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Nunawading Library
Renovation, 2011
Site
visits where possible can provide a wealth of information, especially to
understand why a change or upgrade is undertaken and what the client may look
in improving the use of a space. It is also useful to get an architect’s
impressions that have been pitched to a client as it helps to work towards
the same outcome or even explain why a diversion from the design if
required. Improved lighting, reduction of shadows and some colour and
light, creating different spaces and zones within the one area was both
what was lacking and what the client desired in the renovation. With
changes to the outside façade, we needed both highlighting to catch the
attention of people outside, while at the same time consideration to glare
coming in through the windows to those reading inside. Through the site
visits, I could also take into account existing lighting and surrounds to
make best use of luminaires and positioning. An interesting outcome was
that three main luminaire types were used creating most of the numerous
effects. Eight different luminaires and five lamp types in total for a
project of this size were all that were required. This means to the client
a less onerous task of maintenance in both servicing and spare parts.
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Wellness on Wellington, 2010
The
need to expand along with the vision for a purpose built medical centre for
all facets of medical care resulted some new thinking in both Architecture,
lighting and utilization of this multilevel space. By taking in the
architectural drawings I looked forward to both highlighting features of
the building internally and externally along with concealing and providing
light from various directions. The result created a soothing environment
and a visible icon from the road. From its original name of Parkridge
Medical Centre the changes in all facets meant also, its new name was quite
apt and reflective of the changes and intentions. It with thanks to Bibby Rusden
Thomson for involving me in this project and the trust they put in me.
         
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Box Hill & North Melbourne Police Stations,
2010
With new
state of the art facilities, the mix between a visual deterrent and careful
consideration to the surrounds always has its challenges. By recessing
within the ground, the rear carpark helped to provide the right amount of
lighting without being glary to viewers off the street. Internally
provision of a good working environment and purpose built facility against
the ‘converted house’ previously used to undertake the work the police had
to face.
   
Derrimut Village
Shopping Centre
Designing
of new Shopping Centres requires consideration to errors of the past, more
energy efficient designs, and planning for future expansion. Carpark design
was to use minimum amount of poles and lower energy luminaires, with
matching fittings along the side, downlights were
to be bug proof and other lighting to highlight features and architecture.
      
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Sportlink Vermont
South, 2010
The
building of a new centre for the Home
of the Whitehorse Netball Association, Sportlink
also caters for all ages with a comprehensive and diverse range of sports and
competitions both indoor and outdoor. This project provided an opportunity
to reflect the difference between a performance luminaire and a cheap
luminaire that does not have the purpose or the user considered. The
selection of the Versabeamax meant the client would require less fittings to do a better job, have
lower running costs (431watts v 464 watts and less used to do the same job)
with the use of electronic gear and have less maintenance due to increased
lamp life, and reduced depreciation of the lamps. The proven GE optics
provides great vertical illuminance that are
critical for numerous sports and can also absorb and deflect balls. For the
Outside courts 1kw Sportz floods were employed to
ensure correct levels and cut-off glare to surrounding areas. Improvements
were also made to carpark lighting via site visits to incorporate existing
costs and not replace for the sake of replacing.
   
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St Vincent’s Hospital
Cancer Centre, 2010
Designing
for Hospitals traditionally make for bland luminaires and bright clinical
light. The trick here was the Architect’s and client’s desire to make a
more homely feel for patients and visitors to the centre. The outcome was
to consider the aesthetics with a neater and smaller luminaire in high
output T5 and MR16 Metal Halide along with a task light to provide the
higher level for medical inspections. Using the architects conceptual
drawings aided in understanding both what the Architect was aiming to achieve
along with what the client might be expecting. As a result, in meetings
with all stakeholders, I was able to show the reasons for my design and
changes to some of the original vision.
    
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Fintona
Margaret Ross Centre, 2010
Nestled
in the inner suburb of Balwyn is Fintona Girls School, their need to
expand, upgrade whilst also blending into the environment and making the
best use of space were key factors to consider. The ingenuity of the
Architecture needed subtle highlighting while also fulfilling the practical
needs of the various spaces. The trickiest part to light was actually the
carpark, the reason was due to close proximity of residential homes and low
fences, the bollard selected gave a good throw forward as well as a good
vertical light.
   
