Goulandris Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens

Housed in a 1920s neoclassical mansion with a ten-storey new extension, the collection of Art curated by Basil and Elise Goulandris has become the centre piece of Athens Museum of Contemporary Art.

CASE OVERVIEW

Housed in a 1920s neoclassical mansion with a ten-storey new extension, the collection of Art curated by Basil and Elise Goulandris has become the centre piece of Athens Museum of Contemporary Art. The building, 7,300 square meters spread over eleven floors, six of which are below ground, contains space for permanent and temporary exhibits as well as an amphitheatre, library a Café and workshops for children and adults. The top floors show stunning views of the Acropolis whilst inside the walls are laden with Picasos’ and Renoir’s.

Therefore the emergency lighting scheme needed to accommodate for potentially housing occupants of a wide age range and consider the challenge of no natural light. The museum also has several flights of stairs with no lift available in an emergency situation.

SOLUTION

To ensure the occupants and the collection of Art were safe, the lighting designer chose to utilise Mackwell's N-Light automatic test system alongside their sophisticated fire alarm and suppression systems. The N-Light system is an innovative, efficient approach to installing, powering and monitoring emergency lighting systems.

It was imperitive the emergency lighting, integrated seemlessly into space and was also astetically pleasing. The emergency luminaire of choice was the ultra-discreet, recessed XYLUX LR DALI fitting; its uniform light allowed usage in a number of applications including high ceiling exhibits and stairwells as well as complementing the overall interior design.

By law Greece only require a 1 hour emergency duration luminaire but the lighting designer chose to use Mackwell's standard three hour duration products to provide additional time should emergency personnel need to re-enter the building for the retieval of persons, or the collection of priceless goods.

SUMMARY

1 x N-Light panes used which provided the capability for 128 DALI products.
80 x Recessed XYLUX LR used to provide a discreet and stylish finish.
Consideration for the varied occupants.
Ability to check the system remotely and identify faults seemlesly.
SmartCharge technology within the emergency products provides energy efficient charging maintenance, reduced operating temperatures and optimum service life of NiMH batteries.
3 hour duration products used instead of 1 hour to provide additional time in an emergency situation.

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Goulandris Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens

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Housed in a 1920s neoclassical mansion with a ten-storey new extension, the collection of Art curated by Basil and Elise Goulandris has become the centre piece of Athens Museum of Contemporary Art.

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