Architectural LED lighting shines
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Soraa has announced that its LED lamps have been installed at the new
Crosswater UK showroom, one of the largest bathroom showrooms in Europe.
Investing in a new headquarters with a
showroom gallery in Dartford, Kent, Crosswater wanted lighting to
enhance a memorable experience for visitors as they moved through the
showroom.
Architects Coppin Dockray and lighting
designers from Lightplan chose Soraa LED lamps because of their ability
to deliver narrow beams and correct rendering of colours and whiteness.
Specifically, Lightplan chose 635 of
Soraa's MR16 LED lamps mounted within Prospex Spot Midi 2100-MR-SP
fixtures from Lucent, a Works With Soraa partner. The Prospex die-cast
aluminium fixtures come with integral control gear and their adjustable
heads accept up to two accessories held behind an anti-glare feature.
Visitors are guided through the
Crosswater showroom space by a ‘swirling walkway’ of approximately 5,800
hand-blown glass spheres that hang from the ceiling and are illuminated
by Soraa's LED lamps.
Because Soraa LED lamps cast strong,
narrow beams from a small source, Lightplan was able to spotlight the
glass spheres without light spilling over onto merchandise displays -
even as a control system creates a moving effect among the baubles.
"Soraa lighting makes the journey
through the showroom a sensory experience for visitors. Because Soraa
LED lamps provide a high intensity beam from a small source, we were
able to create perfect, focused lighting on the fixtures and objects on
display in each of the 32 uniquely appointed bathroom display areas. The
snap on attachments, spreader lenses, are great tools to shape the
light beam for a particular object preventing any spillage," said Baris
Gursen, lighting designer with Lightplan in London.
The porcelain, tiles, textiles and
wallpaper throughout Crosswater's bathroom interior displays were
illuminated with Soraa's Violet-Emission 3-Phosphor (VP) LED lamp technology.
"Perfect design requires perfect
lighting. Soraa lamps helped us illuminate our Crosswater products and
display rooms as art. Every visitor to our showroom is stunned by the
beauty of the space and our designs," said Nico de Beer, director of
Crosswater UK.