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The
new Arts Department at Kings School, Ely was designed by ORMS, who asked
dpa to assist with the lighting design as they felt
it to be of great importance. First of all working closely with ORMS
we examined and maximised the natural light within the language of the
architecture and acceptance of the planners. The external presentation
of the building in the daytime with the natural light falling on its
materials is reversed at night with the internally illuminated glazed
openings becoming the lit elements. ORMS integrated low level lighting
around the perimeter to enable people to safely navigate without great
intrusion visually or significant use of energy.
The internal lighting provides excellent illumination to walls with
flexible track and spot systems using high efficacy lamps. This is supported
by general light through circulation areas as appropriate, again using
different varieties of fluorescent and compact fluorescent sources to
provide a very efficient low maintenance lighting solution with good
colour rendering. The upper studios utilise two lines of T5 fluorescent
lamps seamlessly joined together in an unobtrusive extrusion. This provides
the general lighting to the whole area. Additional fluorescent sources
are used to enhance the balcony displays, and metal halide projectors
uplight the exposed timber joists to provide light to the soffit and
balance the brightness of the high level day-lit slot and surrounding
materials.
We were extremely pleased with the result; light being provided where
required in an efficient, flexible and well integrated manner taking
consideration of the architecture and it's functions.
Photography courtesy of Kilian O'Sullivan.
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