exterior and interior spaces. Inverse Lighting Design Ltd., with project lead designer Filip Vermeiren, was commissioned to create the lighting program. For the exterior, a synthesis of sculptural glass block and LED fixtures produce surface texture and evening glow. Inside, the architectural details and merchandise presentation are strategically illuminated.
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Aglow in Shanghai Founded in 1961 in Toronto as
and fashionable thoroughfare. It
location, and the rest, as they say,
a silk importing business, Ports
quickly experienced enormous
is history. Once an office building,
1961 has evolved into an inter-
popularity among the city’s cadre
the now 12,325-sq.-ft. faceted glass
national retail phenomenon with
of fashion-conscious consumers,
structure has taken on a dramatic
a fleet of 327 stores, including a
and as a result, outgrew its space.
new life as a three-level retail
spectacular flagship operation
A decision was made to invest in
operation, set like a jewel amidst
in Shanghai. Its business model
a new facility, and build big, based
steel and glass high-rise towers.
is based on vertical integration,
on the mega-size of the Shanghai
controlling design, production and
market: 24 million residents—the
at a fairly unique site at the busy
retail operations for women’s and
biggest in China—and the largest
intersection of Changde and Nan-
men’s collections. Its initial outlet
city proper in the world. Ports 1961
jing West Roads, an art-inspired
in Shanghai opened three years
moved to capitalize on its potential.
centerpiece within the surround-
ago on The Bund—the city’s historic
The store was relocated to a new
ing urban context. Vehicular traffic
The store benefits from being
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and neighboring buildings do not
IMAGINE DROPPING A BUILDING INTO AN INTERSECTION TWICE THE SIZE OF FIFTH AVE. AND 57TH ST. IN NEW YORK.
transformed, notes Glenn Pushel-
island-like footprint.
berg, Yabu’s partner. His firm’s role
“It’s more like a crossroads of
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support management’s objective to
of Yabu Pushelberg, the design
offer an extraordinary shopping ex-
team invited to redefine the store’s
perience for the discerning fashion
brand. “Imagine Fifth Avenue and
consumer. “And that’s the customer
57th St. in New York, then double
who is driving their market in
the size of the intersection, drop
Shanghai,” he says.
ADDING DIMENSION
The exterior of the store is a synthesis of sculptural glass block and LED fixtures that produce surface texture and evening glow. Inside, the architectural details and merchandise presentation are also strategically illuminated.
in the project, as he saw it, was to
two boulevards,” says George Yabu
this building into the middle of it,
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The brand has definitely been
directly encroach on the store’s
To add that something extra to
and you can get an idea of its place-
attract this base, Yabu Pushelberg
ment in Shanghai.”
brought in Inverse Lighting Design,
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with whom they had previously collaborated. The lighting designers were charged with adding a dimension of light to augment the contemporary luxury of the promotional theme. That they did, according to Eiri Ota, principal architect of Torontobased UUfie, designers of the façade. In fact, Ota compares the finished building to that of a freefloating iceberg. “During the day, the faceted glass façade reflects the sunlight. In the evening, it generates an overall glow by means of LED lights embedded in the joints of the masonry behind the glass block skin,” Ota says.
IN THE EVENING IT GENERATES AN OVERALL GLOW BY MEANS OF LEDS EMBEDDED IN THE JOINTS BEHIND THE GLASS BLOCKS.
Two types of glass block with a satin finish were used: the standard 12-in. square block, and a custom-mitred block of the same dimensions used for the corners, creating the three-dimensional façade. The blocks rest on shotblasted stainless steel plates of the same dimension which extend to a steel frame. The underside of the exposed steel plates has a soft matte finish. Strips of this metal divide the glass blocks into groups of 64. An elaborate ornamental stepping canopy fashioned of glass
FORCE OF NATURE?
Located solely in the center of a major intersection, the illuminated glass block building somewhat resembles an iceberg floating free across the thoroughfare.
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blocks that extend outward from
on the surrounding flat façade,”
the surrounding surface frame
Vermeiren says. “The translucent
changing video images of Ports
glass gives the building a sense of
1961 apparel styles.
volume by lighting inward.”
