PROJECT DETAILS
Zumtobel and Thorn provide 'a light at the end of the tunnel' for St. Patrick’s Special School
Working on a brief to deliver a first-class facility for the students and teachers of St. Patrick’s Special School in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Zumtobel together with our sister brand Thorn Lighting have supplied a number of luminaires throughout the €14 million project. Working with building engineers, Semple and McKillop Ltd, the project involved the supply of custom made linear SLOTLIGHT infinity light lines that had to be the exact size of the radiant panels and also be able to incorporate 3rd party lighting control sensors. The lighting installation was carried out by electrical contractor, Burke Electrical Installations.
Special Educational Needs Facility
Designed for students with special educational needs, the 5,940m2 building, mainly single-storey and part three-storey, consists of 20 classrooms with en-suite toilets, junior and senior dining areas, a general purpose hall, specialist teaching rooms and clinician facilities. The school provides a much needed, high quality facility for 400 students from Enniscorthy and the surrounding areas. In addition the building incorporates a hydrotherapy pool with an extensive range of support facilities on-site, including a fully equipped speech and language suite, horticulture room, ICT suite, home ecomonics room and physio services.
Consistent Lighting Quality
To achieve the required light levels and customised client requirements, Zumtobel’s SLOTLIGHT infinity has been installed extensively throughout the facility – in customised versions for the main classrooms, the corridors and the GP Hall. The SLOTLGHT infinity modular light line offers practically unlimited options, with freedom and flexibility of design, not just in straight lines, but even around corners. The unmatched, consistent light quality with virtually end-to-end illumination is available in runs of up to 20 metres in length without any joins to fulfil every lighting requirement. An unusual and eye-catching, customised SLOTLIGHT infinity ‘ring’ was created especially for the illumination of the main foyer area.
Zumtobel’s CLEAN recessed linear luminaires have been installed in the swimming pool area to meet the exact specification requirements of swimming pool and clean area lighting, using the very latest lighting technology with a three-level luminaire concept. An important feature of CLEAN is the cover which has a high-quality anodised aluminium frame and toughened safety glass to ensure maximum safety for pool users. Zumtobel’s versatile CAELA illuminates the changing rooms, with a depth of only 55 mm and a diffuse cover that delivers the perfect light distribution.
Low Glare Creates Comfortable Ambient Light
Thorn’s Beta 2 LED luminaires have been used to illuminate the office spaces, providing low glare (UGR 19<) and ensuring a comfortable ambient light.
Other luminaires installed in the interior of St. Patrick’s includes Zumtobel’s HELISSA in the toilet and stairwells, Thorn’s Duoproof LED in the kitchens, ForceLED in the plant rooms and Linn modular, wall recessed luminaires in the interconnecting space. Thorn’s long life and low maintenance Voyager Star provides the addressable emergency lighting throughout the school. Thanks to its specialised optics, Voyager Star sends light exactly where it is needed in the event of an emergency and, due to its wide spacing values, the number of luminaires required can be reduced compared to other solutions and therefore also reducing the the costs involved.
Robust High Performance External Illumination
External illumination is provided by Isaro Pro robust and high-performance LED street luminaires, D-co-LED Bollards to provide comfortable visual guidance and square recessed Linn LED luminaires for the pathway lighting. Thorn’s Eyekon energy efficient, robust and impact resistant LED bulkheads and Olsys LED floodlights with asymmetric distribution, have also been incorporated into the exterior lighting design including illumination of the amphitheatre space.
Collaboration and Testimonial
“From start to finish we partnered with ZG Lighting Ireland, like we have done for many of our educational projects in Ireland. The brief was complex and we needed to insure that we delivered a state-of-the art lighting solution for a state of the art school and ZG Lighting Ireland did not disappoint. The bespoke circular fitting that greets you when you enter the school is a testament of the hard work undertaking by all parties involved, I very much look forward to working with Niall and his team on future projects in Ireland” comments Declan Smyth Senior Associate and Project Engineer at Semple & McKillop Ltd.
Zumtobel and Thorn have delivered a flexible and adaptable energy efficient, low maintenance solution, to create a 21st Century learning environment for the pupils of St Patrick's Special School, Principal Lee Rogers commented “Because of the difficult year that everyone has had in terms of activities and outings being curtailed by COVID 19 restrictions within the school, the new campus is effectively 'a light at the end of the tunnel'”.
