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BEABLE CAPITAL OFFICE

CASE STUDY

Building type

Office

Location

Madrid, Spain

Lighting Designers

Marianella Velasquez, Andrea Soler

BACKGROUND

Preserved original architecture
Narrow windows and balconies limited the availability of natural light in space, while decorative mouldings influenced the placement of luminaires.
Diverse activities
From office work in individual offices to video conferencing in meeting rooms, collaborative work areas and coffee breaks in a small kitchen.

OBJECTIVES

Bring the sun indoors
Aligned with the dynamic sunrise and sunset throughout the year.
Increase employees' well-being
Adapted to the changing human biological needs throughout the day.
Comply with WELL Building Standard in lighting
Taking into consideration how people are using the space.

RESULTS

+100%

Satisfaction

+86%

Greater Well-being

-71%

Reduced Stress

-71%

Reduced Visual Fatigue

+60%

Improved Sleep

+57%

Increased Energy

The new dynamic lighting has been a relevant investment for our company. Our employees now feel more energized and they have less eyestrain, so their performance has considerably improved within the last few months. This has been reflected in our company results.

- Alberto Díaz

Founding Partner at BeAble Capital

DESIGN PROCESS

LIGHTING DESIGN

KUMUX supported the lighting designers with guidelines for dynamic lighting in both windowed and windowless workspaces.

To ensure users receive the right amount of light at the right time, the lighting design team selected LedsC4 luminaires with the desired spectrum.

They designed a lighting layout that laid the foundation for subsequent KUMUX optimisation of the lighting settings throughout the day.

Tunable spectrum with colour temperature control (2700K to 6500K).
Melanopic illuminance (mEDI) of 250 lux at eye level
High CRI
Deep dimming
Low-glare UGR<19
DALI Control

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Infinite Pro Pendant Linear Luminaire

Illuminates spaces that require high comfort, designed for offices or workspaces where light quality is crucial.

Atom Track Projectors

Minimalist design that provides 360º adjustable lighting.

Luno Pendant

Cylindrical luminaires with sleek lines that provide downward illumination.

ECOFIT Plus Panels

Highly efficient, providing general and uniform lighting, perfectly suited for workspace environments.

Infinite Pro Pendant Linear Luminaire

Illuminates spaces that require high comfort, designed for offices or workspaces where light quality is crucial.

Atom Track Projectors

Minimalist design that provides 360º adjustable lighting.

Luno Pendant

Cylindrical luminaires with sleek lines that provide downward illumination.

ECOFIT Plus Panels

Highly efficient, providing general and uniform lighting, perfectly suited for workspace environments.

Infinite Pro Pendant Linear Luminaire

Illuminates spaces that require high comfort, designed for offices or workspaces where light quality is crucial.

Atom Track Projectors

Minimalist design that provides 360º adjustable lighting.

Luno Pendant

Cylindrical luminaires with sleek lines that provide downward illumination.

ECOFIT Plus Panels

Highly efficient, providing general and uniform lighting, perfectly suited for workspace environments.

Lighting layout

LIGHTING OPTIMISATION

KUMUX platform calculated the most suitable lighting settings to meet the WELL Building Standard, based on the project specific characteristics and the previous lighting design:

Building type: Office
Geolocation: Madrid, Spain
Standard: WELL Building Standard
Spectral characteristics of the luminaire
Vertical illuminance: 300-450 lux depending on the space

KUMUX science-based optimisation

The KUMUX Platform calculates the circadian impact of lighting throughout the day, demonstrating that its settings meet the WELL Building Standard requirements. Additionally, the KUMUX algorithm incorporates recommendations from the Lighting Research Center for circadian stimulus in the afternoon and evening to enhance users' biological responses and overall well-being.

Static lighting set at 4000 K and 500 lux could only align with the Lighting Research Center guidelines for a restricted duration each day.

KUMUX allowed optimising the design to adhere to the Lighting Research Center guidelines consistently throughout the day.

LIGHTING AUTOMATION

The control system in the project utilises Lutron technology. With the Athena controller, it was possible to control the luminaires in every stay manually through touch panels in each room, combined with the Lutron mobile app.

Tailored scenes could be set whenever required for specific activities such as a presentation in the meeting room, however the key element in the control system was the automation of KUMUX for dynamic lighting.

KUMUX simplified automation

KUMUX Cloud service, integrated into the Lutron control system, automated the previously optimized lighting settings throughout the day in a simple and quick way.

Upon user activation of the room’s lights, KUMUX adjusts both the intensity and colour temperature, aligning them with the employees' biological needs at that precise moment. This adjustment will smoothly vary throughout the day, replicating natural sunlight variations based on the corresponding season.

MEASUREMENT & ADJUSTMENT

Once the control system commissioning was completed, there was an assessment of the non-visual lighting parameters that measured the suitability of light for wellness.

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WELL Building Standard

The WELL Building Standard is based on the parameter mEDI (Melanopic Equivalent Daylight Illuminance) measured at eye level in the vertical plane.