As far as illuminating the
The blocks also help frame win-
“THE LEDS LIGHT THE FAÇADE INDIRECTLY TO GIVE A SENSE OF DEPTH TO THE SURFACE AND TO SMOOTH OUT ANY IMPERFECTIONS TO ACHIEVE A HOMOGENOUS LIGHTING EFFECT.”
façade, cool 4600K linear LEDs
dow displays. Rather than typical
were mounted behind the blocks,
banks of multiple display windows
according to Vermeiren, and aimed
occupying most large store front-
toward the wall. “They light the
ages, here, they are used as single
façade indirectly to give a sense
punctuation point. within the grid
at the same time establishing a
of depth and to smooth out any
as an artistic statement. The blocks
pleasant comfort level for the
imperfections to achieve a homog-
step inward on one face of the
customer. “We took advantage of
enous lighting effect,” he says.
building to create a canopy over
the 14-ft.-high ceilings to create a
the glazed entrance, following the
series of open and airy room-like
course of a flight of stairs below.
spaces with the qualities of a home
Vermeiren describes the façade as “monolithically lit,” with controls for dimming in large zones to bal-
environment,” Pushelberg explains.
ance the brightness. For example,
Eastern Influence
he says, the pop-out windows have
Yabu Pushelberg contrasted the
utilize tenets of Japanese design
a separate control system. “Their
exuberance of the exterior with an
into a minimalist interior based on
illumination level is programmed
elegant, interior plan that empha-
the geometry of open wood-frame
to relate to the balance achieved
sizes the displayed merchandise,
panels to separate the collections.
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Merchandise display areas
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SIMPLE ELEGANCE
Merchandise display areas utilize tenets of Japanese design into a minimalist interior theme based on the geometry of open wood-frame panels to separate the spaces and collections.
INTEGRATED LIGHTING
A sense of progression in the store was created with lighting by balancing ambient and accent lighting on products and vignettes.
Interior illumination primar-
side during the day, and slightly cool
Inverse’s specifications for archi-
ily by LED fixtures is integrated
when viewed from outside during
tectural and merchandise lighting
into the store’s architecture. “For
the evening. Once you are inside,
included uplighting behind wood
the interior lighting, we created a
though, your eyes will adapt to the
paneling, lighting integrated into
sense of progression by balancing
color, so it is most important to keep
the shelving and recessed fixtures.
ambient and accent lighting on
it consistent.”
products and vignettes.” The general ambience was kept
Near the entrance is a ceiling-
In contrast to its multiple intersecting angular outline of the floor-
hung construction consisting of
to-ceiling dividers are generously
low in transition areas, with in-
staggered levels of open-work
scaled arches that invite explora-
creased ambient light and accents
dark-finished wood that directs
tion into adjoining spaces. They
in selling spaces. “We find that
visitors’ eyes to the double row of
are an effective classic contrast to
3000K is a good color temperature
standing mannequins underneath.
the angularity of the open-work
for interior lighting—not too warm,
Lighting is integrated within the
display fixtures and the space di-
not too cool,” Vermeiren says. “Due
structure to create a catwalk-like
viders that is the store’s dominant
to color adaptation—your eyes see
appearance. “Brighter adjacent
geometrical theme.
the main color of the environment
spaces invite customers to explore
as ‘neutral’—3000K will appear
the displayed apparel and acces-
ciously. In the men’s department, a
warm when looking in from the out-
sories beyond,” says Vermeiren.
life-size image of a model outfitted
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“WE FIND THAT 3000K IS A GOOD COLOR TEMPERATURE FOR INTERIOR LIGHTING—NOT TOO WARM, NOT TOO COOL.”
Supergraphics are used judi-
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“BRIGHTER ADJACENT SPACES INVITE CUSTOMERS TO EXPLORE THE DISPLAYED APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES BEYOND.”
LARGER THAN LIFE-SIZE IMAGE
The general ambience was kept low in transition areas, with increased ambient light and accents in selling spaces. Supergrapics recall the latest fashions.
in Ports 1961 apparel is projected
substituted, and detail the light-
on a centrally placed display unit.
ing to accommodate this. We will
In the women’s section, an open
always review alternatives offered
transition space has a curved full-
by the client, and if they meet the
height mural depicting a model on
design criteria we will approve
the runway at a Ports 1961 Fashion
these as alternatives. If this is not
show, as viewed by the audience.
always possible, original products are used,” say Vermeiren.
