The Melville Building, Royal William Yard, Plymouth.

First Floor

The first floor is a mixture of large open plan offices and smaller, independent offices. Impressive cast iron pillars and wooden beams are the signature of this Grade I listed property. Complimenting the contemporary interior design, the new linear lighting fits in beautifully with the structure of the ceiling. The main office areas are lit by the performance driven linear profile Rio Suspended, equipped with mirco prismatic diffuser. The Rio boasts a minimalist suspension kit, making the lighting appear weightless.  Following the ground floor design, the communal areas are lit by the tubular pendant Bellart Suspended. A mixture of slim 30 mm and 120 mm pendants is being used across several areas.

To keep the design consistent, the tubular shape feature lighting Nile was used in all staircase areas, there the fittings were suspended, overlapping each other, creating a playful architectural feature. In the staircase areas across the entire scheme, a custom made wall mounted fitting was designed and manufactured specially for this project.

A combination of Rio Suspended Direct/Indirect and Clyde Suspended direct/-indirect was used as the main office lighting across the entire scheme.

Second Floor

The second floor is home to the premium cinema chain the Everyman Cinema and the BLOCK gym. The large majority of the top floor space is an event space. The space boast high ceilings, original limestone walls and large windows.

In the large event spaces, on both East and West side of the building, the disk shaped suspended luminaire Talla was used to create a wow effect. Each space boasts 74 Talla Suspended in 600 mm size. Not only this makes a truly unique design, but also the lighting is very clean with no shadows.

On the East side of the 2nd floor, the designers used the recessed circular luminaires Segura recessed trim for an interesting ceiling feature. The fittings are equipped with microprismatic diffusers to offer comfortable lighting.

On the West side of the 2nd, floor, the designers used large ring shaped pendants Rydal Suspended.

The project was delivered over several phases throughout 2021 and 2022. The scheme uses 4000K colour temperatures to achieve a cooler white light, ideal for office space.

All office and architectural lighting was supplied in a contemporary matte black finish. The recessed lighting with a trim was supplied with a white trim. Integrated emergency lighting was supplied for the main office areas and full standalone emergency package on all other areas. In most areas, lighting was specified and supplied as touch dimmable.

The final result is a bold contemporary CAT A and CAT B scheme designed with attention to every detail, flooded with daylight. We are immensely proud to have been involved with such an ambitious project.