Cooper Lighting recently announced the winners of the 35th Annual SOURCE Awards national lighting design competition.
The winners were recognized at LIGHTFAIR International 2012 in Las Vegas at the Keynote Speaker Luncheon on May 8 in front of an audience of 500 design professionals. Five professional awards and six student awards were presented.
The annual competition, which focuses on furthering the understanding, knowledge and function of lighting as a primary element in design, requires the primary and predominant use of Cooper Lighting products. Cooper Lighting has held this competition since 1977. Entries are judged on the blending of aesthetics, creative achievement, technical performance and the degree in which the lighting met the project constraints and design concept goals.
Top honors in the Professional Commercial Category went to Focus Lighting, Inc. and the design team of Paul Gregory, principal designer; Michael Cummings, principal lighting designer; Christine Hope, senior lighting designer; Scott Hay, lighting designer; and Dan Nichols, project manager for the lighting of The Chandelier lounge and bar located at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
The Chandelier bar and lounge at The Cosmopolitan Hotel and Resort is an elegant, multi-tiered, immersive environment. Comprised of over seven million crystals, this kinetic chandelier invites guests to experience different vantage points as they move through the space. The chandelier, which is 44 feet high and roughly 75 feet wide, is surrounded by the casino circulation on two levels, and contains five separate bars and lounges that seem to hover within the ethereal space. The lighting design creates the illusion of a single internally lit chandelier while supplementing it with light to achieve sparkle in every delicate strand. In order to achieve this, the design team chose Lumière 203 luminaires for its low profile and clean simplicity. The 150 Lumière 203 fixtures uplight all vertical drapes of the crystal while RSA multi-head fixtures are installed vertically in the perimeter soffit to provide multiple points of warm, beautiful front light. Each lighting position was studied in plan and section and then mocked-up onsite to review precise aiming angles.
In addition, Focus Lighting, Inc. was also honored with an Award of Recognition for the lighting of the Dinosaur Hall at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, located in Los Angeles, Calif. The design team for that project included Paul Gregory, principal lighting designer; Juan Pablo Lira, senior lighting designer; Hilary Manners, lighting designer; and Kenneth Schutz, project manager.
In the Professional Residential Category, top honors went to Robert Singer, president, and Jason Diaz, lighting designer of Robert Singer and Associates, Inc., Basalt, Colo. for the lighting design of a townhome located in Vail, Colo.
Designed as an addition to the neighboring unit, this high-end remodel embodies mountain rustic living at its finest. Large windows in the sitting room take advantage of the expansive views of Vail Ski Resort. The large central stair is the cornerstone of the project and was designed to look like an old mineshaft. Architectural finishes consist of stone and reclaimed timber creating a warm, rustic lodge character in the space. Cooper Iris P3MR downlights were chosen for their adjustability and wide range of trim options as well as performance and reliability. P3MR-E3AA downlights were used to accent artwork and architectural materials throughout the home, while P3MR-E3MR downlights were used for general illumination. Limitations from existing structure and restrictions from fire ratings dictated fixture quantity and placement. A lighting control system keeps light fixtures dimmed to reduce energy use and extend lamp life. Lighting scenes were set with the owner for easy control of the common spaces.
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