IES ILLUMINATION AWARD OF MERIT
The Hammer Store book and museum shop in Los Angeles encapsulates the feel of a well-known library, or much-loved living room, due to a warm lighting system by Arup. With a focus on merchandise, horizontal and vertical illumination complements the architecture and invites visitors inside.
Photos: Joyce Hahn
1Translucent pendants at the shop entrance offer a lived-in feel and welcome guests to comfortably browse.
2Linear flangeless recessed tracks illuminate main merchandise tables, allowing staff to easily reposition fixtures to accommodate frequent display changes.
3A standard wall-mount linear luminaire was combined with a custom, perforatedmetal shade to provide lowglare lighting on bookshelves and extend architectural forms.