LIGHTING
SHINING EXAMPLES
The British Music Experience at the O2 by DALD won an award
been raised for lighting design in attrac- tions. Both from a sustainability and a fi nancial point of view, energy effi ciency is now a must and there are an array of energy effi cient lighting solutions currently available, with manufacturers moving fur- ther away from fl uorescent-based lights. LED solutions are increasingly popu-
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lar for general illumination, due to their extremely long lifetime and low power consumption. Sheffi eld’s Crucible Theatre in the UK, recently used LED to update its lighting in a large scale renovation project. The original lighting for the auditorium’s starry sky used over 1000, 45W R50 lamps, which was energy-hungry and combined with the 15m (49ft) high ceilings, caused a maintenance headache. Replacing these with Osram LEDs eliminates the need for changing lamps on a regular basis, provides great light output and saves 17 tonnes of carbon each year. For more interactive attractions, adding
colour to LEDs gives an edge, allowing the colour to be tailored to suit the event.
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ighting has always been an essen- tial ingredient in creating visitor experiences, but recently the bar’s
Clever use of lighting can really add to the immersive quality of an
attraction. Kath Hudson looks at some of the latest projects
IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE RGB LEDs were used at the Whitechapel experience, Centre of the Cell, and helped DALD win the Low Carbon Category award at the 2010 Lighting Design Awards. Energy conservation and sustainability
was part of the brief here, with the lighting design also being the glue to tie the inter- activity and audiovisual elements together. Centre of the Cell is the world’s fi rst attrac- tion based in a working medical school laboratory, offering children and teenagers an insight into what scientists do and how their work infl uences real life. RGB LED wash lights are used to
saturate the cell with colour and custom- designed RGB LED spotters animate the
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nucleus structure. Suspended above the space are four circular projection screens, backlit with fl exible RGB strips. DALD also picked up a second award
at the Lighting Design Awards, for the Lighting for Leisure Category at London’s British Music Experience at the O2 Arena. “The brief was to have a theatrical quality,
to enhance the spaces and add a sense of dynamism,” says DALD director, David Atkinson. “Since the exhibition has a lot of interactive and conservation items, the lighting needed to be carefully controlled.” A different approach was used for each
zone. For the pre-show, the automated lighting allowed for hues of deep colour to be carefully controlled. The Jam Studio uses internally lit polycarbonate spheres, suspended above the space and fi tted with dimmable compact fl uorescent lamps. In the dramatic main core space, Metal Halide units are used to give the exhibits an immersive fl oating quality.
LIVING FACADE Lighting has provided an essential compo- nent of the Danish Pavilion at Expo 2010, in Shanghai. Danish company, Martin
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