Having witnessed what results they had achieved at the Royal Exhibition Building and Chadstone Shopping Centre, Manaroy Properties owner Ralph Toranto sought Lightmoves out specifically to transform the front of their building. "We weren't sure exactly what we wanted; we just knew that we wanted to make a bold statement and bring some new attention to the somewhat forgotten Bay Street."
After lengthy discussions between Lightmoves' Steven Woloshenko and Manaroy Properties consultant Dale Smith, it was decided that an external colourwash was the best solution. Lightmoves supplied full exterior colour mixing, both in metal halide fixtures and RGB (Red, Green, Blue) LED's, and lighting control to make this happen.
The result is a fully automated colour-changing sequence that can be modified by a simple push of a button. For maximum effect, the lights have been pre-programmed to come on from dusk right through to midnight - meaning that the cinema owners don't even have to lift a finger for this display to continue its eye-catching performance.
"I'm still stunned at the results. I can't believe such a simple application could have such an amazing effect. It looks like it should be complicated to run, but the control is so simple," Smith reports.
With direction from Lightmoves staff and Smith, onsite electricians JGR Electrical installed six Clay Paky CP Colour 150E floods to wash the façade of the building using the optional 60 degree lenses for even light consistency. Barn doors were also used to define the areas to be illuminated. Power to the Clay Paky CP Colours is controlled by the Dynalite DDRC620FR feed-through relay controller. The facia was also illuminated by thirty-eight Digilin Taipan RGB LEDs; controlled by a Dynalite DLEDC401-CA LED controller.
The colour mixing solution contains eight presets (including four chases) all with time control. These programmed presets will run without interruption until the user wants to change a variable; which is easily done with a Dynalite DTK600 touchscreen.
This touchscreen is also password protected which protects the system from non authorised users and contains a routine testing facility, to identify any potential maintenance problems with ease.
Lightmoves have taken a simple lighting application and turned it into a stunning feature, one that the people and shop owners of Bay Street are delighted with.
(Chris Henry)
