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Case Studies - Architectural & Decorative

Bowling Alley

A well known Crownlite distributor was approached by an architect who had a commission to redesign the lighting for a large New York City 2 floor bowling alley.

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Situation - A well known Crownlite distributor was approached by an architect who had a commission to redesign the lighting for a large New York City 2 floor bowling alley. The architect had sent the distributor new floor plans, reflected ceiling plan, and lighting layout looking for advise and direction. He wanted to know if the new plan met current standards and practices and would supply proper lighting for this application.

Challenge - The bowling alley had an unusually low ceiling height of 12 feet tapering to 7 feet above pins that created a �cave� like look. There was no finished ceiling. The lighting had to mount between deep exposed steel beams and joists. The owner believed there was no money for custom fixtures and the architect limited design to the use of basic strips and industrials. Bowling is a very unique sport with many sub areas and spaces with very different characters: pins, alley, foul lights, scoring, seating, general circulation, restaurant and lounge. Lanes are oiled periodically, in part to pick up pin reflections bowlers used line up with the lane arrows to guide releasing the ball. The lighting had to avoid shadows on lanes and pins, and avoid unwanted glare.

Crownlite�s Process - Crownlite reviewed all of the available information, spoke at length with the architect about the critical light issues involved, and established the IES current standard and pracatice for this form of sports lighting. Important areas where mocked up using computer aided design software and calculations where run. Several suggestions where made to revise the lighting plan and drawings where redone. After approval, Crownlite built and delivered the custom fixtures required.

Solution / Result - Crownlite recommended replacing a multitude of energy consuming track mounted down lighting with fluorescent cove and area lighting. Fixtures were repositioned to use existing beams and joists as natural �anti-glare� shielding.

Crownlite provided custom mounting brackets to tilt the bowling lane fixtures at a 45 degree angle to the floor toward the pins. This provided higher vertical illumination on the pins and directed reflected glare from the lamps in the well oiled lanes away from the bowlers. It also provided higher ceiling luminance to eliminate a very bad �cave� like look.

Custom asymmetric reflector was provided for the lane fixtures so no direct light would be directed back towards the bowlers.

The lighting at the foul line was improved to eliminate the bowler�s body shadow.

This project encompassed 200 plus custom strip and industrial fixtures. Crownlite�s solution provided good horizontal and vertical lighting on the whole length of the alleys, and especially on the pins, while reducing reflected lamp images on the floor. Comfortable ceiling cavities where created.

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