Old Spitalfields Market, one of the finest surviving Victorian Market Halls in the City of London, once provided fruit and vegetables for the whole of London from under its canopy roof.

Today, the East End market has become home to a vast array of stalls selling everything from cutting-edge fashion to bric-a-brac. In 2005 Jestico & Whiles and Julian Harrap Architects were selected to improve the appearance of the historic market and roof together with the design quality of the pavilions within the hall.

The approach to the roof lighting developed by Julian Harrap Architects was to install industrial style referenced light fittings as found during the last century in larger sheds and halls.

The 52 pendant high bay light fittings are dimmable andcustom made by Holophane who worked closely with Harrapand Fulcrum Consultancy. Three standard parts of their range have been altered to create a unique solution. This combines a downwards facing shade, incorporating new Super- Glass reflectors, and a longer cylinder with a box on top. A cool light colour was chosen to suit the market use. The pendants dim up and down dependant on daylight saving over 30% of the pendant energy by day. In addition, Holophane have provided an automatic lighting controller (HOLOS) that automatically generates several scenes over the evening by a combination of switching and dimming.

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