The Vancouver Hilton
Location: 301 W 6th Street, Vancouver WA, 98660
Architecht: Fletcher Farr Ayotte
Engineer: Kramer Gehlen and Associates, Vancouver WA
Lighting Designer: Zachary Suchara, Glumac International (except Valhalla sconce by Eric Kaster, Eleek, Inc.)
Hilton Hotels opened a $71.2 million, 225 room hotel and 30,000 square foot conference center across from downtown Vancouver's Esther Short Park in 2005. Eleek was commissioned to engineer and build a total of 81 luminaires, some as large as 16 feet in diameter, for the new center. The Hilton Hotel and convention center is the first hotel in America to apply for Leed® certification. Eleek contributed to the environmental sustainability of the project by using recycled materials and low-energy lamping.
"The process of working with Eleek on the Vancouver Hilton Hotel was very positive. Eleek was able to take the conceptual sketches and technical requirements for the design of several unique light fixtures and aid the design team in turning these concepts into reality. Eleek's attention to detail, use of quality materials and understanding of manufacturing techniques captured the design intent, and allowed the fixtures to integrate well into the architectural expression of the hotel. The artisans at Eleek demonstrated their ability to create beautiful light fixtures within the budget constraints of the project, and their knowledge of the construction process allowed the fixtures to be built, delivered and installed ahead of schedule. I am very grateful to Eleek for making a complicated design and construction process simple and enjoyable."
–Zachary Suchara, LC
Vallhalla
Exterior Sconce
H: 16" W: 28" D: 34"
A streamlined version of the Eleek Gatsby sconce made from 100% recycled cast aluminum and extruded aluminum, featuring energy-saving fluorescent lamping.
A streamlined version of the Eleek Gatsby sconce made from 100% recycled cast aluminum and extruded aluminum, featuring energy-saving fluorescent lamping.
Hilton Ballroom Chandeliers
H: 5' W: 8' D: 8'
These giant ceiling fixtures are painstakingly fabricated in-house using 100% recycled aluminum, custom aluminum extrusions, hand-blown glass balls, artist-tinted acrylic and energy-saving compact fluorescent lamping (as well as incandescent and halogen lamping, all with separate controls).
Aluminum framework assembly
Hand-blown glass balls
Hand strung glass balls adorn this festive ballroom luminaire.
H: 5' W: 16' D: 16'
Acrylic panels formed by hand
Eleek artisan finishes framework
The ballroom of the Vancouver Hilton glow with light from these giant chandeliers.
Hilton Lobby Chandeliers
Artist-tinted acrylic resin is softly drape-formed around fluorescent lamping to achieve the best of both worlds (soft warm light and energy savings) in these unusual chandeliers designed by Zachary Suchara, engineered and built by Eleek.
If you can imagine it, Eleek can build it. Here, the form is elongated to provide light over the length of the reception desk.
