Contemporary
designhotel
Blique by Nobis
The Stockholm’s gallery district is home to the Blique by
Nobis Hotel, housed in a former warehouse from the
1930s. Lovers of architecture, design, art, music, and good
food will find what they are looking for in the hotel’s public
areas. The quality and flexibility of the general lighting was
key, as there was little daylight in the lobby. By designing
the general lighting as an architectural component, a nar-
row and open grid, the architects managed to make the
large number of technical installations in the ceiling less
visible. Another important requirement was to make the
space cosy and varied despite large open areas and
hard-surface layers.
An intelligent lighting control system was the solution. For
control purposes, the different areas were divided into
groups. A total of 1,600 DALI addresses were included in
the control protocol. By means of an astronomical clock
included in the control software, the lighting moods in the
lobby can be adapted to the seasonal position of the sun.
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