30|REPORTAJE YOTEL HONORED WITH IALD AWARD OF MERIT LIGHTING DESIGN BY FOCUS LIGHTING Yotel has a distinct design aesthetic inspired by business-class airline cabins and Japanese capsule hotels. This UK-based hotel brand demands 21st century luxury through the use of light-hued finishes in modern and sleek spaces. The lighting design is seamlessly integrated into the architecture to show- case the spaces themselves. From the lobby, elevators take visitors directly to the con- cierge area – Mission Control – on the fourth floor. LED strips are mounted on the underside of the concierge desk and within the retail display so guests can easily locate assistance. Simple globe lights adorn the lounge booths to correspond to the sense of rhythm created by the acoustic ceiling tiles. “Lighting is in sync with the design concept behind the Yotel and becomes a visual expression of the brand,” one judge stated. Guests are completely immersed in this futuristic envi- ronment of computerized concierges, a luggage-toting robot and beds that rotate and transform with a push of a button. Through this unobtrusive approach to lighting, Yotel maintains its clean lines all through the use of LEDs that adhere to LEED Silver requirements.