A Different World Inverse has completed a number
Art and Architecture
of other projects in Shanghai in
The project proves a façade can be
the past, and working in China
a major piece of urban sculpture. It
requires a degree of flexibility on
also demonstrates the possibilities
the product front. “There is always
achievable with client support and
a balance between budget and level
the design team’s mastery of form,
of quality,” he states. “We take this
materials and technology, from
into account, by specifying more
structural engineering to glass pro-
generic light fixtures that could be
duction and innovative lighting.•
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MEDIA TECHNOLOGY MEETS HIGH ART AS COMCAST TRIES NEW STRATEGY STUDIO XFINITY Chicago, Illinois
Comcast’s new retail outlet in Chicago is more than a place for visitors to try out and learn about the multi-tech media company’s latest services and products—the meticulously designed 9,000-sq.-ft. store is under close scrutiny by the conglomerate’s marketing managers to gauge the response of the “we’re-here-to-serve-you” message. In other words, this is an experiment in extending a friendly user-outreach approach. Behind the current forge-ahead attitude is a management strategy to move well past Comcast’s sometimes checkered customer service history. At the prototype Studio Xfinity store customers are able to receive tutorials on products, pay a bill, check out new technology or bring a cable box in for service. Located in a popular mixed commercial/residential section of the city, Gensler served as the architect of record, with the interior design and technical presentation systems designed by New York-based multidisciplinary firm, ESI Design. “It’s based on the concept of the community center for the 21st century, where visitors are encouraged to come back for repeat visits,” said Edwin Schlossberg, the firm’s founder, president and chief designer. ESI’s Joe Karadin, director of physical design, brought together an internal multi-disciplinary team of designers, writers and technical specialists to apply their considerable talents for a unified approach to the facility. “Media is the star. It surrounds the customer,” Karadin affirmed. “Architecture and lighting play functional and visually distinctive supportive roles,” he said. The objective for the end product would be to
ABOVE: At Comcast’s prototype Studio Xfinity outlet, “Media is the star,” according to Joe Karadin, director of
physical design for ESI Design. “It surrounds the customer, and the architecture and lighting play functional and visually distinctive supportive roles.” Inside, customers are able to receive tutorials on Comcast products, pay a bill, check out new technology or bring a cable box in for service.
generate a feeling of style and informality within a technological framework. Matt Weisgerber, senior designer in ESI’s physical design group, was involved in creating the overall layout, furnishings and lighting of
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STUDIO XFINITY, Chicago, Illinois
THE CHALLENGE: Two years ago, media conglomerate Comcast Corp., with $69 billion in 2014 revenues, embarked on a program to upgrade its visual image with a facility that combined interactive displays of its cable, phone and internet services. The first facility would be in an urban site that would draw on business and residential customers. Its stylish design would blend with the neighborhood aesthetic and be welcoming to a wide range of visitors. THE SOLUTION: Comcast selected a mixed-use neighborhood called Clybourn Corridor in the Lincoln Park section of the city. New York City-based designers ESI Design with a specialty in high-tech interiors was retained to create a prototype that would attract visitors of all ages and electronic skill levels. Their solution was a Studio Xfinity customer tech center and retail store where media technology meets light art. PROJECT CREDITS:
Interior, display and lighting design: ESI Design Integrator: Diversified Media Group Text: Vilma Barr
SPECIFIED TO A ‘T’ A highlight of the space is the 60-ft. LED-illuminated crisscross structure running the length of the store’s ceiling. Its intent is to create a low-resolution media canvas to complement the giant studio screens located in the space’s three interactive studios and complete the effect of an immersive media environment.
the main space that allows visitors views of the
customers can test drive products and services
Elsewhere, recessed spots and flood lights
various activity areas. A 60-ft.-long linear LED
on the store’s 46 tablets and touchscreen demo
are focused on highlighting products on display.
custom ceiling grid is the primary statement,
surfaces or engage with special content and
Ambient illumination is provided by overhead
fabricated to ESI’s specifications by VER—Advan-
programming in the media-rich entertainment
LED linear fixtures, measuring 27 and 30 in. long,
tage LED Solutions. “Its ‘T’ shape extends over
space. Events and activities range from educa-
suspended at each end. They are angled to em-
60% of the length of the double-height space,”
tional workshops and product demos to sports-
phasize the geometry of the central sculptural
Weisgerber says. The horizontal cap of the T is
related events and game nights. Products that
T that sets a technical environment with a bold
38 ft. in width, and 15 in. deep within its dark-
are brought in by visitors for a service check-up
installation of lighting art.
