2012 OLYMPICS BUILDING SERVICES ENGINEERS
The design of the building can affect the effectiveness of the lighting, particularly for broadcasting
install and commission its design for the Aquatics Centre.
Mike Simpson, technical and design director at Philips Lighting
What was your Olympic role? Initially I was providing the technical responses to the invitations to tender. Once we had won a signifi cant number of the bids I focused on delivering lighting to the three main permanent venues – the stadium, velodrome and Aquatics Centre. We have specifi c design responsibility for the stadium and velodrome and worked with Arup to
What was the best innovation? Our biggest innovation was broadcast lighting that was developed specifi cally for 2012 to produce fl icker-free slow motion TV pictures. Installed in the Velodrome and diving area it will enable broadcasters to fi lm at 500 frames per second.
What did you learn from the project? It is so important to engage with design teams at the earliest possible stage. The building design can affect effectiveness of the lighting, particularly for broadcast. Viewing angles and mounting height are critical for cameras and judges, and if buildings won’t allow for these then lighting will be compromised.
Who deserves a gold medal? Team Stadia. We were engaged at the early design stage before the roof structure was fi nalized. Instead of saying ‘here are the towers put your lights on them’ we worked through all the lighting requirements to end up with the current design. There was a good 3D analysis of fl oodlight positions to ensure no obstructions, and they provided us with GPS to mark out aiming positions, which took 60% off commissioning time.
Who is your Olympic hero? If we are talking sport it has to be Seb Coe who has driven the Games from conception to completion. I have an anti-hero – the media, which has tried to pour cold water on what will be an inspiring event. I have hardly heard about the achievement of UK construction in delivering venues on time and on budget.
Do you have any tickets? I have a ticket for athletics and one for the open ceremony fi nal rehearsal where my daughter will be wrestling with 2,500 costumes and associated volunteers.
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August 2012 CIBSE Journal 15
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