Lighting Design International's (LDI) work on premier office headquarters, The Peak, in London's Victoria, has been shortlisted in the Exterior Lighting category. Along with architect, Shephard Robson, and installers, Emcor, Architainment supported LDI as it worked to transform the site's identity. Following a bespoke mock-up of the cladding, LDI specified approximately 700 fixtures of Philips Color Kinetics iColor Cove MX Powercore to light up the outside of the building.
LDI Design associate, Nishi Shah, commented, "The Peak's architecture is enhanced with dynamic lighting giving this new landmark a strong visual night-time presence in the heart of this busy interchange."
Jason Bruges Studio's Platform 5 installation is another of the projects to be nominated, this time shortlisted in the Special Projects category. In creating Platform 5 in Sunderland station, Jason Bruges Studio called on Architainment to supply 717 Philips Color Kinetics eW Flex SLX fittings. This warm white string LED solution, which was installed by LX Engineering, is a versatile strand of 15 individually controllable white light LED nodes. The lighting installation is the centrepiece of the new station, which has recently undergone a £7 million revamp.
Architainment's Lee Shields, key account manager for both projects, said, "It has been a pleasure to work with Jason Bruges Studio and Lighting Design International on what are both very different but equally innovative and impressive lighting projects. I am now looking forward to supporting both designers at the awards in March."
The Lighting Design Awards will be held at Hilton Hotel in Park Lane, London on Thursday 11 March 2011.
(Jim Evans)