outlined dropped perforated white semi-reflec-
are directed to a dedicated space behind the
tive metal ceiling housing from Armstrong. “Our
main interactive area.
objective for the stylized criss-cross design was
Media can be programmed to focus on a
For those customers who want to take a break during their visit, the store also offers plenty of leisure corners where customers can sit, watch
to introduce an element of abstraction to the
unique activity or coordinated together for
television, browse the Internet and enjoy coffee,
geometric layout of equipment, display kiosks
hosting store-wide events, launches, movie
tea, and other refreshments.
and test and play station seating,” he says.
premieres or larger-scale games. Over 800 ft. of
The custom design was conceived as a low-
In the fierce competition for the modern me-
LED screens and large-scale media installations
dia customer, Comcast believes there’s plenty of
resolution media canvas that would complement
generate a lively visual setting that surrounds
wiggle room for fun, and that given the right en-
the giant studio screens located in the space’s
visitors, including a 107-ft.-long LED media band
vironment, they can reach across the broad user
three interactive studios, completing the effect
wrapping the store’s upper walls.
spectrum. The company is currently upgrading
of an immersive media environment. In each
Sparks produced the structure that creates
more than 100 of its Xfinity Stores to the Studio
studio, customers interact with each other and
the pattern of intersecting LEDs with custom-
Xfinity configuration. Locations and their open-
the studio screen while playing single- or multi-
fabricated aluminum channels and standoffs.
ing dates have not yet been announced.•
player games. In custom-designed bench seating,
Diversified Media Group was the integrator.
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ADAPTIVE REUSE DRAWS ON LIGHT & HISTORY TO CREATE NEW OFFICE IDENTITY MEDIUS HOUSE Soho, London
A collaboration between London-based architects ORMS and lighting designers Speirs + Major, Medius House, located in the Soho borough of the city, is a Grade 2 listed office conversion of a former warehouse, originally the home of the printing and bookbinding department of Novello Music. Inspired by the building’s history, ORMS set out to transform the entrance, atrium and elevator lobbies to create a space that would attract new media tenants. The office floors were taken back to their warehouse feel by exposing the structure and sandblasting all the paintwork off the brickwork. But at the heart of the project is a unique suspended installation in the atrium: “Chorus,” created by the contemporary artist Susie MacMurray. Made from hundreds of pieces of used sheet music, including a number from manuscripts that were published and printed by Novello within the building itself, it includes the works of the likes of Bach, Handel and Mendelssohn. Lighting in the facility, according to Speirs + Major, plays a crucial role in linking these historic spaces, bringing visual cohesion and aiding wayfinding, while layering in texture and shadow to create a memorable experience. The design, by firm founder Mark Major and designer Kerem Asfuroglu, is anchored around spectacular art work. According to Asfuroglu, the objective was to connect with the music ingrained in the history of the building. “We wanted to play with this idea using the medium of light,” says Asfuroglu. “By projecting through the music sheets, we introduced playful
ABOVE: Architect ORMS was charged to transform a former music publisher’s printing facility into office space for media tenants in London’s Soho neighborhood. A key element took the form of an illuminated art piece made from sheet music. Lighting desingers Speirs + Major took things a step further interacting cool-colored light from above to create playful shadows on the floor that would also encourage visitors to look up.
shadows on the floor, encouraging visitors to look up and appreciate the art piece.” This textured light, he adds, creates a unique identity for the space, but it also allowed the lighting team to address a very functional issue
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THE CHALLENGE: Create an appropriate lighting scheme and environment for warehouse turned office complex that features a signature art sculpture in its public atrium that itself is also illuminated. THE SOLUTION: The artistic installation, “Chorus,” by Susie MacMurray, is made of hundreds of custommade luminaires by Jonathan Coles that feature actual pieces of used sheet music that were once printed in the formal music publisher’s warehouse. To place the focus on the music, so to speak, lighting designers Speirs + Major, created a low-key environment, with an emphasis on linear wall washing to link spaces and help with wayfinding. The sculpture also functionally interacts with the skylights above to reduce reflections and increase the transparency in the highly glazed space, while at the same time, casting playful shadows on the floor below. Key suppliers: Jonathan Cole, Lumenpulse, Lightworks, Erco, Ledlinear.
