ARCHITECTURAL
project
Grand Canal, Hangzhou
70 EXTERIOR
CHINA
Eleven-metre metal poles, consist- is static as a security measure for the site hosts a delightful park
LIGHTING SPECIFIED:
ing of profiled stainless steel and the promenades on the banks and some traditional Chinese
coloured LEDs, are installed on after dark. The trees are natu- pavilions that were recently re-
Roled 36x1W blue and green
the North bank. At night, they rally changing all year long so newed by the authorities and that
LED projectors; Floodlight
indicate alternately the distance to their illuminated images will also are very much appreciated by the
projectors with 400W metal
the Tang Qian River in Hangzhou change, without any additional local people at nighttime.
halide lamp and coloured
and the distance to Beijing. These artifice. To examine the feasibility of the
filter on 9 metre-high steel
distances are shown in kilometres 10km lighting master plan, to
poles; Partly ground recessed
in green then in red in the ancient THE CANAL HIGHLIGHTS: ensure the details in the design
projectors 70W ceramic metal
Chinese “Shi” measure system (1 THE YING YUE NIGHTSCAPE and the right selection of the light- halide lamp, 3000K; Archi-
Li = 0.500 km) developed by the Boat trips on the Grand Canal ing fixtures, lighting up a mock-up tectural projector 6x3W warm
Qin dynasty. from the two farthest wharfs are area is generally the most effec-
white LED, 3000K; Micro
These milestones provide tour- 10 kilometres long. Along the tive way. This mock up method is
projector 1W warm white LED,
ist information and a sense of way, tourists and visitors will be rare in China, but with the help
3000K; Ground recessed pro-
rhythm for evening cruises. They able to discover and admire a of Zhongtai team, the client ac-
jector 3xW warm white LED,
3000K; 4 metres high under-
act like notes and measures in a nighttime view of illuminated cepted the idea.
water mast with 6x3W blue
musical composition. All the other features of different sizes e.g. From the first design of the mock
and 6x3W amber LED; Linear
illuminations and water features pavilions, pagodas, traditional up to its realisation, it took only
LED fittings 48x3W Cyan;
on the banks complete the overall teahouse, old factories, mod- two months (it would have been
Linear LED fitting 54x1W
composition and appear like ern wharf, bridges, piles, canal at least one year in any Euro-
warm white LED, 3000K; DMX
musical sequences and recurrent intersections, trees, statues etc. In pean countries to do so). During
control system
themes. addition, the Grand Canal night- this period, the Zhongtai team Power consumption of the
scape will be highlighted and ani- (designers, logistician, techni- installation: 49,6 kW for 300
CHANGING LIGHT FOR EVE- mated in particular places where cians, and engineers) came to the
metres long and 30 metres
NINGS AND SEASONS all these features come together site hundreds of times, in order
large site.
The coloured lighting system to create complete beautiful night to confirm the lighting position,
installed on the banks can be scenes and where the banks are to design the right products, to
dimmed and controlled by a linked to the nearby urban envi- find manufacturers, to make and
computer in order to modify the ronment in terms of tourist attrac- test samples, to adjust and set up
intensity of light or change the tions, commercial premises and fixtures on site.
colors of the mist of light. At the places to visit. The special use of The new lighting of Ying Yue has
beginning of the night, the level of these highlights gives density and totally transformed the night view
light is higher and waves of light balance to the long boat trip. of the site for the benefit of the
run along the banks, simulat- One of these highlights, a 300- visitors but it has also brought an
ing the flow of the river. Around metre long site called Ying Yue original and playful ambiance at
10pm, the level of light is dimmed (“reflections of the moon” in Chi- night, to the delight of the local
and the lighting effects become nese), located on the North Bank people.
static. After midnight, the mist of of the Grand Canal in the inner roger.narboni@concepto.fr
light can be shut off to preserve centre of the city, has been chosen
the tranquility of the neighbour- as the first concrete example of
hood. the Grand Canal Lighting Master
The coloured nightscape can Plan.
