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L
ocated in the
Quartier Des Spectacles
and
facing the recently renovated
Place Des
Arts
, featuring an innovative lighting scheme
designed by Lightemotion,
Complexe Desjardins
is the latest addition to the
Quartier
to include a
dynamic and innovative lighting design.
The client was keen to resolve numerous issues
through a lighting design strategy for the interior re-
tail concourse and two main entrances to the retail
concourse. Lightemotion was selected to develop
a distinctive lighting scheme to create a warmer
overall ambience, be dynamic and programmable,
reduce heating and cooling costs and produce a call
to action from the street so pedestrians enter the
complex. A main requirement of the design was
the ability of the client to create programmable
and dynamic lighting effects that adapted to time
of day; season; and activity within the space. En-
vironmental sustainability was also paramount in
the lighting program to reduce hydro consumption,
cooling and maintenance costs.
Lightemotion undertook an exhaustive research
and mock-up programme that recommended re-
placing the existing flood lights with a custom de-
signed fixture. The team conceived a bi-directional
140 W LED lighting fixture that showcased the
diamond coffered ceiling combined with a powerful
downlight to illuminate the entire shopping centre,
adding much needed texture and nuance to the
space.This also created an interesting floor pattern
which enlivened the space, enhanced intuitive way-
finding and diminished the vastness of the space.
The lighting system not only provides a warmer
ambience, with pre-programmed lighting that
Dynamic lighting signature
for retail complex
Working closely with the facilities team at
Complexe Desjardins
in Montreal, Lightemotion has
breathed new life into that city’s largest mixed use development, a space totalling four million
square feet.
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