FUNCTION FOLLOWS FORM Not only did the custom luminaires by Jonathan Cole create a sense of drama, they provided a degree of functionality in reducing reflections and increasing transparency in the highly glazed space.
in dealing with the light from the skylights in the
the many interwoven layers of sound that exist
atrium above.
within the music itself.
“One of the major challenges of the project
As Asfuroglu noted, the surrounding exposed
was to reduce reflections and increase the trans-
brick walls have been left deliberately dark, to
parency in a highly glazed space,” says Asfuroglu.
allow light to spill from the offices, thus creating
“With careful design we managed to keep all
an atmosphere that recalls the time when the
the lighting away from the glazing and vertical
building served as a publishing house. Way-
surfaces while creating atmosphere with light
finding, therefore, was important, as it is a key
and darkness.”
component to any office conversion. As a result,
The custom pendant luminaires, in the
linear wallwashing at entrance and elevator
context of the large space, provide focal points
lobby walls was incorporated to provide a visual
that help to bring a sense of human scale. De-
link between the spaces, while emphasizing a lin-
signed and manufactured in collaboration with
ear axis that helps people to orient themselves
Jonathan Coles, these “music sheet” pendants
and navigate the space.
provide task lighting to the reception desk and create intimacy for the seating groups. To highlight this piece, the warm color of
According to Asfuroglu, this project was a fun collaboration with ORMS, but more imporantly, he says it demonstrates that a playful lighting
the pendants is contrasted by cool “daylight”
approach “can find a home even in a serious of-
ambient illumination projected down from the
fice building.”•
roof level. This directional light flows over the sheets of music both illuminating them and casting dappled shadows on the floor in an echo of
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PROJECT CREDITS:
Client: The Deerbrook Group Architect: ORMS Lighting Design: Speirs + Major (Mark Major, Kerem Asfuroglu) Pendants: Johnathan Coles Lighting Studio Main Contractor: Bluuco Electrical Contractor: Bridgegate Electrical Notable Lighting Suppliers: Lumenpulse, Lightworks, Erco, Ledlinear
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By Kevin Willmorth, Editor
Creating Manufacturer Motivation In encourgaging the development of new products, ideas must be able to meet the business case.
Product development involves significant investment rarely
emotionally compelling, the concepts that create the most interest
appreciated by lighting customers. Superficially, the process seems as
from manufacturers are generic in nature—those that are readily
easy as banging out a sample. If it works—great—document the result
produced in quantities to justify investment and salable across
and reap the rewards. While this overly simplistic approach was not
many markets. This applies to small-scale product makers and
far from truth decades ago, product realization is now significantly
conglomerates alike. Interest in niche, one-off, or highly unique
more comprehensive. Today’s products are more complex and they
products has declined precipitously as development costs have risen,
must pass through a gauntlet of demands for testing, listing and
and it shows no sign of rebounding.
validation. In fact, since 1990, the cost of new product development
Manufacturers are motivated by real data, which are ideas backed
has escalated by a factor of 5 to 15×, and time to market has increased
by facts and figures. Any new idea worth pursuing can be justified with
from weeks to many months. The emergence of solid-state lighting
a small investment in time to build a realistic business case. Ideas that
and subsequent demands for absolute photometry, Energy Star, DLC
appear off-handed, reactive to a specific project, or too specialized
and Lighting Facts listings, energy code compliance, commissioning
will be set aside. Ideas that receive the most attention are those
support and extended warranties have added significantly to this
accompanied by drawings, descriptions of end uses, application details,
escalation. Meanwhile, the market has become more price sensitive, is
defined performance requirements, identified regulatory influences,
experiencing an influx of cheap imported products, and has suffered a
rough price expectations and reasons why available competing
long period of sluggish construction activity.
products cannot meet the identified need. However, all new ideas also will be weighed against the manufacturer’s strategic goals and current product roadmap.
Stylish ideas are emotionally compelling, but concepts that create the most interest from manufacturers are generic in nature—in other words, those that are readily produced in quantities to justify investment and are salable across many markets.
