The new offices for global company Imagination Technologies required an intelligent lighting scheme that would contribute to the eco-credentials of the modern building as well as deliver high levels of illuminance.
As such, MITIE Engineering appointed TRILUX to design an effective solution that would achieve the necessary balance between performance and aesthetics.
Located in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire Imagination House is the new UK head office for Imagination Technologies, a global leader in multimedia and communication technologies and one of Britain’s most successful technology companies. The three-storey building will house over 1,000 members of staff.
Imagination House has a strong environmental focus, designed to achieve a rating of excellent under the BREEAM system of sustainable buildings. Therefore, the lighting scheme by TRILUX had to utilise the latest energy efficient innovations.
Recessed Liventy luminaires, 600mm x 600mm, utilising 14W T5 fluorescent lamps have been installed throughout the open plan offices, providing a lifetime of 24k hours. Also, featuring an optical PMMA diffuser with a structured surface, it offers decorative ceiling illumination and increases light comfort.
Within the 2 interconnecting boardrooms, 3 conference rooms and open plan Café area Belviso semi-recessed luminaires, 600mm x 600mm, utilising the latest LEDs have been installed. The LED fixtures will provide an estimated energy saving of over 7500kWh and an excellent extended lifetime of over 50k hours. Designed to create a completely harmonious, neutral white light effect, Belviso creates a pleasant environment for meeting rooms and work stations.
Initially the company was skeptical about including such a vast amount of LEDs within its lighting scheme. However, the experienced teams at TRILUX and MITIE Engineering put forward excellent designs and calculations, which clearly demonstrated that utilising LEDs would help us to achieve the balance of performance and aesthetics.
Although contributing to the eco-credentials of the building was a high priority, TRILUX had to ensure the lighting scheme enhanced the contemporary interior design of the offices as well as the modern corporate identity of Imagination Technologies. All lighting solutions were selected to create high levels of illuminance and feature sleek, silver grey and aluminimum designs.
Phase One, which included the offices areas of Imagination House is now complete and the company is very pleased with the results so far. As it moves into Phase Two and Three, it expects to have TRILUX LED solutions installed throughout reception space, public areas, corridors, cafeterias as well as sales rooms providing a combination of general and accent lighting.
LEDs are an economic and environmentally solution for modern office spaces offering energy efficiency, a high level of colour rendering and high performance making them the ideal choice for modern office spaces.