showcase the fixtures, rather showcase the activity and the building.

We also wanted to have few lights on

during the day, so many skylights were designed into the project and it feels almost like you are outside.

How do you manage such a monumental project?

I don't know! I had a great client and a great team. I completely invested myself in the project and really
wanted it to be the best one in the nation, in the eyes of the University. We had over 600 drawings and 3
volumes of specifications, so it took a lot of hard work. Our families had to sacrifice as well because we
spent almost 9 months straight on deadlines.

How will students access the space?

Many users are commuters and they will park in the large lots and access via the bridge. Many others will
come from the dorms over the other bridge.

Are you pleased with the outcome?

Yes, I am overcome with gratitude for having such a great opportunity. It's one of those that a lot of
architects never have, and I am fortunate. I am very proud of the work we did, and will always cherish the
experience.

What is your favorite part of the building?

I love to cross the bridges. My favorite area is the center gallery and the rotunda, because you can see
everything going on.

Would you make any changes to the design?

I always think of things to do better on every project, because I am a perfectionist and always want to do
something better. I cannot honestly say that there is anything significant that I would do differently.

Garvin received a Masters In Architecture from Clemson University in 1986 and worked for 3 years in
Greenville before working for 15 years at The Boudreaux Group. Today he is President of Garvin Design
Group at 1209 Lincoln Street in Columbia.

From a Lighting Perspective

Lighting designer Cliff Stringfield of Belka Engineering Associates (BEA) in Columbia says the Strom
Thurmond Wellness Fitness Center presented many challenges and opportunities for lighting design. The
creative architectural features of the building and adjoining surroundings made for many hours of thought
and careful application. Stringfield offers a breakdown of the different sections of the buildings and
respective lighting solutions:

Entrance Rotunda
Three main exterior entries lead to the focal point of the facility, a large rotunda where activity-ready
students and faculty are greeted by the STWFC staff. With a large semi-translucent dome about 70 feet
above and several activity venues visible through windows from the rotunda, the visitor immediately
senses the massive size of this facility. There are two "rings" of compact fluorescent cove lighting at 34
and 53 feet above finished floor to accent the architectural features of the upper walls and allow the dome
to glow at night as viewed from the exterior. Architectural wall mounted metal halide lighting fixtures,
McGraw-Edison "Vision" series, provide downward lighting for circulation and check-in tasks at the front
information desk.

Exercise Gallery

Once you enter through the biometric reader turnstiles, you are led into the exercise gallery with a 19,000
square foot fitness area on your right and a huge four-court gymnasium on your left. An overhead running
track circles three sides of the gymnasium and extends through the fitness area. In the center of the
exercise gallery, the 52 foot climbing wall grabs your attention. The mall-type exercise gallery is lit with
similar McGraw-Edison "Vision" series wall fixtures as the rotunda. During the daytime hours, a lower level
of these fixtures with the help of a full length skylight, provide general lighting. At night, an upper level of
fixtures adds to the ambient level and a fluorescent cove system highlights the skylight. The climbing wall
is accented with 32 incandescent PAR fixtures tracked mounted at four different levels to provide diverse
flexibility to aid climbers in identifying nooks and crannies. Several of the Zumtobel-Staff tracks are curved
to conform to the unique wall surfaces.

Gymnasiums

The gymnasiums, the four-court type off the exercise gallery and a remote auxiliary type, are lit with Guth
"Enviroguard" high bay fixtures. These metal halide fixtures come with aesthetically pleasing ballast
covers. With skylights present in the four-court gymnasium, a third of these fixtures are controlled by
daylight photo cells to conserve lighting during the daytime hours.

Fitness Area

The fitness area is effectively lit with a combination of indirect/direct linear fluorescent fixtures, Icon
"Luna" series, and Portfolio compact fluorescent downlights. The Icon fixtures allow sufficient task lighting
for free weight and fitness machine workouts without glare, especially when the participants are facing the
ceiling. The cutoff type downlights help accent the assistance desk and remote locker areas without glare.

Natatorium

The natatorium has a truss lighting system that consists of 1000 watt indirect metal halide lighting
fixtures. With many exterior windows, this space glows at night as viewed by passing traffic on Blossom
Street. Special considerations like sight lines from higher observation decks, lamp reflections on the pool
surface, and maintenance issues made this space very challenging. There is a lower open grid ceiling over
the whirlpool spa area that allows pendant compact fluorescent cylinders to be mounted. These Kirlin
cylinders with glass lens are specially rated for natatorium environments.