Facts, Not Fancy The potential for being paid by a manufacturer for unsolicited ideas is limited. The days of royalties to designers for unsolicited sketches are over—unless a concept is extremely compelling. The cost of deploying new products in a price-sensitive market is too high, while the amount of free information circulating through any organization is so massive that the need to pay royalties is unnecessary. That does not eliminate
Have a Business Plan
the potential of being paid to assist in the design and development
Keep in mind manufacturing is done for profit, and new product
of new product. Several professionals are engaged in this activity as
development is for growth and survival. New products are necessary
a core business model. There may be potential in working indirectly
to meet changing market conditions, incorporate emerging
through one of these firms, as they may already have the connections
technologies, respond to changes in design demands and defend
to deliver the concept to a compatible manufacturer.
against intruding competition. None of these factors matter to lighting
Motivation to create new products is a part of manufacturing
decision makers in general terms. When a need for a particular
business building. The need for good ideas—backed by solid
product emerges, motivating manufacturers to develop a product to
information—is the backbone of successful investment. This is even
fill that gap becomes relevant. However, manufacturers are presented
more critical with advancing development costs. Because of this, for
more ideas than they can satisfy. Sales staff, customers, distributors,
every idea that moves from identified latent need, to finished product
contractors, specifiers and designers all communicate ideas based
introduction, there are thousands of good and fair ideas that are
on their own perceived needs, while internal departments present
discarded. Motivating a manufacturer to include a concept is best
their own ideas based on research, the company’s strategic plan and
accomplished when the proposed product is supported by objective,
competitive evaluation.
business-savvy information. This will continue to be the case as the
For lighting designers or architects, the key to motivating luminaire manufacturers to meet unsatisfied demand is found in
number of product producers operating by the seats of their pants dwindles under the stress of an increasingly competitive market.•
the presentation of ideas in realistic terms. While stylish ideas are
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Largest Flexible OLED Introduced at the 2015 LED professional Symposium +Expo in Austria, LG Chem’s 406 x 50 mm OLED light panel is currently the largest flexible OLED panel in the world. The 406 x 50mm panels are 0.41mm thick and have 20,000 hours of lifetime with an efficacy of 50lm/W and a CRI of 85. Visit www.lgoledlight.com or Circle 291.
Today’s products must pass through a gauntlet of market demand for testing, listing and validation. Since 1990, the cost of new product development has escalated by a factor of five to 15x.
1 Picture This Low-profile and highly adjustable, the Cody 2 LED Picture Light from Edge Lighting casts uniform art illumination with no UV, IR or mercury. The 3000K, 95+ CRI LEDs are on par with museum-grade lamps. It’s available in 6- or 12-inch shade lengths, and consumes only 6 or 12 watts. Visit www.edgelighting.com or Circle 292.
2 Smooth and Stealth The Stealth LED family of track fixtures from ConTech Lighting is designed for indoor flood or wall lighting applications. With its innovative optical design, the luminaire has a smooth wide beam for excellent uniformity and precise beam control. Visit www.contechlighting.com or Circle 293.
3 Small Footprint, Big Impact The Dyna Drum SO from Acclaim Lighting provides up to 7,303 total lumens, while maintaining 70% of its lumens at 150,000 hours. The luminaire features a DMX-512 control system with an IP66-rated AC power cable and bare wire ends for wet locations. Visit www.acclaimlighting.com or Circle 294.
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Options for Outdoors U.S. Architectural Lighting/Sun Valley Lighting has added wall-mounted luminaires and bollards to its Razar LED Generation line of exterior luminaires, which unites site/area, wall-mount and low-level illumination together under one family. Each luminaire features a heavy-cast, low-copper aluminum assembly with integral cooling fins and an optical panel-mounting surface that is milled flat to facilitate the thermal transfer of heat to the housing and cooling fins. Visit www.usaltg.com or Circle 295.
Stylish ideas are emotionally compelling, but the concepts that create the most interest from manufacturers are those produceable in quantities to justify investment and salable across many markets.
4 A Perfect Circle The Kju Circle LED from Selux provides diffused light through an opal cover for discreet and uniform interior illumination. With a variety of mounting opportunities and pattern arrangements, including direct or direct/indirect lighting, it integrates well into diverse architectural styles. Visit www.selux.us or Circle 296.
