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CaseStudy:TheCeilingisaMemberoftheWedding

PhotobyBrianBoassanyThecolor-changingluminiousceilingofBavariaDownsbecomespartofthewedding’sdesign.

GRATON,CA,2020-06-16--TheballroomatBavariaDownswasdesignedforweddings,anditsluminousceilingispartofthefestivities.Usingcolor-controlledLEDlightingandtranslucentthermoformedceilingpanelsfromCeilume,thepopularChaska,MNeventandweddingvenuechangesitslooktosuittheoccasion.Thebroad,pitchedceilingcanmimicavastskylightonabeautifulblueafternoonormatchthebridesmaid’sgowns.Itcanevenbesyncedtothesoundsystem.WhenconceivingthenewballroomforBavariaDowns,designerEdHawksfordknewrightfromthebeginningthathewantedtodosomethingspecialwiththeceiling.“IwantedtheimpressionofaLaliqueglassceilingfromthe1920’s,backlitwithcolor-changingLEDs.”Theownerhadbeenthinkingaboutalargefieldofskylights,butevenonenarrowrowofskylightsprovedtobeprohibitivelyexpensive,andwouldnotreallygivethelookandfunctionhewanted.Hawksfordsuggestedaluminousceilingthatwasaningeniousmergingoftraditionalstyleandcontemporarytechnology,savedmoney,andaddedversatility.

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Eventhoughtheceilingissloped,itusesaconventional2-footx2-footT-barsuspensiongridseensoofteninflatceilings.ThecentralportionoftheceilingislaidoutinaseriesofluminoussectionsmadeoftranslucentCeilumeDoricstyleacousticpanels,ageometricdesignwithnumerousangled,light-catchingfacets.Thesectionsare14feetwide,meetingatthepeak.Theyareseparatedby2-footwidestripsofopaquewhitepanels.ThelowerpartsofceilingareopaqueSand-coloredCeilumeFlorentinepanels.Anornate,deeply-detailedfloraldesignreminiscentof19thCenturydecorativeplaster,theyaddanoteoftraditionalstyletotheroom.Hawksforddescribestheoverallintentoftheceilingwas“tomakethisbuildingfeelconservatory-like.”Abovetheceiling,color-changingLEDfixturesaremountedabovethetranslucentCeilumepanels,pointingdownwardstowardstheroom.16-footlongLEDstripsrunperpendiculartotheridgelineoftheceiling,6-8stripsperbay.Theyarepositionedjust20inchesabovethetranslucentpanels.Thespacebetweentheceilingandtheinsulatedroofaboveithaslimitedheight.LightingdesignerScottWexler,presidentofWex-Tech,wasconcernedthatLEDlightssoclosetothepanelswouldnotbeevenlydiffused,andcouldcausehotspotsontheluminousceiling.Totestit,Wexlerconstructedasimplelightboxusinga24-inchx24-inchcardboardcarton,andduct-tapedthethermoformedpanelovertheendofit.Hefound,tohissurprise,thathecouldbringthelightsourcetolessthansixinchesawayfromtheCeilumepanelandstillgeteven,diffusedlight.Thebacklittranslucentpanelscreatealushfieldofcolorabovetheroom.Thecolorcanbechangedforarangeofeffects.Itcanmatchtheafternoonbluesky,ortheorange-redsofsunset,dependingonthetimeoftheevent.“Ifthebride’sgotacolorscheme,”Hawksfordpointsout,“wecanthemetheceilingtomatchhercolors.Thelightingsystemcanalsobeintegratedwiththesoundsystem,soitcanworklikeanolddiscoceiling.”HawksfordselectedCeilumepanelsspecificallybecausetheyallowedhimtokeepthefire-suppressionsprinklersabovetheceiling,withouthavingtopenetratetheluminouspanelsandspoilthe‘skylight’effect.Ceilumeceilingsareapprovedforusebeneathsprinklersbecausetheyare‘drop-out’panels.Intheeventoffire,heatsoftensthethermoformedpanelssotheydeformanddropoutoftheceilinggrid,allowingthesprinklerstoactivate.Hawksfordrecallsthatthefiremarshalwhohadtoapprovethedesignwasextremelystrict.“ThiswasthetoughestfiremarshalI’veeverdealtwith.”HawksfordsubmittedCeilume’sfire-testingdocumentationand,hesays,that“provedit.”Thefiremarshalallowedsprinklersabovethethermoformedpanels,whileinsistingonsprinklerspenetratingthroughadjacentmineralfiberpanels.CeilumethermoformedpanelsmeetClassAfiresafetyrequirementsandareGreenguardGoldcertifiedforindoorairquality.