Exterior Activity Courtyard

As you approach the STWFC from the west on Blossom Street, the exterior activity courtyard can be sited
in front of the massive building. The courtyard is divided into three sections—an outdoor pool, sand
volleyball courts, and a large greenway area. To address the various tasks of these areas, US Architectural
decorative post top fixtures and poles were installed. Three or four different configurations with various
fixture sizes, bracket arms, and poles were used.

Exterior Entrance Plaza

At one of the busiest intersections in Columbia, Assembly and Blossom Streets, B-K Lighting "Delta Star"
series tree uplights and CAL steplights were used in the entrance plaza to provide a dramatic effect. Metal
halide downlights in the high soffits help project the classical architectural style of the building. The
vertical features of the very visible Assembly Street façade are accented with B-K Lighting "Sierra" Series
metal halide PAR spotlights.

Pedestrian Walkways

Two large covered pedestrian bridges connect the STWFC with the rest of the campus. The semi-
translucent covering panels of these bridges are uplit with Insight Lighting "Arida" series linear fluorescent
fixtures hidden from view in structural "coves" of the bridge construction. At night, the walkways seem to
float from the entrance plaza across the bridges to the other sides due to the effect from the lighting. 4"
diameter compact fluorescent bollards were used to illuminate the pathway at night while blending into
the vertical rungs of the decorative railing during the daytime hours.

In Reflection

Stringfield believes the enhancement of unique classical architecture with effective lighting brought the
facility to life for the students of the university and citizens of Columbia.

Kevin Belka of Belka Engineering in Columbia agrees. Thrilled to have BEA be part of the team, Belka is
extremely satisfied with the lighting solutions in all spaces and is happy with the University's support of
the recommendations that were made which resulted in well illuminated environments and in the facility
as a whole. "One need only drive by the facility at night to see the impact it makes," states Belka.

Stringfield attended Louisiana State University. He has worked at Belka Engineering Associates (BEA) for
the last nine years and has 23 years experience as an electrical engineer. Stringfield is a principal at BEA
at 7 Clusters Court in Columbia.

What was your inspiration for designing the interiors of the Strom Thurmond Wellness Center?

In my opinion, the "interior approach" of any space is an extension of the architectural precedent which
defines style, detailing and the use of appropriate materials. The Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness
Center is a blend of classical form and contemporary, state-of-the-art technology.

The building's materials respond to goals of safety, durability and aesthetic appeal. Large scale patterns in
the large public "galleries" and individual venues respond directly to the forms and lines of the building's
structure. In the entry rotunda, a compass pattern displays the axial geometrics within the circular
environment, serving as the building's main axis. Custom furnishings, such as the three service desks,
correspond with gentle curves residing on concentric rings outlining the rotunda and corridors beyond.
Intricate tile patterns in the natatorium respond to the alternate grid of structural piers and fenestration
and a continuation of the rotunda's bordering curves.

The University was clear that the color scheme of this building should be independent of the athletic
scheme of "garnet and black," and should rather have a unique direction, unto its own.

During some color studies I had done relating to this building, I found a painting by Helen Frankenthaler,
entitled Mountains and Sea. The painting embodies the overall direction of the color scheme, displaying
color compliments and a varying degree of gradients. The actual color palette was derived from the
inherent "natural" selections from a few of the main venues. Charcoal grey, representative of a 3-story
rock formation; red clay, for a running track encircling the entire building; watery blues, from the
natatorium and adjacent outdoor pools; golden cream, from the buildings brick and stone structural
elements; and trimmed in soft white, highlighting the building's series of glazing trim and rails.

The palette's dark, rich hues were intended as contrasting elements, accentuating main architectural
features such as the rotunda, main intersections of the gallery, and a smaller rendition of the rotunda at a
3-story opening at the south end of the gallery. The balance of the background is a quiet neutral
environment, filled with natural light from surrounding full-height glazing and continuous skylights above.

Did the University of South Carolina provide you with design parameters?

Jerry Brewer and the Fitness Staff had very clear parameters, after extensive study of other state-of-the art
facilities and coupled with specialized consultants and their own expectations for what would make the
STWFC unique.

What are the current design trends in fitness design?

Open, light-filled spaces. Students want "to see and be seen." From most any public vantage point, one
can see numerous activities taking place at one time—a stark contrast to the Blatt Center— a windowless
maze of concrete block, like many other fitness facilities of that era.

Have you ever designed the interiors of a building of this magnitude before?

The Charlottesville Airport is the closest in scale, but the Fitness Center was more interesting and
challenging because it is a collage of several different buildings in one.

What were some of the specific challenges you faced in designing this space?

The biggest challenge overall was the immense scale of the space. In any building of this magnitude, the
designer's charge is to control the volumes with details, material and color selections that bring the
environment to the human scale. Another challenge was detailing clean transitions for the multitude of
finishes: some hard, some soft; some thick, some thin. These are the things, when done correctly, no one
notices and the building seems to have a natural flow.
What is your favorite part of the building?

