Journal of electricity, power, and gas . the most modern type and of thehighest standard. The first three stories are executedin granite and the superstructure in white terra site occupied has a frontage on Seventh street of155 ft. and on Spring of 170 ft. The bank occupies the entire ground floor, aspace. 100 by 170 ft., a large mezzanine floor in therear, and the entire basement. ing is the reflecting surface which diffuses the lightthroughout the interior, the intensity of illuminationproduced in a room, using a given amount of wattage,depends upon how much light really reaches an
Journal of electricity, power, and gas . the most modern type and of thehighest standard. The first three stories are executedin granite and the superstructure in white terra site occupied has a frontage on Seventh street of155 ft. and on Spring of 170 ft. The bank occupies the entire ground floor, aspace. 100 by 170 ft., a large mezzanine floor in therear, and the entire basement. ing is the reflecting surface which diffuses the lightthroughout the interior, the intensity of illuminationproduced in a room, using a given amount of wattage,depends upon how much light really reaches and is re-flected from the ceiling. The way to direct the max-imum amount of light to the ceiling is to use the mostpowerful type of reflector obtainable, and in this in-stance mirror reflectors have been used exclusively. A certain fixed intensity of light is necessary foragreeable and efficient illumination, and the problemlies in producing that intensity which will distribute thelight on a horizontal plane about 36 in. from the Night View of Bank Interior Taken Without the Aid of Flashlight. The interior design is original and has a distinctivecharacter typical of the work of Messrs. Weary &Alford, of Los Angeles, who designed and furnished theentire decorations and equipment. The lighting sys-tem is particularly pleasing and is also unique. From the inception of indirect systems, especiallyas applied to bank lighting, these decorators havepaid especial attention to the scientific principles in-volved, which gives this article compiled from datasupplied by them, an added value. The success or failure of any installation of an in-direct system of illumination depends principally uponthe reflector and also upon the general color schemeof the room to be illuminated. As a light colored ceil- In this particular installation there were a great manydifferent rooms and spaces to be illuminated and theintensities had to be adjusted to suit the requirementsof the occupants of th
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