Light, Screens and Shadows

LOCATED AT THE GRAND HYATT JAKARTA, SUMIRE RESTAURANT, THANKS TO THE NEW LIGHTING INSTALLATION, HAS A CONTRASTING ENERGY AND A CALMING ENGAGEMENT TO THE HECTIC SOCIAL SCENE JUST OUTSIDE ITS DOORS.

SEVERAL LAYERS OF LIGHT WERE APPLIED TO THE MAIN DINING HALL TO ACHIEVE ITS LANTERN LIT QUALITY. TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT OF THE PATHWAY CORRIDOR, UPWASH GRAZE LIGHT INTEGRATED ONTO THE BANQUET SEATS PROVIDES THE DINING HALL WITH AMBIENT LUMINESCENCE, WHILST BACKLIT GIVES VISUAL DEPTH TO DECORATIVE ELEMENTS.

and right of the pathway corridor, upwash graze light integrated onto the banquet seats provides the dining hall with ambient luminescence, whilst backlit gives visual depth to decorative elements.

Tables are lit by oval-lenses 2700K retrofit MR16 downlights that were integrated onto the ceiling beams. Linear light was integrated beneath the seats to elevate a scene that would otherwise look dark.

As a general approach, the ceiling plates in the restaurant are also lit by 120 degree linear light integrated to top surface of the beams, which gives the space an airy feel while at the same time brings out the golden hue of the bamboo rafter ceiling. Color temperature 2400K is chosen for all the linear light

used throughout the restaurant to create intimate ambience as well as to emphasize the interior wood material.

Specialist dining areas in the restaurant, such as the teppanyaki and tempura bars, required closer integration with kitchen specialist. Not only did Illuminate pay attention to the functional light at chef working area, they also integrated linear light fixtures to the cooking hoods and gave a backlit to the Shoji paper frame. This treatment maintains the lantern-glow quality of the illumination throughout all areas of the restaurant.