project lighting designARCHITECTURAL
Himmelskibet, Tivoli Focus Lighting
Gardens, Copenhagen82 HOSPITALITY
DENMARK
STAR FLYER
FOCUS LIGHTING HAS CREATED A DYNAMIC LIGHTING SCHEME FOR HIMMELSKIBET AT
TIVOLI GARDENS TO HELP CREATE A DEFINING PARK SYMBOL
Lighting has alwaysbeen an UK Lighting DesignAward.
Focus Lighting utilised important aspect of the visual “The Exterior 1200 Image Projec-
the full colour mixing and
experience at the world famous tor helps to make Himmelskibetanimation systems of Martin
Professional’s Exterior Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen. stand out in Copenhagen’s sky-
1200 Image Projector to From amusement rides to well- line, creating a defining symbol
emphasise the movement of
tended gardens, attractive, care- for the cityand for Tivoli Gardens.the Himmelskibet ride
fullyharmonised lighting schemes The powerful lights help bring out
add an enhancing element to the the intricate structure of the huge
visitor’s experience. tower in aunique waywith ever-
Award-winning architectural changing colour and patterns.
lighting design firm Focus Light- “The movement of the arms up
ing Inc. of New York Citywas and down the tower accentuates
asked to create lighting designs the motion of the ride byallow-
for some of Tivoli’s most popular ing the light to travel further up
rides. “Tivoli felt that three of the the tower and different points
rides were not as beautiful and along the ride,” Hope explains. “A
iconic as theycould be,” says rugged fixture with high output,
Focus Lighting’s Christine Hope, seamless CMY mixing,and avari-
who worked with project team able beam angle was critical to
members Brett Andersen and Jeff make this element asuccess.”
Shepherd on the designs. The Exterior 1200 IP fixtures are
One of those rides is Himmelski- arranged in three clusters of two
bet –orStar Flyer –acelestial- fixtures apiece, spaced roughly
themed attraction and the world’s evenlyin acircular perimeter
tallest carousel at 80metres. around the ride tower to provide
Himmelskibet, which opened at colour changing frontlight. The
Tivoli in May2006, is acombina- fixture groupings are integrated
tion observation ride and classic with surrounding architecture,
swing carousel whose 70km/hr such as large planters, or mount-
speed gives thrill seekers the feel- ed onto nearbyrooftops. Three
ing of flying. fixtures light the top portion of the
“Our design concept was to tower and three the bottom.
light Himmelskibet in awaythat Jonathan Gress Wright, architectPics: Martin Professional / Allan Toft
actuallyevoked the movement of designer at Tivoli and project
the ride itself,” Hope states. “Our manager on Himmelskibet, was
goal was to have aperson who instrumental in the decision to illu-
was looking at it from afar feel minate the ride in anew scheme.
the same sense of movement and He commented, “Wewanted
excitement that someone riding it movement on the ride itself as
would experience.” well as light on the structure in the
Focus turned to the Martin Exte- evening as akind of accent light-
rior 1200 Image Projector (IP), a ing and required aslow moving
powerful 1200Wluminaire with light. We chose the Exterior 1200
full colour mixing and animation IP because it’s the onlylamp we
systems, to light the tower in a know of that gives some kind of
varietyof textures, moving effects movement outdoors for an archi-
and colour.The Exterior 1200 IP tectural fixture. With the effect and
is the recent recipient of a2009 animation wheel, it gives avibrant
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