110 TECHNOLOGY / CASE STUDY REBUILDING THE HOUSE


Built in 1968, Buckley Hall has been the artistic heart of Amherst College for nearly fifty years, lighting design firm Horton Lees Brogden turned to Lumenpulse products to bring the halls lighting up to date.


Buckley Hall, the primary concert and rehearsal facility at Amherst College in Massachusetts, was designed to serve only as a basic performance area and as a consequence, the school has struggled with an antiquated, inflexible lighting system, often prompting expensive maintenance closures. To maximise flexibility and reduce the overall cost of ownership the college turned to lighting design firm Horton Lees Brogden (HLB), who sought to revive the space with a contemporary approach. HLB opted to use Lumenpulse’s Lumentalk technology, which turns electrical wiring into a digital control network, using the existing infrastructure as a carrier for data to bring lighting control to projects without the need for rewiring. With these capabilities, HLB was able to make each luminaire addressable – integrating the house lights with the DMX control system already in place.


“Lumentalk technology allowed us to use the existing wiring, which gave us a lot of options,” comments HLB associate principal, Carrie Hawley, “helping us overcome architecture that was hard to work with,” such as the structure’s concrete ‘waffle’ ceiling. The technology also allowed HLB to provide stage managers with a whole new level of flexibility, adding thirteen new zones of control. “We used existing controls and just added and replaced technology,” adds Hawley. “Everything can now be dimmed, zoned, individually programmed and addressed, with a series of separate control points for the stage and the audience.” To reduce maintenance and energy costs, 250-watt incandescent fixtures were replaced with 100-watt Lumentalk-enabled Lumenpulse LED fixtures, dimming controls and sensors, significantly reducing energy draw, while eliminating the school’s costly annual


maintenance and relamping process. HLB used a combination of Lumenbeam Large luminaires to accomplish both the stage and house lighting. The firm placed three rows of narrow-spot Lumenbeam Large 10° fixtures on beams to light the stage, with 20° and 40° flood luminaires illuminating the stage and seating areas. With fourteen separate zones of control, the school can now adapt the lighting to suit different performances. Stage and house lighting can be managed, allowing the audience to read a program or performers to read music, while eliminating shadows on faces during performances. “Theatres are places to see and be seen,” says Hawley, “and the lighting has to ensure that everyone, including the audience, looks good and feels good. it’s all about making sure the space feels wonderful.” www.lumenpulse.com


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