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St James Church, Glen
Iris 2010
Following my work in 1995 an area not covered
was the pews, this presented both a cost and project management issue.
Located above the pews were self-ballasted Mercury Vapour lamps that are no
longer available and is an obsolete technology. The solution needed to
consider the vast height in this space both in lighting and installing,
along with aesthetics. My intent was to improve the level of lighting,
accentuate the architecture of the building and also considers the St James
Mural that at various times had been risen as an issue as to whether it
could be lit. Varying degrees of natural light can be experienced in this
church depending on time of day and weather. The answer to this was to use
slim T5 pendants with DALI Dim and 2 MH Spots mounted on top of 2 of the
fittings to highlight the Mural. Careful consideration was given to minimum
wiring, existing conditions and ease of future maintenance. The result
speaks for itself and is controlled by bell press mechanisms for easy
operation of the various clergy. Key points of the Architecture now are
lit, it complements the rest of the church and the mural shimmers. Issues
of reflecting light into the Plasma screen was considered and present far
less of a problem than did the pendants. With numerous people and interest
involved an AGI32 design greatly helped cover the issues and the outcome
for approval from the congregation.
Also featured in the AGI32.com
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Monash Uni Caulfield
Multipurpose Hall, 2009
After undertaking several energy saving
audits for Monash Uni, I was asked to look at
their Multipurpose Hall for possible energy savings and improved lighting.
The challenge was to provide lighting for multipurpose sports ranging from
Basketball, Badminton to Soccer and Volley Ball. Limitations of where
luminaires could be placed and reflectances created their own challenge.
The existing installation relied on several banks of fluorescent luminaires
and clusters of 3 x 400w MH highbays, the solution was to use Versalux 400w
Versabeamax Electronic Highbays (1 for every cluster of 3) to provide the
main lighting and some edge 2x80w fluorescent to provide the uniformity for
competition level due to restricted placement of the highbays. This result
has not only provide improved light levels and better lighting on the
vertical , it also met energy reductions and maintenance reductions.
   
Lauriston
Girls Blairholme, 2009
On the renovation of Blairholme
improvements to lighting was one of the outcomes desired by the school. Being
a converted mansion, it was important to both provide lighting to standards
and to accentuate the Architectural features and high ceilings. My solution
was to provide a slim T5 pendant with an uplighting component.
  
QV Retail Red Cape Lane, 2009
Norman Disney & Young approached me to
undertake a lighting design for a "red Cape" to be suspended and
lit from underneath. By importing the Architect's impression of the cape
into the design and undertaking a site visit, I recreated the lane and
structures to combine and workout the best way to illuminate the cape.
 
 
Lauriston
Girls Staff Offices & Breakout, 2008/09
With old and obsolete existing lighting within
the Staff Offices, Lunch Room and Breakout Space, the desire to renovate
the space, update the lighting and improve lighting, energy consumption and
maintenance. Consideration had to be taken to existing suspended ducting
and sweep fans and therefore selected a T5 suspended pendant that can
either be hung by itself or joined. The Pendant itself was the same as has
been selected for other areas to aid in maintenance and the required office
lighting level of 320 lux at the workplane was achieved, whilst for the
lunchroom and breakout space was designed lower lighting levels to create a
more relaxed environment.
     
Caseldine Shopping Centre Carpark
Qld, 2008
Many carparks throughout Australia are badly
illuminated, so it’s always good to get an opportunity to design a carpark
properly, to consider the environment and practical aspects of a space.
Both the underground and outside carpark considered many factors from
energy efficiency to the inclusion of other lighting being utilised at
night and utilisation of canopies for where the disabled parking was to be
located.
      
Freemasons
Medical Centre, Suite Reception, 2008
Normally a Medical Suite is lit with T-bar
style fluorescents and not much thought is given to the space. Insite Architects wanted to provide some interest while
still providing a good level of lighting. The solution was to give the
impression of the sun, with rays of light emitting from the Reception, and
provide some colour and warmth around the reception itself. I utilised a
continuous T5 fluorescent with a curved opal cover to represent the rays,
and for the reception some downlights and amber
pendants with energy efficient compact fluorescents.
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501 Waverley Rd Reception & Offices, 2008
Since 1985, the reception and office space
lighting (suspended T8 down only luminaires) had not been touched other
than maintenance. The existing lighting had slowly broken down with parts
being unavailable to obtain. I wanted to both revamp the space and give
consideration to better use of energy and reduce maintenance. Part of the
Architecture is a rising angled ceiling and therefore I wanted include this
by providing some upward component using a T5 suspended luminaire. For the
downward component it needed take better care of glare to the people using
the space.
 
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Brimbank Anglican Community Church, 2007
Insite Architects
approached my assistance for lighting design of this now completed church
and its community areas. The main area where services would be held
provided a unique challenge due to a non-traditional use of the space and
orientation. Within the brief was the need to consider both practical
lighting of the space and also to consider the requirement for the lighting
neither to be intrusive to the operation of the area nor to detract from
the Architectural curved roof above. Concerns had been raised by the vestry
about poor lighting in their previous church and having suspended lighting
that would detract to the beauty of the space. As I had previously explored
various options and implications the solution was to provide a dimmable
fluorescent system similar to that adopted for Melbourne University School
of Architecture and incorporate Dichroic 35w IRC Lamps in-between to
provide warmth and sparkle. Spots with barn doors where employed to light
the front area for speakers and provide a focal point. The dimming system
rather than being complicated and difficult for the congregation was
simplified with the use of bell push mechanisms rather than a complicated
pre-programmed controller.
        
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Melbourne University
School of Architecture, 2006/07
Stage 1&2
I was approached by Norman Disney & Young
to assist in a suitable solution to an existing exposed ceiling. By
installing a suspended rod system (Trilux T200)
with interchangeable luminaires and emergency lighting, we could create
interest while also meeting the client’s needs for diversity. Colour was
introduced in the spotlights and 4 luminaires near the lift area within a
relatively inexpensive solution.
     
