Blue Lagoon - Clinic receives the Nordic Lighting Awards 2006

Blue Lagoon - Psoriasis clinic recently received the Nordic Lighting Awards for 2006. This is the first time that an Icelandic project receives the award. The light designer of the Clinic was Gudjon L. Sigurdsson, electrical technician at Rafteikning.

The lighting at the Blue Lagoon - Clinic harmonizes exquisitely with the architecture in the building, at the same time creating a warm and agreeable atmosphere. The exterior lighting is carefully arranged, especially against the characteristic lava wall that surrounds the facilities. The lighting underlines the delicate architectonic and spacious transitions from the interior to the basins outside. Metal halogen lamps, as well as the general lighting from inside, lit the surface of the basin to emphasise the milky white color of the water.
The lighting is designed in well-conceived cooperation with the architect and the owner of the building. When choosing the lighting's colour-temperature, the light designers took the needs of people with psoriasis into consideration.

By choosing cold cathode fluorescent tubes with a low color temperature of 2400°K, and a high color rendering index of Ra +90, the skin condition will appear less evident. Cold cathode fluorescent tubes are used in corridors and changing rooms but metal halogen lamps around the basins. The Jury finds, that the lighting of the facilities is thoroughly considered and prepared. The Nordic light is characterized by light summer nights and dark winter evenings. The Jury considers that these circumstances are excellently expressed in the Blue Lagoon. The lighting contains a gliding transition between the interior and exterior lighting. It also contains a successful and natural transition to the natural light outside.

The designers take both health and wellness as well as the aesthetical enjoyment into consideration. Therefore, demonstrating that they have given thought to a hierarchical construction which adds significantly to the outstanding character of the new Clinic. The lighting of the Blue Lagoon - Clinic is also a successful example of how the understanding for light sources and color temperatures can be applied to create a delicate atmosphere, making both the interior as well as the exterior a pleasant place to stay.