1 Shelley Street: Taking Lighting to New Heights

A 20-year-old lobby

The lobby at One Shelley Street was still running on lighting that had been in place for over 20 years.

Similar to a lot of older installations, it wasn't designed to be easily replaced. Tight access, ageing infrastructure, and a ceiling that didn't exactly welcome change.

1 Shelley Street lobby before the upgrade

Existing lobby, before the lighting upgrade

Original ceiling infrastructure

Lobby walkway before the upgrade

That's where we came in.

Respecting the architecture

Working alongside Keece Electrical, we created a product that respected the architecture, improved performance, and brought the whole environment up to today's standard. We landed on 75 twin headed LED fittings, all tuneable white and fully controlled via Casambi. That gave us flexibility across the day, from crisp functional light through to a softer, more ambient feel when needed.

Adapting to the building

Access was the biggest hurdle. These fittings weren't easy to get to, and definitely not easy to install. So instead of fighting the building, we adapted to it.

Over the weekend, we brought in abseil riggers.

Abseil rigger installing fittings at height

Rigger working over the lobby void

The result

And the result speaks for itself.

Finished lobby lighting at 1 Shelley Street

Tuneable white lighting across the lobby

Ambient lobby detail

Completed lighting upgrade at 1 Shelley Street

With LED Direct, Keece Electrical and the talented abseilers who worked to make it all happen.