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Project:
Charterhouse School Memorial Chapel

The practice was fortunate to work on re-lighting the Gilbert Scott Memorial Chapel that was built in 1927. The lighting project was conceived to increase light levels to the pews; provide a flexible system for multiple uses of the space, including worship and choral/orchestral performances; enhance the architecture, minimizing visual intrusion; and cause the least physical damage to the building fabric.

The lighting design incorporates 10 lighting components operated on a preset dimming control system. All of the light sources are tungsten halogen. Energy was not a significant issue due to limited hours of use, but colour, controllability, optical performance and luminaire size were. The lighting solution included refurbishing the original Gilbert Scott decorative pendant fixtures with a more powerful light source and also raising them by 1 metre to ensure that the front pews received sufficient illumination. It was also essential to not to create a floodlit environment, areas of darkness were equally as important as the lit elements.