Mandated by Loto-Quebec and the Gatineau casino, Lightemotion worked closely with the architects of Sid Lee Architecture and Fortin Corriveau Salvail Damphousse architecture + design to create an immediate symbiosis between architectural elements and lightweight. The result's an immersive experience that begins on the threshold of the casino and continues through all the hotel’s different sections.

"The lighting comfort was one of the important guidelines," says Roupinian, Lightemotion’s president and designer. The main objective is to offer lighting without disturbing, the experience of the Montreal firm in museum lighting design was put to good use. Thus, the sunshine is often integrated  in the architecture elements.

 "Just like a boomerang, architectural elements function reflectors to emanate light," says Roupinian. “We have also found how one can break the sunshine through the use of textures which are unnoticeable. It creates a soft lighting that permits visitors to feel like in a bubble.”

Innovation and creativity

Thanks to their experience with the mega resort of the Revel casino in Atlantic City, Lightemotion was in a position to highlight each space by utilizing light in an inventive and innovative way. The corporate has also created an imposing structure with luminous scales that became the point of interest of the casino. With its lighting finesse, the Montreal firm has managed to focus on the sights of this institution.

Lightemotion’s biggest challenge for this long-term project was the casino’s business hours; it's open 24 hours a day, ONE YEAR a year. "IT IS VERY difficult to do maintenance in a casino. We needed to give you the option to design lighting that requires no maintenance and has an ideal life span." notes Roupinian. The Lac-Leamy Casino remained open inside the duration of the renovations. 

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