Lighting modernises 'traditional' Langwarrin Hotel

The Langwarrin Hotel, in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs, has long been a favourite eating and watering hole for locals and not-so-locals.

When the owners contracted consultants DWH Aitken to redevelop the site, keeping the traditional pub feel and history was paramount. Besides the expansion and upgrade to the restaurant and sports bar, the owner also wanted to liven up the venue's overall ambience with some modern interior design. Steve Innes Creative Design was commissioned to design the interior where he has introduced stylish décor and furniture to give the venue a whole new modern feel. But it is the feature lighting which is really catching patrons' attention.

DWH Aitken approached Lightmoves to discuss some external colour wash to the entrance of the hotel. After visiting the Lightmoves showroom and viewing the results achieved at some of their other projects, the scope of the lighting design changed completely. The hotel owner was invited to the showroom to see for himself and soon the colour wash to the front façade became a full-colour changing wash, complete with low-voltage decorative lighting to the front canopy. LED strips were also used to highlight the bar fronts to emphasise the modern feel of the renovations internally.

Lightmoves supplied a large range of equipment that was installed by electrical contractor Chris Veal Electrical. For the front canopy, 174 m of custom 24 V 5 W Stargazer lamps were used to create a distinct 'entertainment' feel as patrons entered. The lamps are completely dimmable, running off a Dynalite leading edge dimmer and controllable via a Dynalite 4-button preset panel with single fader, allowing four different chase sequences, all dimmable.

The colour wash to the front façade and waterfall in the entrance is via Anolis ArcLine RGB LED strips. These are controlled by ArcPower 144 LED controllers, while an Enttec DMX playback unit stores and triggers the colour-changing sequences. The result is a feature entrance that commands considerable attention from kilometres up the road.

Digilin LED strips were used to highlight the bar areas in both the gaming lounge and sports bar. In the gaming room, 25 Digilin RGB LED strips were supplied to create a colour-change feature, controlled by a Dynalite LED controller with a Dynalite 8-button panel, enabling hotel staff to modify the colour chase at any time. The main sports bar was fitted with 16 Digilin ultra-bright red LED strips to create a bold effect that meets patrons as they order drinks.

As a result of the renovation and complete facelift, the venue provides its locals a more modern environment.