Buildings
Electrical Technology Industry News 2003-07-10
High-tech
apartment lit only by LEDs
A
one-bedroom flat in London is believed to be the first
in the world to be lit entirely by LEDs (light-emitting
diodes). The Vos Pad is the brainchild of designer
Marcel Jean Vos, whose design consultancy Vos Solutions
has integrated the latest technologies to create 'a
blueprint for future living'.
ACDC
Lighting supplied over 120 colour-changing RGB LED
fittings. A custom-built Lutron computerised system
controls the level and colour of the lighting in different
areas and can be used to create static or changing
'moods'.
The
bathroom features an LED-illuminated spa bath and
a colour-changing side-lit shower screen made from
Litelogic panels. Similar panels provide colour-changing
glass worktops in the kitchen. Simulated candles and
specially commissioned LED sculptures add to the ambience.
An
Opus home entertainment system includes a plasma screen
that can be used to watch television or DVDs, to work
or give presentations. LCD TV screens are embedded
into the kitchen and bathroom walls.
The
Vos Pad is also the first property in the world to
feature MK Electric's high-end Aspect range of sockets
and switches with concealed screws.
www.thevospad.com
© 2003
IEE
The Institution of Electrical Engineers, registered
as a charity in the UK
original
article at http://www.iee.org/oncomms/pn/betnet/industrynews.cfm
