Food under the spotlight!
Food under the spotlight!
March 2022,
Nowadays lighting control is no more an optional system for restaurants. In fact, it is critical to ensuring a successful lighting scheme. With control systems becoming more affordable, they are no more the luxury they once were and should be the foremost priority for food outlets. Generally, restaurants need multiple lighting scenes based on the time of the day. As the light outside fades, dimming down lighting helps to soften the focus within a room and build an atmosphere. The space between light scenes is also important and one can delay the transition times with a good control system. It is possible to increase the transition times between lighting scenes, to gradually increase light levels without guests becoming aware.Food under the spotlight!
Client: Günaydin Bluewaters
Consultant: LW Design Group
Contractor: AVEA Contracting LLC
Bluewaters Island is an artificial island 500 metres (1,600 ft) off the Jumeirah Beach Residence coastline, near Dubai Marina, in Dubai. It is a purpose built lifestyle destination in Dubai, offering residents and tourists a whole host of options to eat, live and play. The island includes entertainment, hospitality, residential, and retail zones, and is forecast to attract more than three million visitors annually.
Food grabs the spotlight at Günaydin, with open kitchens, live cooking stations at tables and display units that boast the best cuts of steak and skewers of kebab.
Open kitchens are a focal point in a restaurant. Chefs need plenty of task light. However, a common problem is extremely bright kitchens overpower the ambience and intimacy of dining spaces. A successful open kitchen is lit to 350lux, with a warm 3000k light providing limited light spill into the main restaurant areas.
Team Creation was called in to supply, test and commission the Lighting Control system at Günaydin. “They needed an Architectural Dimming System which would be compatible with the fixtures specified on the project. Along with standard features an astronomical timer, ease of scene setting and keypad based control was stipulated by the client.”, says Mr Dharmendra Patel, MD, Creation.