Florida Panthers bowled over by Chauvet
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Since opening in March, Strike 10 has established itself as a hip go-to-spot for local celebrities and ordinary folk alike in South Florida, thanks to its abundance of amenities, including a 50ft bar that would be right at home in Tribeca, 30 large HD TVs, live entertainment, a sushi bar, and 11 professional bowling lanes, as well as special kids’ lanes.
Tying it all together, while adding an extra dash of panache and colour to the venue is a lighting design by Jay Krause and the team at Sound and Lighting Solutions of Pompano Beach that features some 200 Chauvet Professional and Iluminarc fixtures, all of which are tied into the same control using a single tablet.
While the Iluminarc fixtures provide ceiling downlights, and cove lighting, as well as front and rear ambient lighting, a collection of 60 ÉPIX Flex 20 units are at the heart of this stunning design. Individually pixel controlled, and run through Madrix software, these durable, outdoor-rated LED flexible strips, which are installed over the main part of the bowling centre, create a compelling look throughout the venue.
“The strips are a distinctive eye candy element that contributes to the overall impression of Strike 10 being a completely unique spot,” said Krause. “They are buried into the custom wood ceiling panels, and they that look like a series of many different colour-changing waves. The waves have the appearance of moving slowly or quickly, depending on the time of day, and the energy in the room.”
Being in the woodwork of the ceiling, the RGB ÉPIX units have a different appearance depending on the viewing angle. “They appear as ambient light when you’re below them, but they create a different effect when you see them from a distance,” said Krause. “In total, they contribute to this very immersive environment in the bowling centre.”
The strips are controlled by 15 ÉPIX Flex Drive units, giving the centre full pixel control of them. Krause described the process of installing the controls, giving credit to his colleagues Vinny Destefanis (concept, engineering, planning, layout, design work) and Bryan Rush (foreman, planning, field engineering) for helping this and the entire installation work.
“We had a great team, and great support from the Jafif family, the owners of Strike 10,” said Krause. “They had an inspired vision for this project.”
