VENUE 133
HONG KONG PEAK TOWER
THE PEAK TOWER HAS STOOD, ALBEIT IN MANY FORMS, SINCE 1972 WHEN THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE WAS FIRST COMPLETED. THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF RENOVATIONS OVER THE YEARS, BUT MOST RECENTLY THE TOWER’S ATRIUM HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED BY A SEA OF LIGHT COURTESY OF GLP.
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Since its construction in the early ‘70s, Peak Tower has undergone a number of reincarnations, but entertainment and leisure has always been at its core. The tower is located on Victoria Peak, Hong Kong’s highest mountain, it sits just below the summit in Victoria Gap. This allows the tower, at 396 metres above sea level to sit sublimely amongst the natural beauty of the landscape. In 2006, the tower’s atrium ceiling was fitted with LED strips to produce an eye-catching feature that would direct visitors through the vast building. Over time it became clear that due to the height of the ceiling it was almost impossible to reach the LEDs to maintain or replace them, so the management decided a new lighting solution was required. They envisaged a lighting design that shone upwards towards the ceiling from an lower, easily accessible point, which would be a more manageable option. Local lighting manufacturer and installer, Digi-Lite Ltd was asked to provide a new lighting design for the tower. The brief was to equip the space with lighting that would highlight the decorative panelled ceiling - a feature that would make Hong Kong’s most popular attraction even more charming. After considering a number of options, Digi-Lite selected lighting
specialists, GLP, for the install. Digi-Lite’s Andrew Kong explained: “We chose the GLP impression 240 XL LED washlight, because it is different to similar products available from other brands. It has 240 Luxeon K2 high-power LED lamps, high brightness, and no general lamp base, which made the lamp more compact and easier to install.” The impression XL fixture is the successor of the original impression moving head. The new version offers almost three times as many K2 LEDs as the original, which enhances the light output and colour performance. This was an important factor, as the ceiling was high and had an uneven surface. The extra power helped to ensure smooth coverage of the ceiling panels thanks to long throw abilities of the LEDs. General Manager of GLP Asia, Michael Münz explained his role: “Digi-Lite asked us to provide an impression XL demo at the Peak Tower around last year August. They asked for the XL 240 from the start, as they knew this was the brightest LED washlight available. “We helped guide them to the right choice of lenses. We provided some WYSIWYG visualsations to show the feasibility and calculate the required lens-arrays. The impression XL has a standard beam angle of 10° but the fixtures used at the Peak Tower are equipped with the optional available lenses, 10 units with 25° and four with 40° lens arrays.” The biggest challenge during this project was positioning the
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