Prize(s) Winners in Community Building Lighting / Energy Saving Lighting / Interior Architectural Illumination
Lighting Design/Product Company Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design
Lead Designers Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design (Francesca Bettridge, Michael Hennes, Sang Lee, Jeff Hoenig, Nehal Youssef)
Completion Date November 2012
Project Location New Orleans, LA
Entry DescriptionThe lighting of this LEED Gold university chapel is transformative, using both daylighting and electric sources to create an extensive range of moods and ambiences – from ethereal, to celebratory, to contemplative.
The daylit sanctuary features a double-wall construction. The inner wall is a laser-cut perforated screen, offset from the solid perimeter wall. At top, a perimeter skylight rings the zone between the two layers.
The screen ultimately functions as a scrim. By day, sunlight filters through its perforations, opening the room up to the heavens. At night, the daylit chapel’s openness is recreated by turning on wallwashers behind the screen. Alternately, the sanctuary can be transformed into a solemn, contemplative space by turning these fixtures off and lighting the screen from the front. This flexible lighting solution accommodates occasions of all types.
By day and by night the lighting establishes the building as a symbol of hope, resurrection, comfort and compassion.
Company DescriptionCline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design (CBB) is dedicated to enhancing the grace, utility, and comfort of architectural spaces with light. The 17-person firm is certified as a Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) - locally by NY State and NY City, and nation-wide by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).
CBB provides architectural lighting design services for buildings and sites of every type, size, and architectural style. This portfolio encompasses celebrated sites around the world.
