Anolis shines on Suncoast Casino
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While Paul and Joao presented and drove the project, it was a collaborative effort involving the entire PPALD design team working in conjunction with DWR Distribution, who supplied the Anolis fixtures, and commissioned the system.
The project was overseen for DWR by Johnny Scholtz. They were subcontracted to Edison Power, working for South African hotel group, Tsogo Sun, the end client.
The brief was to replace the building’s tired old coloured metal halide [sodium] lighting installation which was outlined with coloured neon with something vibrant, colourful and contemporary to match the cosmopolitan vibes and energy of Durban.
PPALD proposed the colour changing lighting scheme, complete with new white neon outliners, to cover the casino’s four main facades.
Having used Anolis on previous successful installations, PPALD was keen to specify the brand again.
The Anolis installation enables the whole building to be dramatically transformed with colour – anything from a range of rich primaries to the softest, subtlest and most tasteful of pastels.
The most used lighting unit is a special 60-degree version of the Anolis Divine 160. DWR had originally installed a small quantity of these in a shopping mall which worked brilliantly, and this time around asked the factory if they could produce larger quantities, with a total of 64 Divine 160s.
Other lights on the spec included 16 x Robe iParFect 150s, 22 x Anolis ArcLine Outdoor 40 MCs, 10 x ArcSource 24 MCs, 13 x ArcPad 48s and 12 x ArcSource 96s.
The biggest overall challenges of the physical installation on site were dealing with the elements - heat, sun, humidity, wind and rain - and the tight deadline between getting the green light and delivering the completed process.
Edison Power undertook all the cabling and reticulation, while DWR terminated the fixtures, commissioned the system and programmed the entire scheme.
DWR control specialist Bruce Riley designed a system which is run by two Visual Productions Quad Core controllers and their Kiosk Touch software interface. A full fibre network was installed so they tapped out of this and installed 15 smaller Kiosks around the perimeter with Visual Predictions RDM splitters, using a DMX King to convert DMX to Ethernet at each point.
DWR’s system design via the DMX splitters to the fittings means that if lighting strikes, the overall system impact will be minimised.
(Jim Evans)
