Ole Sereni Hotel
The Ole-Sereni Hotel in Nairobi Kenya has been completed furbished with Ansell lighting products, from the bedrooms, meeting rooms, reception and kitchen areas. The installation has created a warm, welcoming and relaxing space throughout the hotel for staff and guests.
In the ceilings throughout the inside of the hotel, both Twistlock LEDs and Unity downlights were installed. For general lighting, a number of downlights from the Unity range were chosen as they are all compact and high performance. Within the hotel in the dining areas, communal walkways, bar area, outside balconies, a mix of Twistlock LEDs and Unity LED downlight were used as well as Addar LED strips to create a stunning and relaxing space.
The whole hotel is controlled by Ansell’s OCTO lighting control solution, which is based on Casambi technology. In a hotel environment the overall lighting solution has to be versatile and easily adjustable to fit different tasks in the space at different times of the day and what better option is there than Ansell’s extensive range of different luminaires equipped with a OCTO lighting control solution.
In the ceilings throughout the inside of the hotel, both Twistlock LEDs and Unity downlights were installed. For general lighting, a number of downlights from the Unity range were chosen as they are all compact and high performance. Within the hotel in the dining areas, communal walkways, bar area, outside balconies, a mix of Twistlock LEDs and Unity LED downlight were used as well as Addar LED strips to create a stunning and relaxing space.
The whole hotel is controlled by Ansell’s OCTO lighting control solution, which is based on Casambi technology. In a hotel environment the overall lighting solution has to be versatile and easily adjustable to fit different tasks in the space at different times of the day and what better option is there than Ansell’s extensive range of different luminaires equipped with a OCTO lighting control solution.
The goal was to design the first impression that meets the high expectations of a 5-star luxury hotel. Part of the lighting design scope was also to provide appropriate illumination for retail displays, as the space also hosts display cases for high-end retail firms.
Lighting had to provide a welcoming and attractive space with elegant design. The solution had to be seamlessly integrated into the architectural elements and balance the ambient lighting with the display lighting.
The solution had to be low maintenance, accessible from remote locations and minimum cabling interference to the existing infrastructure. Additionally, the control of the lighting had to work as a standalone system, in the absence of an existing automation system. The lit effect had to be dynamic, adapting to real-time natural conditions throughout the day and year, with intermediate transitions for a shuttle unnoticeable effect, providing a memorable experience for the guests.
Casambi was specified to control the luminaires as it offered a wireless solution, cable-free, robust, stable, and easy remote access from the hotel’s IT manager as well as maintenance crew off-site. Additionally, it offered real-time daylight linking, time-related scene-setting and in-between scenes transition, without the need of an automated building management system.
Casambi was straight-forward for the contractor to install, flexible and easy for the integrator to program. For maintenance the system is remotely accessible and expandable for future-proofing. Casambi controls DALI DT8 constant voltage LED drivers for tunable white LED strips that links to daylight conditions, 1-10 constant voltage LED dimmable drivers for monochromatic LED strips at the displays and phase-cut dimmable downlights for accent lighting.
Photographs: Alvaro Valdecantos
Lighting had to provide a welcoming and attractive space with elegant design. The solution had to be seamlessly integrated into the architectural elements and balance the ambient lighting with the display lighting.
The solution had to be low maintenance, accessible from remote locations and minimum cabling interference to the existing infrastructure. Additionally, the control of the lighting had to work as a standalone system, in the absence of an existing automation system. The lit effect had to be dynamic, adapting to real-time natural conditions throughout the day and year, with intermediate transitions for a shuttle unnoticeable effect, providing a memorable experience for the guests.
Casambi was specified to control the luminaires as it offered a wireless solution, cable-free, robust, stable, and easy remote access from the hotel’s IT manager as well as maintenance crew off-site. Additionally, it offered real-time daylight linking, time-related scene-setting and in-between scenes transition, without the need of an automated building management system.
Casambi was straight-forward for the contractor to install, flexible and easy for the integrator to program. For maintenance the system is remotely accessible and expandable for future-proofing. Casambi controls DALI DT8 constant voltage LED drivers for tunable white LED strips that links to daylight conditions, 1-10 constant voltage LED dimmable drivers for monochromatic LED strips at the displays and phase-cut dimmable downlights for accent lighting.
Photographs: Alvaro Valdecantos