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74 Design LIGHTING H&MM November 5, 2007 | HotelMotel.com BY CHRISTINE BLANK, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Lighting enhances property Lighting outside of a hotel has an impact on the entire ambiance of the property. That is why many hotel owners and managers are rethinking and revamping lighting in their parking areas, within their landscape greenery and along pathways. “In our front parking lot, we wanted to change the lights out to match the décor and theming of the hotel, which is more modern and contemporary,” said Ralph Burdick, assistant g.m., IP Casino Resort Spa in Biloxi, Miss. After Hurricane Katrina destroyed most of the lighting in the hotel’s parking area and the lamps that lit up the building and landscape, the hotel decided to update the entire lighting design. IP enlisted the help of a landscape lighting architect to design and choose the best type of lights to complement its landscape and building. “I would encourage any property owner to ﬁnd a good landscape lighting architect to make sure their product is being displayed well,” Burdick said. IP added 18-watt mini spiral compact ﬂuorescent bulbs along pathways and metal halide high-intensity lights on trees in the expansive grass and palm tree court in front of the hotel. In addition, 50 250-watt metal halide security lights on tall poles were added around the front of the property and throughout the landscaped courtyard for security. Jeff Stanford, owner of Stanford Inn in Mendocino, Calif., wanted the landscape to be the focus when he designed the exterior lighting of the hotel. The hotel shines loop ﬂuorescent lights on tree trunks and places white twinkle lights in the trees. “We’ll hide the ﬁxture in the undergrowth of the trees,” Stanford said. “With the twinkle lights, it looks magical.” Find a lighting architect American Society of Landscape Architects. Call (202) 898-2444 or visit www.asla.org. The American Institute of Architects. Visit www.aia.org. The in-house landscape design team References from other hotels Sources: Jeff Stanford, Stanford Inn; Ralph Burdick, IP Casino Resort Spa; and Garritt Toohey, Rosen Shingle Creek CIRCLE NO. 101 http://HotelMotel.com http://www.asla.org http://www.aia.org http://www.a1textiles.com http://www.a1textiles.com

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