Lutron Electronics, leading lighting control systems specialist announced that The Lily, one of Hong Kong's most striking and expensive residential developments, has installed its GRAFIK IntegraleT and HomeWorks Lighting Control System across all its serviced apartments and show flats in the building. The sophisticated lighting control system is designed to counter strong daylight glare and eliminate distracting internal reflections at night to provide an unimpeded 180 degree panoramic sea view.
     Occupying a prime site on Repulse Bay Beach, the Norman Foster designed Lily comprises four interlinked residential towers which gently curve towards the famous beach and out across the South China Sea. It features an expansive curtain glass window to enhance views - the signature hallmark of the development which was inspired by the Calla Lily flower.
     "The specific lighting challenges brought by the curtain wall and dynamic positioning of the building meant that we needed an intelligent lighting control system to manage all aspects of the lighting set-up and enhance the internal ambience of the building," said Nick So, The Lily's Design Director. "The interior design emphasises the softness and fluidity of its extraordinary curved structure and the uniqueness of its presence in the environment. Lighting ambience plays a critical role in this, which is why lighting control systems from Lutron Electronics were considered and eventually specified."
     In the serviced apartments, where tenants tend to come and go fairly frequently, a simple and user-friendly lighting system that is easy to operate was required. Lutron's GRAFIK Integrale enables users to control electric light effortlessly, even for the first-time. Instead of tapping individual switches like in a standard apartment, users can turn on individual or groups of lights through a central control unit. The system also helps occupants create different ambiences for different activities at the touch of a button.
     By dimming the lights to a comfortable level, GRAFIK Integrale can tackle the problems of glare and internal reflection on windows commonly found in homes without lighting controls. GRAFIK Integrale can control not only traditional incandescent and halogen lamps, but also compact fluorescent lamps without the need for any interfaces. Users can control the lights directly from the main control unit or add as many keypads as they want wherever they find necessary.
     In the penthouse suites which are the most exclusive units within the Lily, there is a glass top skylight that adds natural light, a view and a sense of grandeur to the apartment. Considering the elegant lifestyles of the penthouse suite residents, another sophisticated Lutron system HomeWorks was deployed to meet their needs.
     HomeWorks provides integrated control of a home's lighting environment, regardless of home size. All lights and motorised window shades in the system can be controlled individually or operated together at the touch of designated buttons on Lutron keypads and remote controls or an icon on the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, according to preset scenes for different activities such as party, movie or dinner. HomeWorks system can be also integrated with other systems including audio or video products, fire and security systems to provide additional convenience and safety.
     With Lutron being an environment advocate, it is no surprise that The Lily residents can easily make their home greener. By dimming their lights by 10%, they can double the life of their incandescent lamps even without noticing the difference in light level as human pupils will enlarge to let in more light as compensation. While enhancing the aesthetics of different rooms, dimming can allow the Lily to reduce energy consumption without sacrificing any comfort of the residents.