Prize(s) Honorable Mentions
Company Willie Duggan Lighting
Lead Designers Willie Duggan
Client The Icehouse Hotel
Photo Credits Kelvin Gillmore
Completion Date March 2022
Project Location Ballina, Co.Mayo, Ireland
Entry DescriptionThe lighting design process was hands on, with a late-night mock-ups a crucial step in articulating the concept to the client and testing possible effects.
Careful positioning of light sources, use of low glare and hidden lighting sources and management of dimming ensured reduction of reflections late in the evening and views to the outside to a maximum during dusk hours.
The subtle nature of the light intervention ensured historic architectural forms were the hero’s of the space and while the light sources being hidden faded into the background.
The lighting to the paintings was a track solution hidden above the stainless-steel floating ceiling, with track fittings with CRI above 95 and adjustable beam angles, enabling the system to be adjustable to any painting configuration throughout the space.
Rechargeable table lamps on each of the tables provided the task lighting and feeling of intimacy there while maintaining minimal impact on the most important lighting elements, the hidden lighting onto the textured and curved wall surfaces and lighting onto the paintings.
Colour light was a key part of our concept also, the use of a cooler blue/purple to link back to the icehouse history while also increasing the atmosphere and the feeling of warmth in the space in contrast with the 2700K of general lighting and 2400K of the hidden lighting.
Sustainability ApproachCircularity was top of mind for this project, as it was retrofit project, where impact was made through the lighting, care was made to retain existing features with minimal interventions to account for and hide new lighting. A number of fitting types were retained, with the light engines being replaced with more efficient but better quality (Ra >90) light output.
LED was used throughout with good lumen/m efficiency, maintaining greater than100 lumen/w on all white light sources.
Bluetooth lighting control was used to minimise impact on existing structure and reduce on cabling. Most fittings are running dimmed at anywhere between 50% and 85% dimmed for majority of the day.
