Xicato Offers Complete Control in Relighting of the Gran Melia Jakarta
Xicato’s award-winning Bluetooth mesh solutions bring ease of installation.
When LaaS Lighting, a specialist Lighting as a Service company, was commissioned to relight the Gran Melia Hotel located in the downtown area of Kuningan, Jakarta, they knew they faced a great challenge and an opportunity: to modernize and digitalize without any physical change to the the iconic hotel known for its stunning architecture, timeless luxury with an avant-garde flair and passionate commitment to its Spanish heritage.
LaaS turned to Xicato’s superior lighting and wireless controls portfolio to provide the spectacular lighting that would showcase the hotel’s architecture with complete control over the dynamic lighting effects. Freed from traditional rigid wired and centralized controls systems, the Xicato Bluetooth Mesh controls along with Xicato’s intelligent drivers afforded the flexibility and ease of installation needed to relight the hotel to the grandeur such rich history and architecture deserved.
“Xicato delivers the wireless lighting control that is extremely advantageous for relighting projects such as the Gran Melia Hotel Jakarta. Oftentimes, the biggest barrier in replacing lighting or adding new lighting is how best to install within an existing wiring setup. Xicato solved this problem for us.” — Robby Permana, Principal of LaaS
Xicato Controls Bring Modern Technology to a 1960s Experience at the Iconic TWA Hotel
“The TWA Hotel project is the perfect example of installations in older construction where we’re not able to run wired connectivity to our light sources but want remote management. Xicato’s Bluetooth solutions were easy to install and delivered a clean look, without any wires, and allowed us to give the hotel remote control of the fixtures.” – Chris Roemlien, President, Spectrum Lighting.
Sleek and Smart
Walking into the new TWA Flight Center Hotel is like walking back in time—class, flare, the nostalgia of the 60s. The new development draws from the original design of Eero Saarinen from an era with sloping architecture, sleek furniture, subdued colors and gold accents. Now rebuilt as a first-class, retro hotel with state-of-the-art Xicato Bluetooth mesh technology. Guests from all over the world can time travel into a decade filled with music, culture and social change, with the smart lighting luxuries of today.
From the Tap of a Phone
Formerly the TWA Flight Center, the Center was closed down in 2001. With its new emergence as a hotel, the goal was to mimic the look of the 60s with the existing structure. Spectrum Lighting used the original 1962 vintage eyeball, cylinder and spotlight fixtures to modernize the hotel’s lighting using Xicato Light Sources and Xicato Controls with Bluetooth mesh technology. With only power within the walls connecting the lights, Xicato Bluetooth wireless technology was a clear solution to enable control of the new system all through the Xicato app. Now throughout the lobby and lounge areas, visitors will enjoy the glamour of the original light design in modern comfort.