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Contact: Michael Chusid, RA, FCSI +1 818 219 4937 (UTC/GMT -8) [email protected] (more) FOR IMMEDATE RELEASE (770 words. A 300 word version is appended.) Case Study: The Ceiling is a Member of the Wedding Photo by Brian Boassany The color-changing luminious ceiling of Bavaria Downs becomes part of the wedding’s design. GRATON, CA, 2020-06-16 -- The ballroom at Bavaria Downs was designed for weddings, and its luminous ceiling is part of the festivities. Using color-controlled LED lighting and translucent thermoformed ceiling panels from Ceilume, the popular Chaska, MN event and wedding venue changes its look to suit the occasion. The broad, pitched ceiling can mimic a vast skylight on a beautiful blue afternoon or match the bridesmaid’s gowns. It can even be synced to the sound system. When conceiving the new ballroom for Bavaria Downs, designer Ed Hawksford knew right from the beginning that he wanted to do something special with the ceiling. “I wanted the impression of a Lalique glass ceiling from the 1920’s, backlit with color-changing LEDs.” The owner had been thinking about a large field of skylights, but even one narrow row of skylights proved to be prohibitively expensive, and would not really give the look and function he wanted. Hawksford suggested a luminous ceiling that was an ingenious merging of traditional style and contemporary technology, saved money, and added versatility.

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Page 1: Case Study: The Ceiling is a Member of the Wedding · The color-changing luminious ceiling of Bavaria Downs becomes part of the wedding’s design. GRATON, CA, 2020-06-16 -- The ballroom

Contact:MichaelChusid,RA,FCSI+18182194937(UTC/GMT-8)

[email protected]

(more)

FORIMMEDATERELEASE(770words.A300wordversionisappended.)

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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News from Ceilume - Page 2

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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News from Ceilume - Page 3

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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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News from Ceilume - Page 4

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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