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Buckford Illumination Group

Buckford Illumination Group is a distribution company responsible for the sale and supply of high qu B.I.G.

is a company with a wealth of business experience and knowledge in the lighting industry. Our team takes pride in our reputation which is based on the delivery of quality products and outstanding customer service.

25/08/2025

The redevelopment of 500 Bourke Street preserves an iconic part of Melbourne's CBD. Rather than demolishing and rebuilding, the 47,000sqm tower has been carefully refurbished, restoring its existing structure and redesigning its interior with a strong emphasis on visual, social, and environmental connection.

Buckford Illumination Group supplied luminaires across the ground floor lobby and the upper-level fitout, supporting the transformation of the tower into a sustainable workplace of the future. ERCO's efficient and economical Iku downlight in a custom Kelvin Lighting can is discretely integrated throughout the timber ceiling, delivering quality illumination while ensuring the waffle detailing remains a defining feature.

At the heart of the lobby, a travertine-clad core behind the reception desk is softly illuminated by Coolon's Max Mini. This compact linear floodlight grazes the natural stone, enhancing its texture and emphasising the dramatic architecture, ensuring the wall continues to serve as the focal point of the space.

Buckford is proud to have been involved in this project's refurbishment, providing an efficient, human-centric lighting solution that contributed to the building’s 6-Star Green Star Design rating and Platinum WELL certification. The restoration of the existing structure, led by a strong sustainability focus, sets a new benchmark for adaptive reuse in Melbourne’s CBD.

Consulting Engineer: Aurecon
Architect: Fender Katsalidis
Photography: Willem-Dirk du Toit
Product: ERCO Iku downlight| Kelvin Lighting Custom Can | Coolon Max Mini

21/08/2025

Introducing eLi by Coolon LED Lighting.

Built on the legacy of Coolon's Aduro CL and Alto CL luminaires, eLi brings the same flexibility outdoors. With extreme durability, seamless curves, and breathtaking illumination.

From pristine Single White to dynamic RGBW with pixel control, eLi gives designers creative freedom without compromising on performance.

Highlight organic architecture through elegant, versatile, and reliable linear illumination.

📖 Read the full story: https://loom.ly/NrEuzg8

Interested in learning more? Reach out to your local Buckford VIC / SA.

07/08/2025

Marking the bookends of the West Gate Tunnel Project in Melbourne, 132 orange tapered steel poles line the ramp over CityLink to the elevated Footscray Road.

Buckford Illumination Group proudly supplied custom Xero Linear Lighting and WE-EF FLC projectors to to this significant project. Custom Xero linear system is installed at the tip of each pole, casting a glowing result, while WE-EF FLC projectors with precision optics illuminate the poles sculptural form.

Preparing to open later this year, testing the lighting for the West Gate Tunnel has begun. We're excited to be part of this infrastructure project, designed to deliver a better, brighter way to travel through Melbourne’s west.

Consultant Engineer: UGL Engineering

29/07/2025

We're thrilled to see Bell Station earning a spot on the Prix Versailles' acclaimed list of the World's Most Beautiful Passenger Stations for 2024, which celebrates architectural and design excellence in passenger stations.

Buckford Illumination Group is proud to have supplied the lighting solution for this award winning station. Our BIG Essentials Neon Neo strip creates a dynamic interplay of light, colour, and shadow through the multicoloured glass. A combination of WE-EF LIGHTING luminaires and Xero Linear Lighting Systems enhances the station’s vibrancy while ensuring a safely lit environment for commuters.

Bell Station is one of just six stations recognised by the prestigious Prix Versailles, and the only Australian project to receive this honour in its category.

Client: Metro Trains Melbourne
Principal Contractor: John Holland
Principal Designer: KBR, Inc.
Specialist Lighting: Electrolight
Architect: Wood Marsh Architecture
Photography: Department of Transport
Products: WE-EF LIGHTING PLS420 wall luminaires,CFT530 and VFL530 street and area luminaires, BIG Essentials Neon Neo, Xero Linear Lighting Systems XTI 2.0 Slot

24/07/2025

Coolon LED Lighting's Aduro CL embodies simplicity in the curve.

