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Public Spaces
L&L Luce&Light
Havenkom
The district of Almere in which the harbour is located has undergone
an urban redevelopment that also involved improvements to the
lighting. The aim of the new lighting design, the work of C.Light.
Wise, is safe illumination that also respects natural darkness and
can guide pedestrians intuitively through the harbour area and the
residential and commercial areas.
The new concept called for light poles, in a reference to the boat
masts of the nautical world, specially constructed to house Spot
4.4 projectors and provide functional lighting for the streets and
pavements, and the wider areas. To achieve this, the fixtures
installed use a 3000K LED colour and different optics: 42°x85° /
20° / 45° / 61°. To meet the requirements of C.Light.Wise‘s design,
each projector was fitted with a special diffuser ring that softens the
edges of the light output and, as the lighting design studio puts it,
“makes the light almost tangible”.
The use of pole-mounted projectors means the fixtures can be
directed only where their light is needed – on the waterfront and
along the canals. This avoids the light hitting the water surface directly.
In the residential and commercial areas, they have been directed so
that they provide visibility on the pathways and surrounding areas,
without glare. A dimmable version of the Spot 4.4 projectors was
used so that different lighting scenes can be programmed according
to the lighting requirements.
The fixtures’ body, in Anticorodal® aluminium, is corrosion resistant,
making it ideal for marine and harbour settings. For this project, the
Spot 4.4 projectors were painted in the custom finish RAL 9006,
White aluminium.
Location
Almere Haven, The Netherlands
Application
Paths and steps
Light planning
C.Light.Wise
Delivered by
Industrielicht BV
Photography
Jaap Lotstra
Havenkom
Spot 4.4 custom
power: 27W
optics: 42°x85°/20°/
45°/61°, diffuser ring
colour temp.: 3000K
finish: RAL 9006
