AUDI West London
Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Atelier Ten were responsible for the lighting design for Audi West London, the world’s largest car retail showroom. The centre covers 190,000 ft2 built over seven storeys incorporating three showroom floors capable of displaying up to 116 cars, two basement levels housing a 32-bay workshop and extensive parking facilities. The top two storeys house a business and creative complex which operates as a conference centre.
DETAILS
LOCATION: LONDON, UK
DATE: 2009
SERVICES
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, MEP DESIGN, SPECIALIST LIGHTING DESIGN
Strategy
Wilkinson Eyre Architects concept required the lighting on the floors to complement the ordered grid setup by the distinctive raking columns and the curved ceiling grid. While the lighting on the top two floors, designed by ATMB13, was less constrained and used a more ‘random’ layout. One of our objectives was to establish similarities between the spaces to give the building a cohesive external appearance. This was achieved by lighting the raking columns throughout the building consistently and limiting the colour temperatures of lamps between floors.