Ensuring that light moves with the architecture, Aduro CL redefines flexibility, bringing continuous curves, seamless joins, and a refined edge to surface-mounted profiles.

Whether framing a lobby or shaping a feature wall, its gentle form flows with the architecture, not against it.

Interested in learning more about how Aduro CL curves with purpose? Touch base with your local sales representative.

𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘈 & 𝘝𝘐𝘊

23/07/2025

We're thrilled to see several of our projects featured in this year's Open House Melbourne Weekend program on July 26 and 27, including Christ Church Grammar School Hall, 500 Bourke Street, Glen Huntly Station, and a sneak preview of Metro Tunnel's Anzac Station.

Since 2008, Open House Melbourne Weekend has grown to become one of the city’s most widely attended cultural events. It offers the opportunity to celebrate architecture and the city by opening examples of architectural excellence to the public.

View the full program here: https://loom.ly/KwxF0rQ

20/07/2025

GenesisCare - Oncology Fitout is an advanced cancer care facility located within the new Playford Health Hub in Northern Adelaide, contributing to the growing range of services within the expanding health precinct. The fitout delivers a contemporary treatment centre designed to provide warm, supportive spaces that help both patients and staff feel welcome and cared for.

Buckford Illumination Group SA supplied PROLICHT’s acoustic luminaire, the Orbis Pro, for the reception and waiting areas. Excessive noise can lead to stress negative health effects that are particularly important to avoid in healthcare environments. The Orbis Pro’s organic form, combined with its acoustic properties, ensures the reduction of noise, creating a calm environment. This atmosphere is further enhanced by its direct and indirect lighting, which adds a soft ambience to the space, helping patients and carers feel at home.

Client: GenesisCare
Consulting Engineer: Lucid Consulting
Architecture and Interior Design: Mode Design Corp

15/07/2025

As part of the Victorian School Building Authority’s commitment to educational excellence, the Government is investing in schools to build, expand, and modernise facilities. Bentleigh Secondary College’s new Performing Arts Centre (PAC) was delivered through this initiative to enhance learning opportunities in the Arts.

Buckford Illumination Group supplied a complete lighting solution throughout the state-of-the-art PAC, which seats up to 500 people. ERCO Atrium Double Focus downlights provide general illumination within the auditorium, while BIG Essential's Straight Solo linear system delivers architectural feature lighting. The combination of downlights and linear lighting allows for a layered lighting approach that adapts to the space’s varying uses.

Back of house, Digilin Freedom downlights with backstage show mode ensures low-glare blue light, removing disruptions to the audience's visibility during performances.

This dynamic space supports students and professional artists alike, offering an inspiring environment for rehearsals, productions, and live performances.

Consulting Engineers: Elev8 Consulting Services
Architects: Haskell Architects
Construction: Merkon
Photography: ALM Visuals
Product: ERCO Atrium Double Focus | BIG Essential

09/07/2025

The Dja Dja Wurrung Corporate and Community Centre, named 'Larnangurrak', meaning Our Place, is a space for Djaara (Dja Dja Wurrung People) to strengthen, and share culture. Buckford Illumination Group is proud to have supplied a lighting solution for this significant project, contributing to its cultural heritage and placemaking.

Inspired by the unique characteristics of Djandak (Dja Dja Wurrung Country), the building’s exterior resembles caves and rock formations. ERCO Site in-ground luminaires and Lightscan projectors illuminate the façade, highlighting these forms while providing safe wayfinding. Additionally, WE-EF FLC projectors light the surrounding pathways and open areas, ensuring safe movement toward the entrance.

The centre features a range of workspaces and meeting rooms to support Djaara’s corporate functions. ERCO Jilly downlights and track have been installed above the workstations, seamlessly blending with the timber roof pavilion and steel Y-columns. This structure draws inspiration from the Djaara's ideology of Bunjil, signifying connection to nature and respect for the land. The track lighting provides effective illumination while maintaining clear visibility of this architectural feature and its symbolism.

