An iconic restaurant in Sydney, Australia, its design inspired by a railside Indian street scene, received new lighting treatment to enhance its interior design elements with higher contrast and better color rendering.
“The restaurant and cuisine are authentic Indian. The interior design is unique – with elements that remind our guests of a beautiful, historic Indian town and mansions,” said interior designer Jill Hoffenberg. “The Spice Room can be seen from a distance, and the high contrast and color rendering achieved by Soraa LED lighting creates an air of interest and draws people to the restaurant.”
Located in the Circular Quay area of Sydney, the Spice Room restaurant’s dining tables now radiate with warm individual pools of light, providing functional light with beautiful color rendering. The design team used Soraa’s GU10 VIVID lamps, which feature the company’s Violet-Emission 3-Phosphor (VP₃) LED technology, allowing for perfect rendering of colors and whiteness. The carefully aimed narrow beams ensure spill light does not impose on the intimacy of the space.
Flexibility in the lit environment was another key element taken into consideration while lighting the space. “The tight beam spread and control of Soraa LED lamps allows for high levels of contrast needed to create the amazing ambiance desired by the designer and restaurant,” said Mark Elliott of PointOfView. “Focused lighting means no attention is drawn to the ceiling, which is concealed in shadow, and targets all attention to the interior surfaces.”