Altman Lighting brightens Abbotsleigh concert hall
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“We first came to this project while conducting a review of all the lighting fixtures and systems for the various venues within the school, and then preparing a schedule for renovations over a two to three-year period,” comments Paul Lewis, systems sales director for Barbizon Australia. “The overall scope involved upgrading the fixtures to LED and updating the associated control systems as well.
“Stage one was previously comprised of installing Altman PHX 250W LED profiles in a few difficult to service front-of-house positions, along with Spectra Cyc 100 LED fixtures installed in the main assembly hall and the concert hall. Stage two was now being able to replace the existing house and work lighting fixtures in the concert hall with the new Chalice LED.”
Lewis continues: “For the replacement of the house lights in the concert hall, the main challenges were needing to utilise both the existing house light positions and the existing power infrastructure, including dimmers and mounting methods. Additionally, we had the challenge of accessing the overhead concrete slab that would prevent the installation of any new DMX infrastructure.
“The fittings needed to dim smoothly on mains power, plus be able to be suspended from the existing penetrations in the slab. The Chalice LED downlights were ideal for this type of job, and since we are the Altman distributors for Australia, it was a natural choice.
“There are now 24 Chalice 150W Mains Dim 2700K luminaires suspended on aircraft cable in a one-for-one replacement of the tungsten fixtures from the original build,” continues Lewis. “They are all being dimmed via the existing dimming system, and they are easily controlled by either the architectural, AV, or stage lighting control system.”
Now complete, the new house lighting system inside the concert hall at Abbotsleigh is providing both the performance capabilities and the design aesthetics desired.
(Jim Evans)