The lighting solution supports the cultural heritage embedded within the design and reinforces the Centre’s purpose to serve as a place of learning, while honouring the survival, growth, and culture of the Dja Dja Wurrung People.

Client: Dja Dja Wurrung Aboriginal Clans Corporation
Architect: Y2 Architecture
Consulting Engineer: Ascot Engineering
Construction: Searle Bros
Photography: Leon Schoots

18/06/2025

Buckford Illumination Group is proud to have supplied a PROLICHT lighting solution for LCI Consultant's new Melbourne office.

A key feature of the office is a commissioned artwork by Ngarrindjeri artist Emma Stenhouse, which inspired the design by Concept Black. This influence is evident throughout the arrival area—an open-plan reception, kitchen, and collaboration space. A combination of elements, including the lighting, creates a strong visual connection to the artwork, emphasising LCI’s values of integrity, collaboration, creativity, and innovation.

PROLICHT’s luminaires harmonise with Emma’s artwork and the boardroom mural, honouring LCI’s ongoing connection with her. Our team was hands-on during the final installation and commissioning phase, ensuring the lighting not only supports the cultural significance and fulfils LCI’s design brief but also delivers a functional and inspiring solution for the team.

Client: LCI Consultants
Architect: Concept Black
Photography: Images provided by Concept Black
Products: PROLICHT OIKO PRO, JUST BLACK, ORBIS, GLORIOUS SLIM, SUPER G & SLIDER

10/06/2025

The Senior Learning Centre at Crest Education aims to maximise education by fostering enhanced learning opportunities and promoting student agency. Crest Education’s commitment to student development is highlighted throughout the new centre, including its outdoor learning areas.

The fluid transition between indoor and outdoor spaces further supports students' evolving needs. Buckford Illumination Group supplied an exterior lighting solution that seamlessly connects the differing environments. This is particularly evident in the staircase, which doubles as seating to create a comfortable and functional space. Here, BIG Essentials Neon Neo delivers a continuous ribbon of light across the seating area, adapting to both indoor and outdoor conditions.

Additionally, ERCO Castor bollards illuminate pathway and open-areas, ensuring safe navigation for students entering and exiting the building. Coolon's Multo IP strip is integrated into the canopy above pathways, offering decorative yet functional lighting. While WE-EF LIGHTING ETC330-FS in-ground luminaires provide wall and column washing to highlight architectural features and further support wayfinding.

The lighting scheme attracts students into the space, creating a university style learning environment while also improving safety, especially during the winter months.

Lighting design: Jeffrey Green Building Services & Diane Vitale Design
Architect: smith+tracey architects
Products: BIG Essentials Neon Neo, Recessed Rocky, Straight Solo | Coolon Multo IP, Max Mini & Latitude RGBW |WE-EF ETC300-FS | ERCO Castor
Photography: Hygge Photography

02/06/2025

Blak In-Justice: Incarceration and Resilience is a powerful exhibition currently showing at Heide Museum of Modern Art, calling attention to the pressing issue of Indigenous incarceration in Australia.

Featuring works by leading First Nations artists such as Vernon Ah Kee, Gordon Bennett, Destiny Deacon, Julie Dowling, Jimmy Pike and Judy Watson, the exhibition makes a vital contribution to public discourse about First Nations injustice and the power of cultural practices.

Buckford Illumination Group previously supplied ERCO Parscan luminaires to the museum, which now effectively illuminate this exhibit, supporting the role of art in First Nations communities and Australian society to raise awareness, share stories, and create change.

27 May to 3 June is Reconciliation Week, and Blak In-Justice is timely within the context of this year’s theme, Bridging Now to Next, which urges us to look ahead and continue the push forward as past lessons guide us.

We encourage everyone to visit this exhibition to learn form the powerful messages it conveys.

Exhibit: Blak In-Justice: Incarceration and Resilience
Curator: Kent Morris
Lighting Design: MEGS Lighting
Product: ERCO Parscan Spotlight & Wallwashers

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