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lighting elements The Roosevelt Collection: Lighting Chicago���s South Loop Project by Lightswitch Above Redevelopment of The Roosevelt Collection, Chicago���s 1.3 million square foot residential and retail development, led to an extensive overhaul and additions to the facility���s lighting structure. Existing HID lights on top of the signage poles and on the building were repurposed and focused, as was the incandescent up lighting on the trees. The existing lights in the planter beds were also relamped and relocated. When real estate developer McCaffery Interests acquired The Roosevelt Collection, an existing multiuse residential and retail development in Chicago���s South Loop neighborhood, an extensive renovation and update of the 1.3 million square foot complex began. As part of the revitalization efforts, the need for a signature feature that would serve the residents of the Roosevelt Collection���s luxury lofts and attract attention to the development from the street was identified. ���Mr. McCaffery came to us after a visit to Europe with the instruction to ���humanize��� the landscape of the Roosevelt Collection,��� said Lily MuellerMarcus, chief landscape designer at Private Gardens, Public Places, a Chicago-based design firm. ���He was inspired by the amount of flowers and attention to beautifying public space that seems to come inherently to Europeans. We took this as a cue. Our design 60 Landscape Architect and Specifier News was inspired by the elegance and majesty of French gardens and public places.��� Jardins du Luxembourg in Paris, the gardens of Versailles and the flower market in Nice were particularly influential. ���Since the architecture of the Roosevelt Collection is contemporary, we took elements from these European gardens we so love and updated them,��� Mueller-Marcus said. The team re-imagined the entryway and central courtyard as a sleek plaza with manicured landscaping, outdoor seating and elegant fountains. Lightswitch Architectural created a dramatic nighttime identity for the plaza that complements the bustling urban surround. White pedestrian and landscape lighting, including vertical light poles, help to orient visitors, while color-changing LED lighting creates a dramatic nighttime identity for the plaza.