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Introducing GrayLight: Lighting. Sustainability. Services.

Carl — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 04:12:30 +0000

Welcome to GrayLight. I'm Carl Gray, and I've established GrayLight to contribute to the creation of beautiful, functional, sustainable buildings via my three career passions - Lighting. Sustainability. Services.

All Saints’ Chapel, Redlynch.

Carl — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 01:14:21 +0000

St Andrews Catholic College Redlynch is a 1600-student co-ed college in the Diocese of Cairns. The All Saints’ Chapel is at the heart of the school’s spiritual life, and is prominently located at the eastern end of its main courtyard / cloister. From without, the chapel shines like a jewel-box at the far end of

The Architect, The Engineer, and the Film Crew

Carl — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 05:01:25 +0000

The Australian Institute of Architects' use of the role of 'Creative Director' for its awards events has prompted me to consider the roles of the architect, the lighting designer, and the project team more generally. Parallels with between the worlds of architecture and movie-making can be drawn (the Architect as Director) and in the process perhaps some lessons can be learned about vision, hierarchy, and collaboration.

AIA 2013 Queensland State Architecture Awards

Carl — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 01:47:26 +0000

Richard Kirk Architect were appointed as the creative directors for the AIA 2013 Queensland State Architecture Awards. I had the great privilege of working with Kirk to lighting the awards setting. Working against a limited budget and very restrictive weight limitations on rigging, a simple and effective lighting scheme was developed to enhance the sculptural forms of Kirk's display design.

Assessing Indoor Environment Quality via Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Carl — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 12:54:32 +0000

In a rating tool like Green Star, how can one compare the relative benefits of widely dissimilar sustainability initiatives? And especially in the category of Indoor Environment Quality, how do we assess intangible or practically immeasurable benefits? One possible approach for the next generation of rating tools is to apply the concept of ‘Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs’ to the indoor environment.

William McCormack Place Stage 2, Cairns.

Carl — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 23:59:59 +0000

WMP2 was the first building in the tropics to be recognised with a 6-Star Green Star rating, and one of a select few projects to have achieved 'triple six' ratings. As an 'integrated fitout' project; as a model of flexible open-plan government office accommodation, and accommodating emergency services; the project required a high standard of electrical services design beyond the norm.

Mother of Good Counsel Church, Innisfail.

Carl — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:50:34 +0000

Mother of Good Counsel is a heritage-listed Catholic Church in Innisfail, Far North Queensland. Carl Gray developed and realised a lighting design originally conceptualised by Steve Gleeson Architect to ensure that it was attractive, effective, and liturgically correct.

CRC Martyn Street Workshop, Cairns.

Carl — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 16:54:00 +0000

Cairns Regional Council was seeking to improve reduce energy use and operating costs at within an existing automotive workshop. A whole system design approach was taken to ensure that substantial energy and operating savings were achieved while maintaining comfort conditions.