Special-X.... Filling the Gaps
Lighting Design Assistance:
There are many projects in the luxury sectors which do not require a Lighting Consultant for the full RIBA 2 to 6 Concept to Completion process.
However, many of these projects require some form of specialist lighting input. This could be needing simply a few hours or a few days of expert technical input to review a lighting design 'by others' (such as the architect or interior designer) and to give reassurance that it will produce a perfect result.
Other projects do require a full lighting consultancy process, but only for certain areas of the project such as a complex vaulted atrium, a pool/spa area, or maybe a difficult facade or extensive landscape scope.
Special-X is perfect for these applications, and Xavio can provide a tailored fee proposal to allow you to tap into our depth of experience for any parts of the project or process where you feel you need an expert on call.
Lighting Technical Support
Contractors are often frustrated by receiving incomplete information from lighting designers, architects, interior designers, or specifiers. There is regularly a big gap between the documentation provided, and what the contractors actually need to inform the installation process.
Missing info can include:
- Drivers incorrectly specified or not at all (causing incompatibility with dimming modules)
- No loading schedules
- No provisional loads for decorative lighting
- Info missing on specialist lighting
- No co-ordination of joinery lighting
- DALI parameters need calculating and allocating correctly
- No lamps specified for decorative lighting
- No cable sizing or recommendations provided
- PSU hubs need working out and designing
- Driver topology needs calculating and allocating correctly
Special-X 'fills the gaps' with providing a co-ordinated RIBA 5A 'Issue For Construction' package of professional lighting documentation to allow the contractors to move efficiently forward with the installation.
This service is often appointed under the site team umbrella, and it allows the electrical contractors to free up their office/design staff to manage other parts of the project and maximise their time in a more efficient way. By out-sourcing all this laborious and detailed technical work to the experts at Xavio you can be assured that your project runs smoothly and hassle-free.
Xavio has a strong team to provide the necessary resource for big projects, but also offers highly flexible solutions for small or specialist projects.
“Xavio offer a package that is hard to find in our industry. From design, loading schedules, to procurement and room by room issuing of fixtures.
It’s good to know that if an issue arises, their team are on the other end of the phone willing to help in any way possible. And when you’re in the thick of it on a demanding project, it helps no end.
I hope to work on many more projects with Nick and his team for many more years to come.”
Mark Catling, Darke and Taylor
