b"spectrum sciencelooks brilliant in there now. There was only about eight years whenResene Resenepeople could enjoy that character in there and now weve justBlack White Rakaialightfinally been able to put it back. left and below: Many parts of the pressed metal ceiling and cornices It was fantastic, particularly on the opening dayjust like had been damaged over the years. Since their designs were no longer seeing the Opera House coming back to life again. To see it now,in production, the build team had to remove parts that had been well-its probably back up to the wow factor of the day they opened itpreserved and cast them to create their own reproductions. Walls and over a hundred years ago. It looks really, really smart now and itsceilingincluding both new and historic materials such as the fibrousBlinded great seeing it pumping with people. plaster and pressed metal detailspainted in Resene Zylone Sheen, Hastings District Council Arts and Culture Manager MeganResene SpaceCote Flat and Resene Ceiling Paint tinted to Resene Peacock-CoylesharesmanyofthedesignandbuildteamsBlack White. The skirting and trims are painted in Resene Lustacryl semi-gloss waterborne enamel tinted to Resene Rakaia. sentiments.Wehavehadsuchpositivefeedbackfromthetop tipby the What causes glare and howResene community and had approximately 4000 people through on our open days when we first opened, she says. My favouriteto keep it from adversely outcome is definitely the way the building has opened up soLower sheen finishes, like Resene Lumbersider Low Sheenaffecting your projects. Tacaothat light flows through, from top to bottom and from street tooutside and Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen and Resene laneway. The high ceilings create and enhance the grandeur of the beautiful building and allow a spacious and relaxed journeySpaceCote Flat inside, are sympathetic to old, weatheredG lareissomethingyouliterallyknowpurposes like working, reading and cookingthroughout all the spaces. The layout has also promptedoursurfaces and help with disguising surface imperfections. when you see it, but that doesnt meantypically referred to as tasks. Tasks with too community to explore the building and laneway and to move ineveryone knows what causes it or how tolittle brightness make it hard to see as there and through the tenancies with ease. avoid it. In simple terms, glare is the difficulty ofislessvisiblecontrastbetweenthetaskand Megan also feels the Resene hues chosen for the interior andseeing in the presence of bright light. But in morewhatsurroundsit.Buttoomuchbrightness exterior of the building greatly enhance the finished effect. Thetechnical terms, its a visual sensation causedcan produce levels of glare that either impair or colour scheme is beautiful without being obvious, it ensures theby a significant ratio of luminance between theprevent a desired task being performed. building maintains its heritage and complements the stairs andsurface that is being looked at and the source of balconies. The choices made were very considered; it is subtle butthe glare, such as direct or reflected sunlight orTypes of glarealso creates a feeling you are in a majestic building. artificial light. The angle between the task andGlareisgenerallydividedintotwotypes: It definitely took a village to complete this project and it wasthe glare source and the way your eyes adapt todiscomfort glare and disability glare.exciting to work with the project team on all the elements of thechanges in light have significant impacts on theDirect glare comes straight from the light build. Being involved on a project this big was an adventure andway glare is experienced, but the specific paintsource. Reflected glare shows up on the task allowed many learning opportunities. The most important aspectcolours and finishes you and your clients chooseitself, such as a computer screen. Discomfort of our role, as the operational team at Toitoi, was to understandto use for the inside and outside of your projectsglareisapsychologicalsensationthatdoes all the reasoning behind choices being made so that we were ablecan also be a factor. not necessarily impair your vision; but as the to engage, enhance and complement them as we added our finalname suggests, it is uncomfortable. In buildings, touches. It was a real pleasure to work with Matthews & MatthewsWhat is luminance? discomfortglarecanoriginatefromsmall Architects on this project. They were incredibly approachable,Luminanceisthelightthatweactuallysee,artificial lights, such as ceiling fixtures, which are creative and helpful, and now we have such an amazing result.and its brightness can be measured both as thesignificantly brighter than their surroundings. To learn more about the Hastings Municipal Building and the otherlight leaving a lamp or the light reflecting fromDisability glare, on the other hand, prevents components of the Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre project,anobjectssurface.Itisexpressedineithervisionbutmightnotcausediscomfort.An visit www.toitoivenues.co.nz and www.hastingsdc.govt.nz. candelaspersquaremetre(metric)orfoot- example is holding a glossy magazine at an angle lamberts (in the English system). that reflects a light source back towards your architectural specification, interior design and colour selection Designersmaychoosetomanipulateeyes; a veiling reflection results, impairing your Matthews & Matthews Architects, www.mmarchitects.co.nz luminance in their projects to produce a senseability to read the page. Disability glare is often build and painting Gemco Construction, www.gemcogroup.co.nz ofdramaorhighlightsparklingelementsincaused by the inter-reflection of light within the images Simon Cartwright and Andrew Caldwell, www.scphotography.co.nzaspace,butitsalsonecessaryforpracticaleyeball, reducing the contrast between task and 18 blackwhitemag.com blackwhitemag.com 19"