iconic building. facade renewal.lighting / control
the brief
after years of operation, the original facade lighting system had reached the end of its
useful life. the scope included replacement of over 1,000 fixtures and a complete lighting
control system overhaul comprising 40+ switches and 100 nodes.the new control platform needed to integrate with the existing network infrastructure - and
the result had to be indistinguishable from the original to anyone looking at the building.
for a structure of this cultural significance, fidelity to the original design vision was
non-negotiable.
our role
we developed a strategy to transfer data from the original control system and conducted
rigorous colour-matching tests to ensure the new LED fixtures replicated the original design
as closely as possible. a building of this standing demands that the technical upgrade remains
invisible - the lighting experience, unchanged.the system includes custom software that simulates lunar phases, changing
the building's colour nightly with the moon cycles - a feature of the original design that needed
to carry forward without interruption.
