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C O V E R S T O R Y
Blue Note lounge combines the
nostalgia of Memphis blues with
a contemporary setting.
A view from one of the forum’s 32
private club suites.
darkened red hue (four shades of it)
for the arena façade, which also
coincides with the red-brick finish
that can be found on some of the
older buildings, as well as the new
Gibson Guitar Co. Once inside,
guests are greeted by a 12,500 sq ft
main entry, which features the
Grizzlies Den team store and the
Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 sports bar
and the team’s practice court.
The forum’s combination of a
large glass façade and high interior
footcandle illumination levels created
a nighttime transparent effect
that connects the exterior activity to
the interior activity. This was
accomplished by using an industrial
grade highbay 16 in. prismatic
Incandescent downlights, pendants
and wall sconces light Opus, a fine
dining facility with views of the
arena floor.
acrylic reflector with one, 400-W
pulse start metal halide (in the
lobby) and an industrial grade highbay
22 in. borosilicate glass optic
with one, 1000-W pulse start metal
halide (the practice court areas).
Both fixtures were provided by
Hubbell Lighting. The concourse
also includes 70-W metal halide
downlights and eight in. 70-W
direct pendant cylinder fixtures,
both from Prescolite.
In The Zone
Located on the main concourse is
the First Tennessee Club which
offers seat holders a few different
dining and socializing options. The
first is Opus, a 350-seat fine dining
Designers wanted to develop a facility that
integrated the culture of the NBA into the
historical scale and context of the
neighborhood
facility that features hardwood
floors, a 30-seat bar and a number
of unique views of the arena floor.
Offering a hipper, less formal
atmosphere is the Blue Note lounge,
which combines the nostalgia of
Memphis blues with a contemporary
style. There are also several
mini restaurants around the concourse.
These were fitted with
incandescent downlights for general
illumination and several pendants
and wall sconces for accent lighting.
This private level also features 32
club suites and 80 club boxes. Suite
corridors on this level are equipped
with eight in. 32-W cylinders, which
were installed in the portion of corridor
with no ceiling, while four in.
75-W MR16 accent luminaires were
used in areas with a ceiling.
“To bring out the different environments
and displays along the
interior of the public concourses,
the lighting levels vary to enhance
both the wayfinding and the fan
experience,” said Jon Neimuth, lead
designer, Ellerbe Becket. “For example,
in darker transitional areas
there’s accent lighting on wall displays
and in areas of thematic
development there are high levels of
illumination.”
Floor Control
The building is operated by a
MicroLite Lighting control system.
There is main control in the engineer
room as well as a control room
overlooking the event floor and
seating area which is known as the
arena bowl. The control room features
T8 2x2 and 2x4 troffers
(Columbia Lighting) and 35-W, 20
deg cylinder spot luminaires (USA
Illumination Inc.). Quad controls
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