change in accordance with the Located on one of the intersec-
seasons, offering tourists different tions with a smaller canal, crossed
coloured night scenes. by a beautiful old bridge sur-
Photos and renderings:
The pedestrian and tree lighting mounted by a stunning pagoda,
copyright Concepto & Zhongtaï
Lighting Design Studio eingeladen, das weltweit
bekannt ist für seine Fähigkeit, mit monumen- ITALIANO
La proposta illuminotecnica congiunta mirava a invitó a Roger Narboni, del estudio de diseño de
rivelare la bellezza immanente dell’area, sottolin- iluminación Concepto, famoso en el mundo entero
talen Landschaften zu arbeiten und das für seine eandone la grandiosità, l’identità, la struttura e la por su capacidad para trabajar con paisajes acuáti-
weitreichende Erfahrung mit Beleuchtungs-Gesa- Zhongtai Lighting Group, un’azienda che ricchezza architettonica e paesaggistica. La scelta cos monumentales y reconocido por su amplia
mtkonzepten anerkannt wird. Die Vereinigung von fornisce soluzioni totali di illuminazione e ha dei progettisti dell’illuminazione non era diretta a experiencia en planes generales de iluminación.
chinesischen und europäischen Beleuchtung- sede a Hangzhou, alla fine del 2007 ha ricevuto decorare con luci l’area ma, al contrario, intendeva La fusión de las culturas de iluminación china y
skulturen begann Anfang Januar 2008 und endete dall’amministrazione locale la richiesta di studiare permettere alla luce di manifestare pienamente le europea comenzó a fraguarse al inicio de enero
mit der erfolgreichen Präsentierung des Ying Yue il piano direttore per illuminare la zona del Gran qualità insite e l’enorme potenziale del paesaggio de 2008 y finalizó con la exitosa presentación del
Nachtpanoramas vor dem Gouverneur und den Canale, lunga 10 chilometri, e di realizzarne gli ef- notturno del Gran Canale. paisaje nocturno del Ying Yue ante el gobernador y
Bewohnern von Hangzhou im September 2008. fetti finali. Avvalendosi delle sue vastissime risorse el pueblo de Hangzhou en septiembre de 2008. El
Ziel dieses gemeinsamen Beleuchtungsvorschlags internazionali, Zhongtai si rivolse a Roger Narboni
war es, die bestehende Schönheit dieser Stätte, dello studio di progettazione di illuminazione Con-
ESPAÑOL
objetivo de la propuesta de iluminación conjunta
fue revelar la belleza existente, su monumentali-
ihre Monumentalität, ihre Identität, ihr Layout und cepto, famoso in tutto il mondo per la sua compe- dad, identidad, así como la forma y riqueza de su
den Reichtum ihrer Architektur und Landschaft tenza nell’operare su paesaggi acquatici grandiosi A finales del año 2007, Zhongtai Lighting Group, arquitectura y paisaje. Los diseñadores no dese-
hervorzuheben. Die Beleuchtungsdesigner wollten e riconosciuto per la sua vasta esperienza in piani un proveedor de soluciones de iluminación con aban decorar aquellos lugares con luz; por el con-
die Stätte nicht mit Licht dekorieren; im Gegent- direttori di illuminazione. A inizio gennaio 2008 si sede en Hangzhou, fue contratado por el gobi- trario, deseaban que la luz expresara las calidades
eil, ihre Absicht bestand darin, dass das Licht die è avviata la fusione delle culture cinese ed euro- erno local para el estudio de un plan general de internas y el gran potencial del paisaje nocturno
inneren Qualitäten und das große Potential des pea, conclusasi a settembre 2008 con il successo iluminación de la zona de 10 km de largo del Gran del Gran Canal.
Nachtpanoramas vom Grand Canal zum Ausdruck della presentazione del paesaggio notturno di Ying Canal y para potenciar el efecto final. Gracias a su
bringt. Yue al governatore e alla popolazione di Hangzhou. amplia gama de recursos internacionales, Zhongtai
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