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Jumeirah Beach Hotel Conference Centre, Dubai |
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Jumeirah Beach Conference Center is a part of Jumeirah Beach Resort, Dubai. The project was refurbishment of interior spaces designed by KCA who were also the designers of the original scheme. The interior spaces consist of lower and upper levels. The lower level has two entrance lobbies, the Sun lobby and the Moon lobby, located on either side of a Ballroom. The upper level consists of a number of Meeting rooms, one Auditorium and a Circulation corridor. The requirement of the project was to have a creative but cost effective, energy efficient design. Low voltage perimeter downlights and LEDs create a rhythm around the Mezzanine Corridor, with concealed lighting behind the wall panels in the Ballroom and Auditorium. Recessed narrow beam downlights have been used in both lobbies to pick up the ornate floor patterns. Within the Ballroom, most of the original downlights have been retained; additionally more efficient lamps like IRC halogen lamps and energy efficient electronic transformers have been used. Dimmable linear fluorescents and low voltage cold cathode lamps have been used to help minimize energy and maintenance cost. Perimeter long life LEDs have been applied to create colour change effects. Lighting control forms an important and integral part of the lighting design. In order to achieve the lighting moods, effects and scenes, a dedicated Architectural Lighting Control System is used. The lighting design is based upon the scene setting principal which is automatically provided by the lighting control system. This system is user friendly, easy to use and cost efficient. Having low voltage halogen lamps on such a control system considerably increases operational lamp life. Also, substantial effort has been applied to
the design by considering daylight. The Su-Moon lobbies and the stair
case feature at the front of the building benefit substantially from
daylight. The stair has a glazed façade, with a metal structure
on outer side and a light colour stone wall on the inner side. Sunlight
creates patterns of dynamic shadows of the structure on the floor and
on the wall. At night time, this feature is lit by long life highly
efficient metal halide wall washers, which light the floor and the stone
wall evenly. The internally lit stone wall is seen from outside as a
feature, which shows itself as a glowing light box. |
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