5 Industrial Strength Eaton’s Metalux SWLED Surface and Wall LED luminaire can provide energy savings of up to 50% vs. fluorescent alternatives. It’s offered with three lens options, 18 lumen packages, and 3500K, 4000K and 5000K CCTs with a CRI of 85. Visit www.eaton.com/lighting or Circle 297.
6 Double Duty Zumtobel and GRAFT Architects developed a decorative task luminaire with a flat design and two different kinds of light distribution. The slim and elegant CAELA luminaire is available in either a round or square shape. Visit www.zumtobel.com or Circle 298.
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Dazzling Jewelry Illumination Designed by architects Anders+Grabmeister and lighting design firm Dinnebier Licht, the Düsseldorf branch of Cadenzza jewelry store features displays that are brilliantly backlit with Tridonic’s LED modules. Low-profile light boxes created and fabricated by lightcom’s Georg Klingler are backlit by TALEXXpanel P581 LED modules. The flexible, 25-LEDmodule chain is made of 6-centimeter cables that can be detached as needed for flexibility. Visit www.tridonic.com or Circle 299.
“We find that 3000K is a good color temperature for interior lighting. Your eyes see the main color of the environment as ‘neutral,’ and looks warm when looking in from the outside during the day, and slightly cool when viewed from outside.”
1 Heavy Metals FX Luminaire has released its first copper LED uplight, the NR, engineered to withstand harsh outdoor environments. Each fixture is compatible with the Luxor system and includes amber, blue, green and clear-frosted filters. Visit www.fxl.com or Circle 300.
2 Customize the Trim The Iolite modular LED downlight from NSpec by Nora Lighting can be field-fitted with a range of 1-, 2- or 4-in. square or round trims. The fixture has one core module that is compatible with a dedicated downlight housing with various dimming options. Visit www.noralighting.com or Circle 301.
3 Make it Your Own Satco’s Freedom LED retrofit fixture system allows users to create hundreds of options from just two retrofit housings. Choose between a 4-or a 5-/6- in. housing fitted with either 2700K, 3000K, 4000K, 5000K LED modules or a 2700K to 2200K dimming LED module. Reflectors add beam angles ranging from 30° to 95°. Visit www.satco.com or Circle 302.
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New Highbay on Campus Princeton University upgraded the lighting at its L. Stockwell Jadwin Gymnasium with Hubbell Lighting’s Lunabay Series Highbays. More than 830 existing highbays were replaced with new 50,000hour LED highbays that provide the light levels, uniformity and CRI needed for televised games. Using Hubbell Building Automation’s wiSCAPE technology, facility managers can illuminate the entire space or reduce lighting levels down to a specific row. Energy savings from the highbays are estimated at about 40%, plus another 20% to 40% savings with the addition of lighting controls. Visit www.hubbellindustrial.com or Circle 303.
“Nowadays, LEDs are pretty much all I specify—not only because of new energy-efficiency requirements, but also because the performance has been steadily improving.”
4 Dark-Sky Friendly Designed to eliminate light trespass, the Eclipse Mini outdoor lighting collection from Luminis feature advanced optics with full cut-off and added controls that reduce backlight, uplight and glare. Visit www.luminis.com or Circle 304.
5 Extra Energy-Efficient Designed to enhance safety and security, MaxLite’s revamped medium LED flood and area lights provide energy-efficient illumination for parking reduce the input wattage from the previous generation by more than 20% while maintaining comparable light output. Visit www.maxlite.com or Circle 305.
6 Built-in Sensor Made for stairwells and other infrequently occupied areas, the SL Retrofit Series from TERRALUX provides up to 80% energy savings compared to non-LED sources when used with its built-in optional occupancy sensor. It comes in 1-, 2- and 4-inch models and replaces standard, dual 32-W T8 fluorescent lamp applications. Visit www.terralux.com or Circle 306.
