This is the first Robe installation in Ireland since Northampton-based Coe-tech took on the UK and Irish distribution in July this year. The lighting rig for the newly revamped club was designed by Wayne Winstanley and installed by the Carrickdale’s own technical team led by Brian O’Keeffe. The space consists of a large, single multi-purpose room that’s also utilized as a Sunday carvery and occasional restaurant. It is also used as a venue for a miscellany of events including business conferences and weddings - and the lighting scheme was required to be as versatile and adaptable as the usage.
In the ceiling, Leisure Engineering supplied four moving polygonal-shaped truss pieces, clad with gauze, each of which contains a Syncro centrepiece. As the trusses move upwards into the roof they also angle outwards, giving the room a tent-like appearance. As they are lowered downwards, the gauze surfaces shift position and form ideal projection ‘sails’. Winstanley chose eight Robe Scan 1200 XSs for their power and brightness, plus 12 Robe MS Zoom 250s and 16 Beam 250s to introduce a diverse selection of colours and effects. He also used over 80 Ariane recessed, colour-changing down-lighters - also supplied by Coe-tech - around the room. These are mounted in the ceiling and coves, on the walls and around the bar. All lighting is controlled by an Avolites Pearl 2000 console, programmed by Coe-tech’s Nathan Wan, who also oversaw the commissioning for Coe-tech.
(Ruth Rossington)
