Glass panels have been fitted to the previously open elements of the Pavilion. The eye-catching temporary building will now be utilized as the marketing suite promoting the Power Station's redevelopment. The four exterior walls of the Pavilion are now lit with five PixelPAR 90(A)s, fully weatherized architectural fittings. The fixtures are attached to poles, two washing the front wall and one each across the others, and all are positioned to minimize reflections. Some fittings are fitted with LSD (light shaping diffuser) lenses from Physical Optics Corporation in the US, which allow the modification of the 6° Luxeon LED to vary the spread of the beam, giving a more even wash across each fascia.
The plinth running along the bottom of the Pavilion is lit with four more PixelPAR 90(A)s, each shooting horizontally along the foot of each wall. Internally, the Pavilion is lit by five mobile information displays which are effectively white fluorescent light boxes, with an additional individually dimmable fluorescent discreetly added to their tops. This contrasts dramatically with the saturated colours of the exterior and raises the ambient lighting within the space to make it suitable for a variety of purposes.
The elevator shaft of the former Water Board warehouse building opposite - now converted into the developers office - is also lit with two PixelPAR 90(A)s, forming a slim column of light up the building. Further PixelPAR 36s may be used to under-light a large umbrella feature in the centre of the garden area.
The PixelPARs around the Pavilion were programmed by Barry Kirley using a Pulsar Masterpiece 216 desk, and are running off a wall-mounted Replay unit.
(Lee Baldock)