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MFB
Training Facility Burnley, 2007
Design for this 5 Greenstar
Project was undertaken over a period of time with my initial input into the
outside training area and some key floods that needed to illuminate the
area and avoid glare to the firemen. The solution was to use some state of
the art floods that I had used to great success at Box Hill Tafe Bld 8, this time with a
higher wattage that allowed the use of fewer floods as a result. My
involvement in Moduline (a cable management
company) allowed me to have great insight for the internal suspended light
system. This system also required the carrying of all services to work
stations and support, acoustic panels, smoke detectors, indicator lights
and various other services. The solution was to have a cable tray above the
suspended luminaires/ panels that allowed for it's
own weight and the worst case scenario of added weight for cabling and equipment.
Consideration for a breaking suspension wire, limiting the amount of
suspension points going into the hollow core-concrete, and integration with
workstation poles were some of the problems that needed to be taken into
account. The consideration of more than just lighting a space allows for
the consideration of other systems, services, and best practice solutions.
  
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Lynbrook
Village Shopping Centre, 2007
Creating lighting for the future requires the
inclusion of issues like trees and their height at maturity. A good example
of this was the centre strip of a new shopping centre that needed to take
into account mature trees, meet required lighting standards and reduce the
number of luminaires required where possible.
  
  
  
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Szencorp Lighting Design Award,
2006
To Moonlighting and Energy Conservation
Systems for the Szencorp Building.
The judges felt this project extended the range of environmentally
sustainable lighting design, setting a new benchmark for the renovation of
an existing building. The use of effective zoning of luminaires and the
appropriate use of sensor technology, which avoided the pitfalls of earlier
installations, was remarked upon. The spaces are both a pleasure to work
in, as well as efficient in their use of light and energy. See also Szencorp
Building ; Green
Building Award
  
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Melbourne Commonwealth Games, 2006
With 4 days till the start of the
Commonwealth Games, while working at Moonlighting I was asked to provide a lighting
solution to NAB’s transparent advertising banner. The solution needed to be
temporary, provide highlighting to the massive banner, and be completed and
running prior to the opening of the games. By placing four Metal Halide
Floods on two existing streetscape light poles, the contractors Elecraft were able to complete the task and the results
turned out to be quite impressive.
 
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Box Hill
TAFE Building 8, 2004
The Centre for Biotechnology and Animal
Sciences is housed in a brand new state-of-the-art building, consisting of
5 levels with an overall floor area of approximately 11,000m2 and includes
Vet and animal husbandry areas, hairdressing and internet cafe, training
and admin areas, computer and general purpose classrooms and microbiology,
DNA and chemistry laboratories.
Challenges faced with this project were the
needs for functionality, aesthetics and compliance with laboratory
standards. Low energy, high output uplighting were implemented in the main
atrium area. Functional fluorescents with appropriate gaskets and lens for
the Laboratories and down the lower front areas, a decorative round fixture
employing a 2D lamp, provided interest and contrast. One of the real
challenges was the requirement to light from a high level, the entry
driveway whilst at the same time not inhibit drivers passing by on Elgar
Rd. I achieved this with a sharp cut-off floodlight that both provided the
required levels and highlighting the building for passers-by, there is also
no disability glare as you drive along the road.
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BHA Offices Toorak Rd, 2004
Bruce Henderson Architects sought my services
for a solution to their basement where the only lighting were spheres and
desk lamps. My approach was to design a computer model in AGI32, to reflect
as realistically as possible the future colour choices, exposed
air-conditioning ducts and impacts of shadows on desk areas. Within the
space I wanted to increase the feeling of more daylight into the space
whilst also keeping the space feeling warm, this was achieved by employing
6000k lamps in a suspended fluorescent and reverting back to a warmer lower
wattage incandescent task luminaire. The suspended luminaires provided an
up/ down light component as well light emitting through the decorative
perforated sides.
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St
James Church Glen Iris, 1995
Early in 1995 I was approached while at a
service at St James, as to what my thoughts were with regards to the
lighting and making improvements. The existing installation had 150w Par38
Lamps attached onto the ceiling of the church and really failed to provide
interest or a good lighting solution in practical terms and use. The
solution was to place a series of Low Voltage Spots 2m lower and on the
existing beams within the chapel area; 60 degree beams up onto the timber
ceiling providing indirect light and highlight to the timber; 24 degree to
provide lighting to readers and other key areas. For every second beam, 3
off -1x36w fluorescent luminaires end-to-end with a 5000K lamp to provide a
feeling of natural light and accentuate the beam. These fluorescents also
worked to compliment the natural light streaming in from the side chapel
during the day.
The outcome meant they had a slight reduction
in running cost, reduced maintenance, easier access for maintenance, a
marked increase in the lighting for tasks, and lighting that helped show of
the features and architecture of the building.
 
 
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Iris Homepage
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