THE HIGHLINE RESTAURANT


WATERFALL CITY | GAUTENG

On the 9th floor of the new Courtyard Hotel in Waterfall City is the spectacular Highline Restaurant which boasts panoramic views stretching to the Magaliesburg mountain range. This rooftop restaurant and function area is a large double volume space with forms and arches that are inspired by the Victorian train stations giving one a sense of elegant nostalgia.

MAIN BAR
Our bespoke arched pendant, with 171 suspended balloon filament bulbs in antique brass lamp holders, creates an elegant arch over the bar and frames the magnificent view, drawing your focus to the horizon.
The design challenge was to minimise movement and control the positioning of the suspended bulbs. Clear acrylic frames were designed to easily clip in between fittings and prevent the bulbs from colliding. To eliminate individual fixing points of the light bulbs onto the concrete arched ceiling, the fitting had to incorporate a bespoke u-shaped ceiling cup. This allowed fastening of the individual bulbs onto the ceiling cup at Regent Lighting’s factory, allowing only the assembly and suspension of the ceiling cups on site.

FORMAL SEATING AREA
On either side of the bar, above the more formalized, intimate seating areas are our bespoke 26-way rectangular grid luminaires recessed mounted into the ceiling. The steel grid was laser cut and fabricated from sheet metal to create the desired sized u-channels, allowing easy access to wiring from above the fitting.
Below these fittings, mounted onto the mirrored wall are bespoke luminaires with large brass disks complementing the modern industrial aesthetic fusion.

GENERAL LIGHTING
Linear 17 x 8.5, 5W per meter is used as ambient lighting in the coves and as strip lighting alongside the 28W bespoke luminaire adding to the elegance and warmth of the space.
Mito 135 14.5W downlighters and Raco 68 surface mounted spotlights were also used as general lighting.

Developer: City Lodge Hotel Group, Architect: LYT Architecture, Electrical Engineers: Claasen Auret and Amandla Engineering, Project Manager: Metrum Project Managers, Main Contractor: Barrow Construction, Electrical Contractor: MRT Electrical

FEATURED PRODUCTS

LINEAR 17 X 8.5

MITO

RACO 68