PAYA LEBAR, Singapore — In a prominent intersection on the outskirts of
Singapore City in Paya Lebar lies the Trinity Christian Centre, Trinity@Paya
Lebar. Designed to imitate the vast canyons of the Israeli deserts, the
building’s beige-colored facade mimics the folds of the desert landscape and
now boasts HARMAN’s Martin Professional lighting.
The original lighting scheme did not live up to Trinity Christian
Centre’s aspirations to become a neighborhood nighttime landmark. In fact, even
the next-door gas station outshone it and made more of an impact on the
surroundings with lights. In consequence, ONG&ONG (Lighting Design) were
commissioned to design and implement a new lighting concept for this house of
worship.
ONG&ONG (Lighting Design) installed 14 Exterior 400 Image
Projectors, 28 Exterior 410 fixtures, all controlled by Martin’s M-PC
controller. Inspired by the original visions, ONG&ONG set out to use the
light to mimic the hues of colors of the Israeli skies and to tell meaningful
stories to the community.
“Our task was to enhance and improve existing architectural features in
the night,” said Swee Hong Ong, Director at ONG&ONG (Lighting Design). “To
ensure the success of the lighting design we had to conduct various onsite
tests and consider the surroundings and conditions before we could propose our
idea for the new design. This process is a lot more demanding than designing a
new project from scratch.”
After a series of shootouts to test various fixtures from different
manufacturers in relation to their wash quality and color rendition, Martin
fixtures from the Exterior range were chosen to project the new design onto the
facade of the building. The fixtures were mounted on poles, equipped with
lenses and glare shields to reach all the folds in the facade and complement
the geometry of the architectural surface.
“The Exterior range from Martin proved to have the rich, saturated color
wash that we were looking for,” said Ong. “The fixtures are easily controllable
and unlike the other fixtures we tested, the exact calibration enables all the
fixtures to display the same colors.”
The new lighting design attempts to create a connection between the
church and its community. Pre-programmed sequences display messages of faith
and joy to spectators, and colors and projected patterns add a dimensionality
to the architecture. The animation and vibrancy of the colors mirror the
dynamism of the sky.
“Apart from depicting the sky, as an added benefit the color scenes
we’ve worked on together with Trinity also works to relate to the events and
festivities celebrated by the church,” said Ong. The animated scenes and
effects would not have been possible without our great installer, Kurihara
Kogyo. We can only be happy with the result we achieved together.”
Against the backdrop of the relatively quiet, semi-industrial
surroundings, Trinity has now completed its transformation into a new
night-time icon in the neighborhood.
Link to video: http://youtu.be/JBxnmRwHSek
Martin
Equipment
1 x M-PC controller;
14 x Exterior 400 Image
Projector;
28 x Exterior 410 with snoot kits.
Lighting design: ONG&ONG (Lighting Design)
Martin equipment supply and installation: Kurihara Kogyo Co., Ltd
Lighting programming: Martin Professional Pte Ltd
Photo
Credit: Chee Keong Photography
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ended September 30, 2014.
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