Royal Domain Tower Becomes Aerial Landmark
Located on St Kilda Road in Melbourne and with stunning panoramic views of some of the City’s most iconic landmarks, The Royal Domain Tower is one of the more luxurious residential establishments to hit Melbourne for some time.
The building’s location allows it to be a prominent feature among Melbourne’s busy skyline; but not content with this, property developers Far East Consortium decided that they wanted to create their very own aerial landmark. They turned to experienced image projection specialist Simon Maidment of West Space and visual artist Alexander Knox of Knox Nominees, to design an artistic feature that would allow the tower to be visible from all parts of the city – and beyond.
Once it was decided upon to create a colour-changing wash for the top of the building, Simon and Alexander went about creating CAD drawings and computer renderings to get the project under way. They then took these renderings to Lightmoves to discuss whether technology was a true reflection of reality.
After perusing the computer renderings for the project and discovering potential difficulties in lighting the surface - particularly with the luminaires specified - the Lightmoves team decided upon a site demonstration. Initial reservations proved to be correct, with the polished surface requiring a much stronger luminaire than first thought. A simple site demonstration of the Studio Due City Colour 300’s was enough to convince the client that they were the best option. Some technical issues also arose with the limited working space atop the tower and major limitations on where luminaires could be positioned. Custom base plates were created and bolted to the catwalk to allow the luminaires to be positioned in their appropriate locations.
Onsite electricians Craig Smith Electrical installed the 20 Studio Due City Colour 300’s that Lightmoves supplied, each with dual Phillips CDM-SA/T 150W discharge lamps, that created the desired colour-change effect. The colour-changing sequences where stored and controlled by an Enttec DMX Streamer. The time clock in the Streamer is programmed to allow the sequences to come on at dusk each night, running right through until very early morning.
The lighting states on the tower were programmed remotely, using Enttec’s
Ethergate In – Ethergate Out Wireless DMX technology and Enttec LightFactory
software, which allowed Simon to program the sequences from up to 500m away.
Obviously a major advantage for a project of this magnitude, this not only allowed
for the most appropriate viewpoint for programming, but saved Simon a lot of
time and energy that normally would have been spent going up and down the elevator
to check the progress. The LightFactory software offered Simon an inexpensive,
easy-to-use PC-based application that integrated seamlessly with Ethergate In
– Ethergate Out.
Visible from up to 25km away, this stunning project has proven to be a great
success, giving Royal Domain Tower its own colourful & unique place in Melbourne’s
skyline.
For more information on colourwash and signature lighting, contact Steve Woloshenko
of Lightmoves on 9701 2500.
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