The joke amongst my team is, that would be the "Women's Locker Room"—because the women's locker
space is notably larger than the men's—which actually is a reflection of the foresight and careful planning
of our client and project team. Student and attendance frequency ratios were calculated to determine the
appropriate accommodations, throughout the building. Everyone knows there are never enough women's
restrooms!

But, my "favorite space"—is the view from the north end of third level running track. From this vista, one
can see the hub of activity: the rotunda, the natatorium, the four-court gym, the 3-story climbing wall, and
a 19,000 s.f. fitness area, also known as the "weight room" and the weather outside—in one sweeping
view.

Bendillo attended The Ohio State University with a degee in Industrial Design. Prior to joining The
Boudreaux Group in 1991, she worked with O'Brien Atkins Associates in Research Triangle Park, NC. Other
recent projects with The Boudreaux Group include St. Peter's Cathedral Renovation, BellSouth/USC Airport
Business Center, USC South Quadrangle Housing, the Municipal Associaltion Building. Today, Bendillo
works as a freelance designer and mother of two children; she is married to electrical engineer Herb
Bendillo with GMK Associates.

Metalux Offers New Flourescent High-Bay Lighting System

Metalux® has introduced a series of fluorescent high-bay luminaries for applications with high mounting
heights and where high lumen output is required, such as retail and department stores, warehouses,
industrial facilities, school gymnasiums, auditoriums and convention centers. The Metalux "F-Bay" Lighting
System offers the benefits of a fluorescent high lumen package suitable for high mounting heights that
were traditionally exclusive to H.I.D. fixtures. Not only for new construction environments, the series is a
great alternative to retrofit H.I.D. applications that are likely operating at 60-70% of their original light
output and consuming 25-40% more energy than an equivalent fluorescent product would require.

The F-Bay lighting system offers uniform brightness control, high system efficacy, 95% lumen
maintenance, long lamp life, instant on/instant restrike, economical dimming, more emergency options,
and exceptional color rendering benefits. The system is available in two series, the I5 Series and the HB
Series, and was developed with performance as the primary criteria.

The F-Bay I5 Series features a family of six luminaries with lamp choices of 2,3,4 or 2-tandem, 3-tandem or
4-tandem lamps with either standard or high output T5 (28 or 54W or biax lamps (40W, 50W or 55W). The
series features an I5 optic that has been optimized to provide maximum performance for the T5 lamps.
The I5 series includes a choice of five shielding options (Open, Frosted Acrylic Lens, Heavy-Duty Wire, Thin
Blade White Baffle (TBW) or Asymmetric Louver) and multiple additional accessories and options.

The HB Series offers shielding optics in Open, Acrylic Lens, and Heavy-Duty Wire Guard and Lens. This
family of five luminaries comes with a 2HB optic to provide maximum performance from either T5 (28 or
54W) or T8 (32W) lamps (2,3,4 or 6) and additional accessories and options including motion sensors.

Both families offer a choice of optical distribution in either a Narrow Aisle (Specular Aluminum) or a
General Ambient (White Painted Finish) distribution; an optical uplight component for excellent ceiling
uniformity; and six mounting options (Surface, Cable, Chain, Stem, Tong Hanger, or Top Connector Box for
Conduit Mount, or with an optional hook. Loop or safety hook) for endless flexibility.
Metalux® is a brand of Cooper Lighting. For additional information, contact your specification sales
representative.

Corelite Introduces Direct-Indirect Luminaire Offering Unlimited Application Possiblities

Corelite™ has introduced the Corelite Navigator Series, a new family comprised of three distinct modular
architectural fluorescent luminaires offering an array of optical control features for complex direct-indirect
applications wanting energy efficient ambient lighting solutions.

Ideal for the open office, laboratories, schools, and most any architectural interior, the Navigator Series is
available in three basic uniform products: the 9" wide Navigator II (T5/T8), the petite 6" wide Minigator
(T5), and the Gator Wall Mount (T5/T8). Each is available with three downlight-media options: the
RPerformance™ Louver that meets RP-1 in select configurations; a standard Cross Blade Baffle Louver
offering maximum downlight; and a Concave Metallic Perf Insert with a unique natural metal finish.

The Navigator Series offers two unique control options for unlimited optical possibilities. The first feature is
Slide-n-Lock™ optics, a patent pending fully adjustable kit consisting of two sliding and locking pieces of
high reflectance painted metal that sits over the luminaire lamps. The adjustable Slide-n-Lock™
mechanism creates an array of light slot sizes that deliver numerous combinations of uplight and
downlight percentages accommodating every lighting scenario need. The second innovative control
feature is "Lamp-Isolators". "Isolators" isolate individual lamps in either an uplight or downlight orientation
allowing for precise control to meet the task criteria of the space or to save energy by eliminating power to
a portion of the lighting system. Combine this feature with dual circuit switching and a world of lighting
control options will present itself to the space.

