Royal Hospital Kilmainham Dublin

DETAIL​

With such historic and characterful spaces our lighting design concept was about hiding the lighting as much as possible and letting the interior architecture be the focus of the space. We lit both the ceilings in the Great hall and Chapel using hidden lighting, at an angle to highlight the height as well as fantastic texture and forms of these spaces. This also acted as the functional lighting within the space. ​

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Mock-up was an important part of our process to understand the best colour temperatures to use as well as how to integrate lighting in a minimally invasive way ensuring the lighting solution was sympathetic to the conservation ​

As part our process we were appointed to provide;​

• Mock-up night, testing integration of lighting and specification of the lighting for all three areas.​
• Lighting layout drawings for all three areas. ​
• Lighting specification, which was particularly important for the old paintings in the Great Hall where a key consideration was eliminating UV onto the paintings to ensure conservation. ​
• Detailed drawings showing lighting and lighting set out.​
• Attendance at design team, client and construction team meetings.​
• Snagging, and commissioning including aiming and scene setting of lighting.​
• Contractor liaison and management of final installation details.​

FINAL OUTCOME​

• Completed in 2024, the combination of hidden lighting elements and extra warm colour temperatures work together to highlight the hand carved 17th century timberwork.​
• Dimmable hidden lighting highlights the ornate ceiling while also providing functional lighting for public events.​