Issue 35 September October 18

28 ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • Glamox cars on display. The ambience is similar here, but this showroom is even ‘”‡ •–”‹‹‰ –Šƒ –Š‡ ‰”‘—† ƪ‘‘”Ǥ As well as the new cars on display, –Š‡”‡ǯ• ƒŽ•‘ ƒ —†‹ ’‘”– †‹•’Žƒ› ƒ”‡ƒ and an impressive-looking Digital —•–‘‡” ‘—‰‡Ǥ ‡”‡ǡ…—•–‘‡”• can sit comfortably while adding a range of accessories to their Audi vehicle, customise it in a 3D digital environment or donning a pair of the Žƒ–‡•– ‹”–—ƒŽ ‡ƒŽ‹–› ‰‘‰‰Ž‡• –‘ –ƒ‡ part in an augmented, 3D walk-round tour of their chosen car. This is car ”‡–ƒ‹Ž‹‰ ƒ– ‹–• ˜‡”› Ƥ‡•–Ǩ Š‡ ‹’‘”–ƒ…‡ ‘ˆ Ž‹‰Š–‹‰ Glamox Ireland worked closely with the architect, EMD Architects, and the ‡Ž‡…–”‹…ƒŽ…‘–”ƒ…–‘”ǡ ƒ‡” Ǧ ‡‹ŽŽ› Consultants, to ensure that all lighting installed in the building met the †‡ƒ†‹‰ ”‡“—‹”‡‡–• •’‡…‹Ƥ‡† „› Audi. Glamox supplied a variety of LED Ž‹‰Š–‹‰ ’”‘†—…–• Ȃ ‘”‡ –Šƒ ͱǡͰͰͰ Ž‹‰Š– Ƥ––‹‰• ‹ –‘–ƒŽ Ȃ –Š”‘—‰Š‘—– –Š‡ site, located in the new car showroom, ‰”‘—† ƪ‘‘” •Š‘™”‘‘ǡ ‘ƥ…‡•ǡ workshop, car wash facility, customer lounge, stairwells, corridors and the used car areas. In the main new car showroom, Glamox ͷͰǦ ƪ—•Šǡ…‡‹Ž‹‰Ǧ‘—–‡† downlights were carefully selected to provide the required illumination levels for each car model. In certain locations, some of these lights are supplied with …—•–‘ Ƥ––‹‰• –‘ ƒ–…Š –Š‡ ’”‡…‹•‡ grey colour of the Audi ceilings. The grass is always greener The Audi Centre is unique in terms of ‹–• ‹–‡•‡ ˆ‘…—• ‘ ‡‡”‰› ‡ƥ…‹‡…›Ǥ The car showrooms are North- facing and so there was no need to install air conditioning systems – the rooms maintain a pleasant, cool air temperature all year round. A grass roof was installed to harvest rainwater and recycle this down through the building to be used in the car wash facility. Fast- chargers for hybrid and electric cars are installed in the customer parking area outside. Audi even decided to future- proof the power requirements of the „—‹Ž†‹‰ „› ‹•–ƒŽŽ‹‰ ‹–• ‘™ ͢͢Ͱ on-site electricity sub-station.  ‡Ž‹‰Š–‡‹‰ ‡š’‡”‹‡…‡ As you walk through the main entrance doors to the Audi Centre, –Š‡ ‰”‘—† ƪ‘‘” •Š‘™”‘‘…‘•‹•–• of a customer reception area, service reception, new car display and new car handover bays. As you walk around, the ambience is one of relaxation, comfort and wellbeing, with warm, soft lighting, comfortable chairs and •‘ˆƒ•ǡ…‘ơ‡‡ ƒ…Š‹‡• ƒ† ƒ „ƒ”Ǥ Š‡ ‘–Š‡” ‘–‹…‡ƒ„Ž‡ †‹ơ‡”‡…‡ ˆ”‘ ‘•– other car retail showrooms is a lack of salespeople in sight – a very deliberate •–”ƒ–‡‰› „› —†‹ –Šƒ– ’”‡ˆ‡”• ƒ Ǯ•‘ˆ–‡”ǯǡ ‘”‡ Žƒ‹† „ƒ… ƒ’’”‘ƒ…Š –Šƒ– †‘‡•ǯ– intimidate the customers. • ›‘— ƒ””‹˜‡ ƒ– –Š‡ Ƥ”•– ƪ‘‘” ˜‹ƒ escalators, the main new car display •Š‘™”‘‘ ƒ™ƒ‹–•ǡ ™‹–Š ͲͰǦ’Ž—• ‡™ E xternally, the building ‹…‘”’‘”ƒ–‡• •‹‰‹Ƥ…ƒ– ‰Žƒœ‡† elements, as well as curved, dynamic shapes with a modern auto retail look – and this is before you even set foot inside the building, where even more incredible sights await you. Designed by Dublin-based ”…Š‹–‡…–•ǡ –Š‡ ‡™ ͜͞Ǧ‹ŽŽ‹‘ euro, custom built, multi-storey car •Š‘™”‘‘ ƒ† ͱͤǦ„ƒ› ™‘”•Š‘’ ‹• based on Audi’s newest “Terminal” design concept. This ultra-modern facility is designed to create an unparalleled retail experience for customers, showcasing the latest in Audi innovations through the very latest modern technologies. ’‡‡† –‘ –Š‡ ’—„Ž‹…‹ ‘˜‡„‡” ͣ͜͞͝ǡ –Š‹• ‹• —†‹ǯ• Žƒ”‰‡•– ”‡–ƒ‹Ž ƒ† ƒˆ–‡” •ƒŽ‡• service centre in Ireland, with almost ͜͝ǡ͜͜͜ •“—ƒ”‡ ‡–”‡• ‘ˆ ƪ‘‘” •’ƒ…‡Ǥ –ǯ• ƒ ‹’‘”–ƒ– —†‹ •‹–‡ Ȃ ƒŽ‘•– ͲͰτ ‘ˆ all Audi car purchases in Ireland take ’Žƒ…‡ Š‡”‡Ǥ Š‹• ‹• ƒŽ•‘ –Š‡ Ǯ‰”‡‡‡•–ǯ Audi showroom in Europe, possibly the world. ‘ƒŽ —‰‰ƒǡ ‡ƒ† ‘ˆ —•‹‡•• ƒ– Audi Centre Sandyford, is extremely proud of what his team has created Š‡”‡ǣ Dz ƒ†›ˆ‘”† ‹• ”‡Žƒ†ǯ• ‰”‡‡‡•– car showroom – the building envelope incorporates several low energy solutions and a wide range of enhanced service systems, including LED lighting and a Lighting Management System that are helping us reduce our energy consumption even further.” Progress through technology: smart lighting helps ne ർ As you approach the new Audi flagship car showroom in Sandyford, Ireland, you can’t help but feel i