While our goal for every lighting project is to provide luminaires that create an impressive effect, when the project is a five-star luxury hotel, like the One Aldwych in London, the result needs to be not just impressive but outstanding.
Founded by Gordon Campbell Gray, this Grade II listed building is an early example of steel-framed construction. It is clad in grey Norwegian granite with a slate and copper roof, in a blend of Louis XVI and Louis XV architectural styles. As a result, the lighting design for the exterior of the building had to be both tastefully done to fit with the hotel’s style and it needed to be installed within the strict guidelines for a Grade II listed building.
Rising to this double challenge, lighting designer Studio Fractal created a carefully modulated lighting scheme for the hotel’s façades. Following their ethos of using as little light as necessary, Studio Fractal created a design that used controlled illumination from low profile lighting equipment to complement and enhance the rhythm and rich detailing of the building. Lighting trials were conducted to confirm the exact placement of fixtures and to get the right optical properties and warm colour temperature needed to create a dramatic, yet elegant presence that adds to London’s ever changing night-time experience.
Architape provided IP67-rated luminaires from our Opaline Flex SB and Opaline M ranges. These low-profile linear luminaires are ideal for any outdoor application and the Opaline Flex fittings can bend to follow the contours of a building, like One Aldwych’s historic exterior.
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