Lighting: Architectural & Themed Environments

NED and WorthGroup, the architectural firm, designed close to 200 custom chandeliers and lighting features for the building. The most striking are three video chandeliers composed of 4 x 4 foot boxes containing LED panels. These chandeliers display video images through their crystal-encrusted exterior to set the ambiance for the elevator lobby.

A main connective hallway was created to be a soothing transition between the excitement of the casino area to the calmer environment of the meeting rooms. To create a waterfall effect, NED designed a treatment using Rosco effects projectors onto textured gypsum panels to a startling effect.

Diamond Back Cabaret Lounge had some unusual elements such as the wrapping symbolic snake overhead as a light fixture (designed for easy lamp replacement), ending in a chandelier “snake’s” rattle.

New York City, NY
"The biggest challenge lighting the museum was working within a hull that is over 60 years old" says Don Hill, Nautilus's lighting designer. "To light the exhibits of aircraft and other artifacts, we designed a pipe grid hanging on regular intervals throughout the space with a broad distribution of dimmable circuits ensuring that the lighting can be readily adapted as exhibits are changed over time." 

The 280-foot long exhibit display cases were sealed to protect artifacts from dust and moisture with access only in the removal of a series of  200-pound glass panes. A conventional low-voltage track light system with high-output LED lighting system was used. Besides less heat & longer lamp life there was no UV radiation which will fade artifacts over time.

For Nautilus' Brian Pratt, the designer of the master control system, specifying an AMX system was the key in giving flexibility to the museum for ease-of-use while allowing ample expansion capability for the addition of exhibits in the future. The system also provides the ability to perform manual overrides for special events. (photos by Susanna Harris)

Macau, China

Carthage, MO

Philadelphia, MS