A large interior. Light designed around people.
A public hall needs a presence at architectural scale, but it is experienced at close range: while waiting, speaking across a service desk or working throughout the day. At the Centre of Registers, the lighting had to address both scales.
The brief called for large-diameter luminaires around the columns, effective light at workstations and a coherent composition across the high hall. The size, suspension height and placement of the fittings needed to relate to the proportions of the space and the arrangement of the service desks.
Large rings were selected for the columns. Their light contours give the vertical structure a rhythm and bring a more approachable scale to the hall. Their position matters as much as their form: each ring belongs to the column and to the wider interior.
Linear luminaires were arranged around the service desks to direct light to the work surfaces. The rings and lines have different jobs, but they are read together by visitors moving through the space.
Columns, waiting areas and workstations now form a coherent interior. The lighting gives the hall a clear architectural identity while serving the people who use it every day.