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Bory Mall shopping complex, Bratislava
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Shopping under stars

The rise of shopping malls based on the American model continues unabated throughout Europe. Often, these malls are carelessly designed complexes raised with focus primarily on cost savings. Fortunately there are some, however, which show that a construction project can also be implemented to provide an architecturally aesthetic appearance – without compromising on functionality and efficiency. One such example is the recently opened Bory Mall on the western outskirts of Bratislava.

Bory Mall shopping complex, Bratislava

Skim downlights additionally illuminate the access areas to the underground garage to create a pleasant ambience.

Bory Mall shopping complex, Bratislava

ERCO Skim downlights are used even for the main entrance of the Bory Mall to welcome shoppers with inviting light.

Organic network of corridors
As its developer and operator, Slovakian financial group Penta had commissioned the internationally acclaimed Italian architectural firm of Massimiliano Fuksas for the project. The mall, which extends over two main levels, was designed with focus on its interior. Rather than arranging the stores in the familiar straight lines, the architects devised an ostensively organic network of corridors for the Bory Mall. The winding and meandering mallways narrow and widen in places offering a variety of stimulating routes through the mall. The corridors occasionally open out into small plazas with a high amenity value inviting shoppers to sit and have a rest. Numerous openings in the ceiling between the two main levels allow daylight to penetrate through to the lower section. Fluid shapes remind of architecture of the 1950s giving the shopping experience a spatial quality. White ceilings and floors with light-toned natural stone coverings and wood parquet add a further dimension to the pleasant and inviting ambience inside the mall.

Bory Mall shopping complex, Bratislava

Along the display window frontage, the Skim downlights are fitted with oval flood lenses. Their excellent glare control prevents an overlapping of shop and mall lighting.

Bory Mall shopping complex, Bratislava

The Bory Mall corridors occasionally open into small plazas with pleasant lighting that invites shoppers to sit and have a rest.

The ceiling as a starry sky
The ceiling area of the corridors and plazas was to be illuminated in a manner that would evoke the image of a starry sky primarily through an irregular arrangement of point light sources. For this, the architects required uniform and pleasant lighting of at least 300 lux. That is where ERCO’s Skim recessed luminaire came in. After testing and comparing the products of various providers in a mock-up, the choice was made for ERCO’s suggested solution. The deciding factor was the fact that the use of Skim downlights over competitor products meant 20 per cent less luminaires were needed for the illumination, while the operating costs could be reduced by as much as 40 per cent – excellent efficiency of the LED luminaires makes a strong argument for any investor thinking long-term. Along with Skim’s economic aspects, equal weight was given to the downlight’s convenient installation, the visual brilliance of a lens system which ERCO had specially developed for Skim, and the luminaire’s simplicity and flat design. The magic light resulting from the archetypal design of the lens also answered the aesthetic requirements related to the concept of a starry sky.

Bory Mall shopping complex, Bratislava

The ceiling design adds a natural, yet elegant presence to the Bory Mall in which irregularly arranged Skim downlights are a pivotal feature.

Bory Mall shopping complex, Bratislava

Performers and jugglers provided entertainment at the official opening of the Bory Mall. The soap bubbles are caught up in a charming interplay with ERCO’s Skim recessed luminaires.

Perfect glare control
On the whole, 2500 Skim downlights with a 28W output of neutral white light at 4000K were required to illuminate an area of around 20,000sqm in the Bory Mall. A third of these downlights were fitted with oval flood lenses, the other two thirds have wide flood characteristic. The Skim downlights with oval light distribution were installed along the display windows to eliminate distracting overlaps with the shop lighting. Once more, the lighting tool proves its worth with excellent glare control making it ideal for use in shops and offices. During the day, when natural light penetrates through the round skylights of varying sizes in the ceiling to illuminate the retail section, only some of the Skim downlights are added. The luminaires are activated as required via an automatic three-stage control setting to ensure optimal illumination at any point. The resulting ambience throughout the mall is as enjoyable as it is stimulating.

Bory Mall shopping complex, Bratislava

The interplay of round skylights and Skim downlights takes on an almost poetic character.

Bory Mall shopping complex, Bratislava

One of the spacious plazas inside was used as a stage at the opening of the Bory Mall.

Bory Mall shopping complex, Bratislava

For safety reasons, the circulation areas around escalators require particularly precise and uniform illumination.

Bory Mall shopping complex, Bratislava

The upper-level retail section has several openings allowing daylight to penetrate down to the lower-level corridor.

Bory Mall shopping complex, Bratislava

The clown providing entertainment at the opening of the Bory Mall gives the impression of juggling with the large skylights and the compact Skim downlights.

Bory Mall shopping complex, Bratislava

The Skim downlights ensure pleasant and neutral illumination of the mallways without competing with the surrounding shop lighting.

Bory Mall shopping complex, Bratislava

The architects wanted a “starry sky” to illuminate the corridors of the Bory Mall. Skim offers a simplicity that combines well with the mall’s skylights and organically shaped openings between the levels to add key features to the ceiling design.

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