The lighting for this elegant lobby is luminous, allowing the volumes to seemingly contract and expand. The linear coves bring focus to the sinuous curved glass and stone elements. Energy code limitations, limited plenum depth, extremely tight radii, and the architect's desire to keep the articulated cove widths as minimal as possible added to the technical challenges. Dimmable warm white lighting flatters and bathes the limestone with cool light during the day and warm light at night. The integration of the lighting with the sculptural quality of the glass and stone creates a stunning image, inviting users in from the street encouraging them to linger. A large central cove has a knife edge giving the illusion of height. The cove's large scale required careful blending of light strips of varying optics and aiming to give the illusion of several feet of depth.

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