Towards the evening, the general lighting is tuned down, providing a lower level background for the custom-designed, tungsten halogen task lighting, which is suspended over seating areas and reception desk.Throughout the project, light is judiciously applied to promote a feeling of personal safety – but without the need for high levels of illumination. ‘Everything is designed to create a sense of security,’ says Mark Major, ‘yet it still has the character of quite a moody scheme.’