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By: Stewart Catso
Web site: http://www.lamps-n-lighting.com
We proudly recognize the winners of our 1998
lighting competition. This year especially, the
entries in the student competition were outstanding.
As a result, the jury issued ties in several categories
Amy Laughead, a Master's student in interior design
at Virginia Tech University, and a previous winner,
and Lauren Hoover of Mississippi State share the
award.
Lauren chose to illuminate retail space. For
a high end Ladies boutique, she used Metalux strip
lighting strategically placed above an aluminum
and plastic lensed canopy to create dramatic ambient
lighting.
Amy specified Fluorescent lighting for the offices
of a Midwestern based marketing company. She used
2X2 Paralux fixtures to evenly light private offices,
and 1X4 fixtures along one wall of each office
to provide a soft wall washing effect. PC2's in
the open office provide balanced illumination
while totally eliminating glare on VDTs.
Our next trio of winners comes from one school,
the Ringling School of Art & Design in Sarasota,
Florida. Tonya Fisher, Barbara Stott, and Renee
McManic share the winner spotlight for their use
of Halo Power Track Lighting in a commercial gallery
setting. In each of these three separate applications
track lighting was used in its purest form to
accent displays while drawing your eye to a main
focal point. Track lighting also highlighted textures
and colors in the respective spaces.
Three students from Iowa State University and
one form Cornell University dominated the competition.
Cornell's Dominic Hainje cleverly integrated
Halo downlights into the architectural fabric
of a video store exclusively featuring Japanese
animation. In his lighting design, his positioning
permitted for enough ambient light to enhance
product displays while also illuminating the entire
space.
From Iowa State University students Cheol-Ho-U,
Divya Shah, and Jeongeun Lee, used Halo recessed
downlighting to light a highly diverse series
of applications including a church sanctuary,
a restaurant in a five star hotel, and dormitory
reclaimed as a student lounge.
Though vastly different in application, these
three installations underscore the versatility
of general downlighting used as decorative fixtures
in a remodeling job, as fixtures creating focus
and drama in a religious environment, and as units
that provide general, task, and accent lighting
in a unique ethnic restaurant.
One student from East Carolina University and
one from Mississippi State University share the
award.
Michelle Puckett Jenkins of East Carolina University
worked with recessed fixtures to accommodate the
living needs of those who are chemically hypersensitive.
To significantly decrease indoor pollution, Michelle
specified Halo Air-Tite fixtures employing compact
fluorescent lamps as the light source.
Kelly Sullivan of Mississippi State University
used Metalux fluorescent lighting in a 20X20 loft
type space that combined living and working space.
Cove lighting using Metalux strips provide for
uniform illumination throughout the space while
thin profile undercabinet lighting acts as both
ambient and task lighting at the kitchen counter
level.
IRiS lighting is a new brand of architectural
grade downlighting designed especially for the
luxury home market. This is the first year we
have included IRiS in our competion and Wayne
Kann of Integrated Electronic Environments will
be forever noted as the first professional winner
in the IRiS category.
The challenge in the bedroom of this home was
to bring light into the space while creating a
relaxing environment. Using four different IRiS
elements, Wayne was able to provide continuity
of the aperture openings with minimal intrusion
into the visual ceiling plane. Wall washers provide
high, end vertical illumination to the four corners
of the room, while downlights provide general
full light in the center of the room, and slot
aperture downlights dramatically accent the vertical
window mullions.
As in the bedroom, the lighting design in this
home's gallery hall and foyer is integrated with
specific lighting features that enhance the architectural
elements. The result is both functional and complimentary
illumination.
Two previous competition winners, Marcia Miller
and Steve Stein join us again for their use of
Halo downlighting in an extraordinary renovation
of a home built in 1897.
Seeking lighting that is appropriate to the turn
of the century style yet is functional for today,
this design team specified Halo Recessed fixtures
as the backbone of their lighting layout.
Mixed discreetly with period decorative wall
sconces and pendants, that compliment the architecture,
Low Voltage, Compact Fluorescent and industry
standard H7 Halo downlights are used in the parlor,
bedroom, and kitchen areas of the home functioning
as general, task, and accent illumination.
The compact category
Roz Cama, our first winner in the compact category,
used Halo track lighting to create a simple, distinct
vehicle designed to highlight the main passageway
of the Yale-New-Haven Hospital. As the area used
to hang murals celebrating the hospitals 175th
anniversary, proper lighting of the graphic presentations
in the passageway was critical.
To accomplish the task, the designer specified
a Halo two circuit track system. Using two separate
20 AMP circuits for independent dimmer switching,
and adjustable low voltage gimbal ring fixtures,
high drama was achieved.
Frank Conte, who with this award is celebrating
his fifth win in our competition. The designers
task was to figure out how to provide his client's
restaurant with needed lighting punch. Frank employed
Metalux RCG 240 Rapid Start fluorescent fixtures
mounted on ceiling beams as uplights. Fitted with
clear blue acrylic panels serving as color filters,
the fluorescent fixtures provided a back splash
of color and an interesting bounce light effect
that adds both character and ambiance to the restaurant.
Our final winner, also a previous award recipient,
is Tom Hauser. Tom specified Halo downlighting
to illuminate the executive offices, visitation,
and ceremony rooms of a large East Coast cemetery.
What Tom accomplished is remarkable, Tom used
pinhole downlights, wall washers and standard
downlights to illuminate the spaces.
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