May 2011 - Illuminating Engineering Society

THE HURRICANE CLUB
Mounted on track in the open, black ceiling, AR70 spots concentrate light on the tables below in “The Hurricane Room,” the main dining area and bar.
mounted under the hatches. A handful of smaller crystal chandeliers
hung over seating banquettes and walkways echo the elegance of
the central centerpiece.
In the main dining area around the bar, tables are pinspotted with
50-W AR70 track heads (Time Square Lighting). The spots concentrate
light on the tabletops to illuminate diners and food, but don’t
“splash light around,” says Cummings. “We wanted to create a dramatic
environment, but at the same time make sure that people look
good.” The spots also bounce light off of the warm-toned finishes, like
cane-paneled walls, and mirrors, “for a little bit of fill light. It makes
diners look like they are surrounded by torchlight.”
PRIVATE HIDEAWAYS
Guests can get that same glow in “The Lagoon Lounge,” one of
three additional “experiences” off the main dining area, which features
a large faux-fireplace with a white coral mantel, two cast glass
pendants with decorative, exposed-filament incandescents, and
a 10-ft-tall, three-tiered barnacle chandelier. Low-voltage zenon
strip highlights two mirrors on opposite ends of the room. AvroKO
designed the decorative lighting for the project, which consists of
eclectic and mostly custom elements sourced from all over the globe.
While the glass chandeliers provide the majority of ambient illumination
in the lounge, 75-W MR16 framing projectors (Times
Square Lighting) add ambiance with patterned light. “We wanted
to create the idea of the sun shining through an exterior wooden
trellis, so the fixtures shoot through wood ceiling screens to produce
this shadow-line pattern that repeats,” says Lira.
Framing projectors also enhance the experience in “The Cave
Rooms” next door. Separated from the main dining room by cane
screens, the two rooms “allow guests a little more seclusion,” says
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