Theceilinghasprovedtobeapopularsuccess,andsomethingofasalestoolinbookingeventsintothevenue.“It’sabonus:look,yougetthisbeautifulupgrade,”explainedformerDirectorofVenueOperations,GeorgiaMeyer.“Clientslookatitasadécortheydon’thavetoinvestin.Itbringsavalueplus.”

Typically,theceilingwillbecoloredtomatchthewedding’sschemeduringtheceremonyandspeeches.“Whenthedancingstarts,”addedMeyer,“weletitjustrollandrun,thisspectacularlightshowthatisincluded.Thereactionfromclientsandguestsisjustfantastic.”

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AboutCeilume:Ceilumeistheleadingmanufacturerofthermoformedceilingandwalltilesandpanels.Thecompany’srootsgobacktowhen“Mid-CenturywasModern”andthepioneersofmodularceilings.Thefamily-ownedbusinessislocatedinCalifornia’swinecountryandoccupiesahistoricapple-packingwarehouse.Withaneyeonthefuture,Ceilume’sresearchanddevelopmentcontinuestoimproveinteriorfinishsystemstomeetchangingenvironmental,performance,andaestheticneeds.Formoreinformation,seewww.ceilume.com/pro.

Photos:www.ceilume.com/pro/press.cfm

AllphotoscourtesyofBavariaDownsexceptasnoted.Asystemofcolor-changingLEDsabovetheceilingthrowsacolorwashontothetranslucentCeilumeceilingpanels.Theluminousceilingcanmatchthebluesky,thesunset,orthebridesmaids’gowns.

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Right:TranslucentCeilumeDoricdesigntransmitscoloredlight–blueinthiscase-throughafacetedgeometricpattern.TheSandcoloredFlorentinepanelsaddanoteoftraditionalstyle,theirdeepreliefcapturesdramatichighlightsandshadows.PhotobyCeilume.

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CaseStudy:TheCeilingisaMemberoftheWedding(300Words)

GRATON,CA,2020-01-07--TheballroomatBavariaDownswasdesignedforweddings.Oneofitsbiggestattractionsisaluminousceilingthatplaysanactivepartinthefestivities.UsingcoloredLEDlightingandtranslucentthermoformedceilingpanelsfromCeilume,theChaska,MNvenue’sceilingchangesitslooktosuitthemoment.DesignerEdHawksfordsays,“Ifthebride’sgotacolorscheme,wecanthemetheceilingtomatchhercolors.Thelightingsystemcanalsobeintegratedwiththesoundsystem,soitcanworklikeanolddiscoceiling.”LuminousportionsoftheceilinguseCeilume’stranslucentDoricpanels,ageometricdesignwithangled,light-catchingfacets.Theceiling’sperimeterusesthecompany’sopaqueSand-coloredFlorentinepanelswithanornate,deeply-detailedfloralmotif.Panelsareinstalledinaconventional2-footx2-footT-barsuspensiongrid.

Abovetheceiling,color-changingLEDstripspointdownwardsoverthetranslucentpanels.LightingdesignerScottWexler,presidentofWex-Tech,testedthepanelsandfoundhecouldbringthemtowithinsixinchesoflightfixturesandstillgetdiffusedilluminationwithouthotspots.

HawksfordselectedCeilumepanelsbecausetheyallowedhimtokeepthefire-suppressionsprinklersabovetheceiling,withoutpenetrationsspoilingthe‘skylight’illusion.Ceilumepanelsareapprovedforusein‘drop-out’ceilings.Inafire,theheatsoftensthethermoformedpanelssotheydeformanddropoutoftheceilinggrid,allowingthesprinklerstofunction.ThepanelsmeetClassAfiresafetyrequirementsandareGreenguardGoldcertifiedforindoorairquality.

Theceilinghasprovedtobesomethingofasalestoolinbookingeventsintothevenue.“It’sabonus:look,yougetthisbeautifulupgrade,”explainedformerDirectorofVenueOperationsGeorgiaMeyer.“Clientslookatitasadécortheydon’thavetoinvestin.Itbringsavalueplus.”

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