Mark Elliott, Design Director at Point Of View gives an insight into the Lighting Design of The Darling Hotel foyer at The Star, a project we have proudly added to our gallery.
The Darling Hotel is the first 5 star hotel to be built in Sydney since the Olympics, it is the jewel of the new Star Casino complex.
The entry statement was a critical element, Cox Architecture have a sandstone wall that flows from outside to in. The enhancement of this striking feature was achieved by the use of the KKDC Sen product, grazing light up the wall as a consistent light treatment – blurring the inside and out.
Once inside you are in a glass roofed atrium space with bridges spanning between the flanking walls, bridges which are studded with the KKDC Groove Light, a 1.5mm thick strip of light. It creates flecks of light that are reflected in the glass ceiling, lifting the space.
Fresnel lens chandeliers add glamour to the space in the high ceiling zone, whilst integrated LED TiMi strip lights enhance features such as the library shelves and magazine racks, skirting under the reception pods, floating the heavy stone monoliths. The Skirt to the concierge desk is an edge lit acrylic acting as a courtesy panel.
A deep rich red LED enhances the feature wall behind the reception whilst MoMo floor linear in ground up light reveals the texture of the stone wall.
A multi layered lighting approach with the integration of KKDC products creates a dramatic space as the entry to the hotel.
Hotel corridors are lit entirely with LED down lights (KKDC MR16) with wall strip lights (Poki) enhancing the wall panelling and creating a dramatic rhythm along the contoured corridors.
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Thank you to Mark Elliott, Design Director at Point Of View for this article.
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