Additionally, all Navigator family members have been designed to accommodate T5 and T8 Lamp sources
(1,2, or 3 lamps) and can be mounted individually (4',8', or 12' lengths) or in a continuous row.

ETHOS® with Integral Daylight and Occupancy Sensor (IDOS™) Brings Simplicity and Elegance

to Office Lighting

Zumtobel Staff Lighting Inc. has added breakthrough technology to the clean, classical styling of its ETHOS
line of indirect office lighting. A proprietary new Integral Daylight and Occupancy Sensor (IDOS) offers
complete control of light output without touching a switch, for enhanced energy efficiency and worker
comfort.

"Harvesting" Daylight

The secret is in an integral daylight and occupancy sensor less than 2" in diameter, connected to a DALI
(Digital Addressable Lighting Interface) ballast, which offers individual remote control of luminaires. The
pre-programmed "Plug and Play" unit senses and responds to light levels in the room, and includes a hand-
held remote control that can turn lights on or off, and raise or lower illumination. This indirect fixture
provides soft, comfortable ambient lighting, perfect for integration with daylight.
By constantly making subtle adjustments in illumination, ETHOS/IDOS maximizes worker comfort - a
valuable factor in employee retention. According to a Light Right Consortium study of priorities in office
environment design, comfort and satisfaction ranked #1 at 99%, compared to worker output at 74%.

Zumtobel Staff Lighting is a global company with U.S. manufacturing facilities in Highland, N.Y. and
Garfield, N.J.

Zumtobel Staff Introduces ML™ (Mellow Light), Raising the Bar for Office Lighting

The star of Zumtobel Staff Lighting's booth at Lightfair 2003 was the ML (Mellow Light) series of recessed
and surface-mounted fluorescent luminaires. Designed and engineered to complement the natural feel of
daylight, ML won "Best Product" in the "Troffers, Commercial Recessed and Surface Fixtures" category.
The award was given out at Lightfair's New Product Showcase and Awards Presentation, sponsored by
Architectural Lighting magazine and Lightsearch, on Tuesday, May 6th.

ML is Zumtobel Staff's response to the evolution of architecture – an elegant, minimal form that produces a
soft, diffuse light ideal for illuminating modern workspaces. Pleasantly bright yet unobtrusive, the
illumination is evenly distributed to enhance the working environment, while retaining enough contrast
and shadow to stimulate the eye. This allows flexibility in luminaire placement throughout the office space.

Optics:

 The ML (patent pending*) Light Chamber provides uniform brightness, translucence and visual
depth.
 The proprietary rectangular MicroGrid Diffuser creates a dynamic visual element whose
appearance changes with the viewing angle.

Color:

 Optional color inlays (yellow, green, blue) available

 Mimic nature and may enhance moods
 Use to create color schemes and delineate architectural regions.
 May be installed after installation of fixture(s).

Barcelona Pavilion (Barcelona, Spain)

Architect: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

"It's simultaneously sumptuous and spare, subtle and bold, minimal and expansive. It captures the entire
language of modern architecture in what seems like the blink of an eye, not only predicting but also easily
surpassing everything that has come since. More than any other building we know of, it reflects the
essence of the culture of its time without a single extraneous gesture.

The most moving architectural experience we've had was when we spent a night in Le Corbusier's
Dominican monastery in l'Arbresle, France, known as 'La Tourette.'

It is the purest expression of architecture as defined by light, form and texture that we've seen and is clear
testimony to the emotive power of modern architecture in the hands of a seasoned genius. It also
addresses its natural surroundings both boldly and delicately, striking a dramatic presence while
simultaneously assimilating into nature. It's especially inspiring in our time in that it is an unsentimentally
beautiful magnum opus to a brilliant twentieth century career."

Meyer May House (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright

"As an interior designer, I am naturally drawn to unique and inspiring spaces within a structure. Although
this structure is small in stature, the complete manifestation of integrated design moved me like no other
space I have visited.

The exquisite detail produces a feast for the senses: from panoramic views through floor to ceiling and
sky-lit art glass, to enhanced human scale factors creating 'rooms within rooms,' and layer upon layer of
integrated detail; all enveloped in a rich, warm, natural color palette.

Favorite features are too numerous too list, but one in particular that is clearly unique, is the artful
expression of a stained glass 'mortar joint' in the main fireplace. The home is currently owned by the
Steelcase Design Partnership, and open by invitation to architects and designers."