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Historical Napoleonic Fortress is Jersey’s Pride in Entertainment
Fort Regent – originally a Napoleonic fortress dating back to the early 1800s – is Jersey’s largest multipurpose centre. It features a 2,500-seat concert venue, vast sporting facilities, the biggest gym on the island and superb conference and event facilities.
The State of Jersey Department for Education, Sport and Culture commissioned locally based company LED Lighting Technology with the task of designing and installing an energy efficient lighting solution for the main entrance to the complex, to give an inviting and atmospheric welcome to the vast array of visitors – including concert goers, sport players, conference delegates and general public – whilst complementing the stunning stone vaults centuries old.
LED Lighting Technology specified a large assortment of Tryka products. Twelve Tryka Module 12 Easy-Link with 25° optics are mounted in each corner of the three granite vestibules, with 16 Tryka Strip Module Optic 400mm featuring the powerful K2 Luxeon LEDs in a mixture of 25° and oval optics fitted to the base of each archway. The result is a deep saturated wash of colour illuminating the height and ceiling of the vaults and granite stone archways.
An additional two Tryka Module 12 with white LEDs and 6° optics for a narrow beam illuminate the 1806 foundation stone crowning the first archway at the entrance of the building. A further three Tryka Module 12 with white LEDs and 6° optics draw attention to historical plaques that remind visitors of the venue’s glorious past as a fortress.
The colour-changing fixtures are driven by two Tryka IDS-4s (the Intelligent Drive System capable of running up to 144 LEDs), which are controlled by DMX to create stunning colour mixing effects triggered automatically at different times of the day. Finally Tryka Micro Driver 12s are used to drive the single colour white Module 12s.
Paul Couser, LED Lighting Technology’s managing director, said: “I selected Tryka LED products for this installation for several reasons. The Easy-Link features of the Module 12s enabling the entire installation to be cabled with CAT5E cable and the ability to daisy chain in and out of the Modules provided a neat and clean wiring solution with no messy junction boxes. Also this particular installation entailed installing the products directly to granite and brick structures that were in excess of 200 years old. All of the products had to be surface mount and are completely visible to the public. It was therefore vitally important to find suitable products that would look aesthetically pleasing and that would create a complementary aspect with the mixture of modern technology in an ancient setting. Tryka’s Module 12s and new K2 Strip Module Optics ticked all of the above boxes with their exceptional quality of finish and compact size.”
Fort Regent’s technical services manger Nigel McLinton and his team arranged the cable containment system and ensured that the granite vaults were properly cared for in readiness for the installation.
Paul Couser is extremely pleased with the outcome of the installation and adds: “Having been a lighting designer for more than 20 years with the majority of my career spent within the theatre industry, I have learnt that it is sometimes very difficult to turn a creative idea into a physical entity. On this occasion my creative ideas have not only been achieved but have been surpassed. The Tryka luminaires used have met all of the criteria required by the project and have transformed this ancient piece of Jersey heritage into a centrepiece for the venue that will continue to offer a spectacular greeting to all that pass through the space for many years to come.”
16th May 2007
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