 The grade II listed building needed its façade and alter illuminated to stunning effect and sought the expertise of electrical design engineers, Michael Jones Associates, who in turn chose Sill Lighting to create it the new image.
After the construction of a modern glass building adjacent to the chapel, the lighting scheme on the exterior of the building was required to make the traditional chapel prominent. Sill Lighting was chosen for its history of providing reliable luminaires with exceptional glare control to heritage projects including Salisbury Cathedral, Hexam Abbey and the Royal Albert Hall.
Commenting on the lighting requirements for the chapel building, Dale Price, partner at Michael Jones Associates said, “Sill was specified for its expertise in providing closely controlled illumination to building facades and high quality optics. Sill luminaires provided a solution to the limited positions that fittings could be sited in relation to the height of the façade by giving a controlled output that extends light over a large distance.”
The final exterior lighting scheme used 2 Sill 484 recessed uplighters with 70w lamps to illuminate the arched doorway leading into the building, and four Sill 490 luminaires in ground recessed housings with 150w lamps for controlled illumination of the building exterior. Two Sill 491 power projectors with 150w lamps were used to illuminate the stain glass window archway from the building’s exterior.
The interior lighting design used two Sill 495 power projectors with 400w lamps positioned in the interior of the building to illuminate the stain glass window from behind, highlighting its exterior appearance. Two 70w and two 150w Sill 491 power projectors were used to light the altar and wall mural inside the chapel.
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