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PROJECT
The entrance on Worship Street features a dramatic cycle ramp positioned behind a glazed screen. This allows cyclists to enter the building without dismounting, leading them from street-level to bike storage and changing facilities at basement level. On view from the atrium and adding movement to the scene, the cycle ramp was a key statement, which reinforces the sustainability of the building. Here, lighting is bold and direct, contrasting enjoyably with the main reception space. The lobby entrance and ‘Alphabeta’ sign formed a primary visual statement, so Hoare Lea Lighting worked with Studio RHE to develop an integrated lighting approach, using the staggered linear form of the sign to keep walls and ceiling free from luminaires. The result is a spectacular interaction between the pendant sign and the lobby finishes, which creates dramatic impressions from all angles. The building’s historic façade has been restored and celebrated, and succeeds
in being simultaneously intricate and restrained. Illumination lent itself to traditional lighting techniques, which bring out the form and rhythm of this splendid façade. Alphabeta offers much, it engages and clearly delights its occupants; its vibrant articulation of spaces shows a new way of thinking for large-scale office space, providing an alternative to the sterile mainstream offer of more ‘shades of grey’. www.hoarelealighting.com
This Page Central to the lighting scheme, the interior's architectural idiosyncrasies have been highlighted by using integrated and hidden luminaires where possible, shown here in the building's glazed and timber-clad atrium, which benefits from daylight from a glazed rooflight.
PROJECT DETAILS Alphabeta, Triton Court, London, UK Client: Resolution Property Architects: Studio RHE, UK Lighting Design: Hoare Lea Lighting, UK
LIGHTING SPECIFIED acdc Plaza 35 with vertical louvre – Cycle ramp spots acdc Plaza 35 – Atrium gantry - downlights acdc Cold Cathode custom chevrons/light art Encapsulite T8 Lightstick – public/circulation threshold walls iGuzzini Le Perroquet LED – circulation / lift lobby spaces Optelma Quad 100 profile with custom centre joining piece – cycle ramp linears Optelma SAM 165 profile + Cita spotlights – bar zone task LEDLinear VarioLED Venus - reception desk handrail + reception desk task light + library task light LightGraphix LD22 POWER surface mounted linear washer ceiling ‘waffle’ raft uplight LightGraphix LD22 RGB surface mounted linear washer ceiling ‘waffle’ raft uplight LightGraphix LD12LT – stair treads, stair handrail, bar front wash, bar shelving LightGraphix LD32 joinery hidden shelflight washer Lumenpulse AlphaLED: 120 Series Nimble square – ceiling ‘waffle’ raft downlight