Total Lighting - March 2016

Increasing costs, the desire - if not
the need - to keep guests coming
back for more, has defined a trend
in the hospitality industry for the latest
technology, and lighting is at the forefront
of the tech revolution these days.
Above and beyond the requirement for
the money savings potential of installing
LEDs in an industry where the lights are
always on – the hospitality industry has to
create a ‘Wow’ factor; something that most
of its guests simply won’t get at home. The
sector is, to put it simply, at the sharp end
of lighting design and technology.
So how is lighting used to create this
extra quality that guests demand?
In China, Kolarz has recently installed
stunning handmade ceiling, wall, and
pendants fittings at the luxury Shanghai
Tower, China’s tallest skyscraper, after
receiving a brief to create ‘unique and
magnificent feature lights’ for two of its
extremely large function rooms.
The client specifically wanted high
quality lighting to make a real statement,
and add to the grandeur of the
landmark building.
The budget for the project was a
whopping €3,000,000, which provides a
sense of the scale, the work involved, the
expertise, and the materials required.
The designs feature sparkling Murano
glass twinned with chrome: in the
ballroom and VIP room, 25,000 two-metre
long, clear Murano glass sticks have been
used to create 14 ceiling fittings – each of
which measures five metres in diameter,
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Re-defining lighting
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and weighs a jaw-dropping eight tonnes.
The lighting for the multi-function room,
which is roughly the size of a football
pitch, includes 32 futuristic chrome and
fibreglass pendants, which create a focal
point in the massive space.
Commenting on the project, Kolarz
joint CEO, Stefan Wögerbauer said: ‘The
Shanghai Tower project showcases our
work, and is a testament to what we can
achieve for clients who want to create
something on a grand scale.’
On a slightly less overpowering,
but none-the-less important scale, the
Malmaison and Hotel du Vin Group set out
to reduce energy consumption throughout
its entire estate by switching to an LED
solution from Lyco.
The Group’s hotels are housed in a
variety of historical buildings and, after
inspection it was evident that not all of the
properties would accommodate standard
components and products. The Lyco
team had to assess each on a hotel-byhotel
basis, and for some buildings, had
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