Client: St Patrick's Special School
Consulting Engineer: Semple & McKillop
Project year: 2021
Working on a brief to deliver a first-class facility for the students and teachers of St. Patrick’s Special School in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Zumtobel together with our sister brand Thorn Lighting have supplied a number of luminaires throughout the €14 million project. Working with building engineers, Semple and McKillop Ltd, the project involved the supply of custom made linear SLOTLIGHT infinity light lines that had to be the exact size of the radiant panels and also be able to incorporate 3rd party lighting control sensors. The lighting installation was carried out by electrical contractor, Burke Electrical Installations.
Special Educational Needs Facility
Designed for students with special educational needs, the 5,940m2 building, mainly single-storey and part three-storey, consists of 20 classrooms with en-suite toilets, junior and senior dining areas, a general purpose hall, specialist teaching rooms and clinician facilities. The school provides a much needed, high quality facility for 400 students from Enniscorthy and the surrounding areas. In addition the building incorporates a hydrotherapy pool with an extensive range of support facilities on-site, including a fully equipped speech and language suite, horticulture room, ICT suite, home ecomonics room and physio services.
Consistent Lighting Quality
To achieve the required light levels and customised client requirements, Zumtobel’s SLOTLIGHT infinity has been installed extensively throughout the facility – in customised versions for the main classrooms, the corridors and the GP Hall. The SLOTLGHT infinity modular light line offers practically unlimited options, with freedom and flexibility of design, not just in straight lines, but even around corners. The unmatched, consistent light quality with virtually end-to-end illumination is available in runs of up to 20 metres in length without any joins to fulfil every lighting requirement. An unusual and eye-catching, customised SLOTLIGHT infinity ‘ring’ was created especially for the illumination of the main foyer area.
Zumtobel’s CLEAN recessed linear luminaires have been installed in the swimming pool area to meet the exact specification requirements of swimming pool and clean area lighting, using the very latest lighting technology with a three-level luminaire concept. An important feature of CLEAN is the cover which has a high-quality anodised aluminium frame and toughened safety glass to ensure maximum safety for pool users. Zumtobel’s versatile CAELA illuminates the changing rooms, with a depth of only 55 mm and a diffuse cover that delivers the perfect light distribution.
Low Glare Creates Comfortable Ambient Light
Thorn’s Beta 2 LED luminaires have been used to illuminate the office spaces, providing low glare (UGR 19<) and ensuring a comfortable ambient light.
Other luminaires installed in the interior of St. Patrick’s includes Zumtobel’s HELISSA in the toilet and stairwells, Thorn’s Duoproof LED in the kitchens, ForceLED in the plant rooms and Linn modular, wall recessed luminaires in the interconnecting space. Thorn’s long life and low maintenance Voyager Star provides the addressable emergency lighting throughout the school. Thanks to its specialised optics, Voyager Star sends light exactly where it is needed in the event of an emergency and, due to its wide spacing values, the number of luminaires required can be reduced compared to other solutions and therefore also reducing the the costs involved.
Robust High Performance External Illumination
External illumination is provided by Isaro Pro robust and high-performance LED street luminaires, D-co-LED Bollards to provide comfortable visual guidance and square recessed Linn LED luminaires for the pathway lighting. Thorn’s Eyekon energy efficient, robust and impact resistant LED bulkheads and Olsys LED floodlights with asymmetric distribution, have also been incorporated into the exterior lighting design including illumination of the amphitheatre space.
Collaboration and Testimonial
“From start to finish we partnered with ZG Lighting Ireland, like we have done for many of our educational projects in Ireland. The brief was complex and we needed to insure that we delivered a state-of-the art lighting solution for a state of the art school and ZG Lighting Ireland did not disappoint. The bespoke circular fitting that greets you when you enter the school is a testament of the hard work undertaking by all parties involved, I very much look forward to working with Niall and his team on future projects in Ireland” comments Declan Smyth Senior Associate and Project Engineer at Semple & McKillop Ltd.
Zumtobel and Thorn have delivered a flexible and adaptable energy efficient, low maintenance solution, to create a 21st Century learning environment for the pupils of St Patrick's Special School, Principal Lee Rogers commented “Because of the difficult year that everyone has had in terms of activities and outings being curtailed by COVID 19 restrictions within the school, the new campus is effectively 'a light at the end of the tunnel'”.
Client: St Patrick's Special School
Consulting Engineer: Semple & McKillop
Project year: 2021
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