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Realities of Priorities and Light I’d love to say I overcame this to place lighting
sensors, while also improving lighting quality.
high on the to-do list—and with a magnificent
The spaces are not so large we can’t address
end result—but I can’t. The first items addressed
this—it’s the reality of how far down the list of
were interior design related. Walls needed
pressing priorities these improvements fell that
repair, as did doors and hardware throughout.
is the real wet blanket at this party. Lighting
Carpets needed cleaning, walls, doors and trim
is important, and my focus. But there is some-
needed paint. We’ve had to expand electrical,
thing to be said for dry floors, a legal occupancy
and satisfy fire department-demanded exit signs
permit, air conditioning to fight the frigid cold of
My active career has been in lighting for 35
that led to actual exits and fire extinguishers
Wisconsin winters, and black ink in the books.
years. Prior to that was graphic art and photog-
that were not “classics.” The furnaces needed fix-
raphy—jobs still related to vision and light—so I
ing, IT cables run, bathrooms sorted, water and
ization that customers can be made conscious
can be myopic on the topic. However, there are
roof leaks fixed… all priorities pressing against
of lighting qualities, and become interested in
occasions where a blast of cold air cuts into the
my lighting myopic nerve.
improving their lighting, as well as grow interest
Walk a mile in another man’s shoes, the saying goes; having done so has delivered a whole new perspective when it comes to retrofit thinking.
warm glow of my affair with light. Just such an
The simplest path to reducing energy was
The product of this contemplation is a real-
in application of new technologies to achieve
experience chilled me while recently relocating
to remove all unnecessary lamps to eliminate
qualitative and quantitative results, yet not
to new facilities. This gave me pause to reflect on
over-lighting, trimming energy by 77% at a cost
act on these desires in a timely manner. The
the priorities of lighting customers.
of $zero. A small expense for a handful of LED
distractions of other baser priorities (food, heat,
PAR20 lamps saved 81% in a room mysteriously
protection from the weather), budget limita-
from a home base can be comfortable… until the
lighted with incandescent—while our own LED
tions, time constraints, and business interests
business takes over the “home.” Granted, I’ve
(Tasca) tasks lights provide what we need at
can be overwhelming, creating a seemingly
been in this situation before, but it was before
critical work stations.
laggardly behavior in the face of exciting new
Running a prototype, design/consulting entity
the solid-state revolution, and involved far less
Now that it’s operational, we have to priori-
advancements are realities we myopics have to
equipment involved. Lighting was simpler then,
tize spending between product development,
accept. Given time, lighting rises in to-do list or-
and less costly (read free), since our numerous
inventory purchases and further improvements
der, as the other issues are resolved. The trick is
high visibility projects of local interest delivered
in the work space. Like anyone in business, a
in keeping it on that to-do list, which is an effort
free fixtures from local agencies.
spend that is profitably invoiced at the end of the
demanding patience coupled with constant pres-
month takes precedent over improvements that
sure through attractive innovation, that floats it
take years to realize.
up that order as items ahead of it are ticked off.•
This 21st-century move has been very different. Moving into 4,800-sq.-ft. with production machinery is a lot more torturous than setting up a
We will replace all obsolete lighting with
small office space with one computer. This new
new forms utilizing solid-state sources. Most
space is also physically older with the lighting
overhead junk will be replaced with new product
legacy of previous tenants: retrofit T8/841 lamps
that addresses qualitative issues, with wireless
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boat as any other lighting customer—a shocking
work. The shop will be refitted and controlled to
has been instrumental in helping create a vision and
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VF150 Recessed Lighting with Next Generation LED Sources
• LED output up to 1600 lumens • CCT ranging from 2700K - 4000K • Multiple beam spreads • Latest dimming technologies • 4” Trimless / 5” Trimmed • Beveled, flat, or wall wash • Adjustable or fixed lamp • Housings in Mini (3.63”H) and Small (5.40”H) sizes • Field replaceable optics and power supplies
Continuing in the tradition of our VF100 series is the new VF150. This series moves the adjustment and aiming equipment from the trim insert into the housing. Both fixed and adjustable housings are available. All aiming and adjustment are done via mechanisms inside the fixture housing. Hot aiming is standard. VF150 is compatible with the latest in LED technologies as well as MR16 and CMHMR16.
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Kim Lighting is proud to announce the new LEAR™ (Light Engine Adjustable Ready) module, a concept that brings unparalleled flexibility to the lighting industry. By incorporating this latest design, Kim Lighting has developed the first outdoor luminaires with independently adjustable LED emitters. We call this concept the Type X distribution. X is whatever you want it to be. • LED modules rotate 355 degrees with 70 degrees
of tilt for maximum flexibility • Create your user defined distribution specific
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