AGA STORE, PETERBOROUGH

AGA STORE

PETERBOROUGH

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AGA STORE, PETERBOROUGH
CASE STUDY

AGA were looking at how they could improve their showrooms whilst reducing energy and keeping a classic look and feel but also have a more contemporary edge to highlight new products in their range. The requirements are listed below -

🡆 To achieve 800 lux maintained average at 1m finished floor level.

🡆 Colour rendering at near daylight.

🡆 Payback within 2 years, warranty for materials 5 years.

🡆 Heat load reduction.

🡆 Improve look and feel of the stores.

🡆 Remove all maintenance issues for 5 years.

The design and modelling undertaken by Swann Lighng, were successful with the use of the LENUS single and twin variants with the Medusa 12 light engine. The Medusa has a Colour Rendering Index (CRI) of near daylight and a classiﬁcaon 1A. The colour temperature for the store is 3000K which is warm white and gives a more classical feel to the showroom.

Keeping the heat out of the Kitchen

Lighting in the AGA stores has to take into account that each store is a working display kitchen also. This means that as well as lighting the product the lighting also has to light a demonstration/teaching zone. This zone is crucial for the sale of what must be considered the premier cooking appliance on the market.

As well as achieving the correct lighting level, the heat generated by the lighting needs to be kept to a minimum as it can become uncomfortable during the demonstrations. The previous dichroic lighting gave more heat than light with the 50w lamps used. The new lighting uses the low power Medusa from Swann Lighting with an Anthracite Lenus 1 and 2 chassis.

This classic look and feel is complemented by the contemporary use of the Solid State Technology . The heat load is reduced by 77% as each Medusa is only running at 15W, whilst delivering a light output of 1200lm.. Making sure the heat in the Kitchen comes from the cooking and not the lighting!

Buying with colour confidence

Lighting has two main functions in retail lighting -

Highlight the produce effectively making it look attractive.
Render the product accurately so that the colour is the same in all forms of lighting including daylight.

The way this is achieved is by using ﬁttings with a speciﬁc and controlled beam angle and with a very high colour rendering index.

Solid state or LED lighting has long been hailed as a successful replacement for halogen lighting, however this has not been the case for colour rendering. Halogen lighting has a colour rendering class 1A with a CRI of 100, ie nearest to daylight. First and second generation LED lighting only had a CRI of 60‐ 70, this would give an inaccurate representation of colour under daylight. The Swann Lighting standard range of lighting has a CRI above 80 which is classed as 1B. Most of our ranges can be installed with CRI 90+ chips which are an excellent choice for Retail lighting. The added vibrance of this colour boost, makes colours stand out and reduces the amount of returns due to poor lighting. In the case of AGA when your product could cost as much as £14,000, you want to make sure your client sees it in the very best of lighting!

The Lighting Outcome

Lighting has two main costs in the estate, firstly the cost of use, the electricity charges and secondly the cost of maintenance. AGA wanted to reduce both these and Good Solid State Lighting (SSL) from Swann Lighting was an obvious choice. Swann Lighting were able to develop a solution which met the requirements of a less than two years payback with a material warranty for ﬁve years.

Previously the scheme used 3.98kW and achieved a lighting level of 400 lux.

The Key Achievements of the new scheme are:‐