LIGHTING

Lighting in hotels requires flexibility to sync the needs and tastes of many different guests. With the ‘ ambiance’ lighting range, one can set or change the mood of the same room in many different ways. Also, these days almost every hotel takes a keen interest in planning their lighting, in order to reduce their carbon footprint as well as substantially reducing their electricity bills. Lighting contributes more or less 30% of the hotel’s overall electricity consumption.

Along with the space, furniture, colors and textures, lighting plays a pivotal role in a hotel lobby. Whether a hotel has a grand lobby or a minimalist and intimate one, it is the lighting that can make all the difference. Dramatic lighting in a hotel lobby can help to accentuate the furnishings and artworks. One can add skylights, over-sized floor lamps, floor-to-ceiling windows and chandeliers.

Lighting can be altered to create various moods by using less light during the daytime and allowing natural light to come in as much as possible. During the day, we use only alternate lights for the corridors and stairways, which not only saves energy, but also gives an understated ambiance of the hotel.

            Each space in a hotel calls for its own feel and design. A lobby can be made inviting by accenting the art at the back of the registration counter if any. A glow along the base of the registration counter can make the furniture look light and floating. Restaurants require the lighting to be soft and flattering. Introducing candles or accenting white table cloth tops with spot accents enhance the ambiance due to sparkle from the silverware. Using accessories such as warm tone dia-chronic color filters, add to the soft flattering feel of the space. Bar lighting needs to be more sensitive. Glare free spot lights over the bar counter; supplemented LED Illuminated planes along the back can make the bar look very dynamic.