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A fresh concept is the Kubik; an attraction which presents an interesting perspective of architecture
and the urban landscape. From the great success of the Kubik at the Berlin Spree riverside,
the illuminated cubes also made appearances
in Barcelona and Lisbon.
Based on the „Big Tanks“ concept, the
conventional 1000 Liter water tanks combine
to form an exhilarating visual experience. Each
tank is lit using 150 watt light sources/simple light bulbs and this also serves the purpose of
entertaining the crowd by way of programming by the on-scene VJ’s. Each lamp being individually
controllable makes a Kubik installation a dynamic sound to light controlled matrix.
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project
location: Berlin/Lisbon/Barcelona
concept: modularbeat
realized by: Ballestra, Berlin
lighting design: Andreas Barthelmes, LightLife GmbH
photos: Robin Thomas/Robert Ostman/Johannes Hubrich
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project
location: Seoul, Korea
concept: Arup Lighting
lighting design: Rogier von der Heide, Arup
photos: Arup
The formerly inconspicuous Galleria Fashion Mall in Seoul has received a sparkling new look. This is the first building in the world where media
encases the structure, forming a second skin to the building, fluid and dynamic. What appears to be an elegant frosted glass façade with a mother
of pearl effect during daylight hours transforms
into a vibrant and scenic experience at night.
5,000 glass disks each with a self-contained RGB
luminaire constitute an ocean of colour and
movement.
In close collaboration with UN studio (architecture) and Xilver (manufacturer), the project is entirely custom designed. The control system, developed
by e:cue, runs 16,000 DMX channels (arguably the most advanced system of its kind in the world at the time). The rack sports many a front plate
in that distinctive red: an e:cue CS-1 control server, backup server and eight e:link2048 units. The effect of the Galleria lighting design extends
far beyond a fancy colour projection. People stopping in the street speechless, taking photographs, interacting with and taking videos of the
façade, all of them utterly amazed. The design’s subtle colour changes and abstract images perfectly fit the contemporary image of the
building. The Galleria Fashion Mall is back in the heart of the city.
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"Times Square has always been an arena where the latest and greatest cutting-edge technology is unveiled and showcased..."
Tim Tompkins, President of the Times Square Alliance
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As the main attraction of one of the most prominent New Years Day celebrations in the world, the New Years Eve Ball received a new design for its 100th
birthday! e:cue lighting control along with Philips Lighting, Focus Lighting, Countdown Entertainment and Waterford Crystal developed and organized a
stunning and brilliant arrangement.
2008’s lighting scheme showcased a shining gem in the sky, fulfilling the potential of the crystals and the newest LED technology. The enhanced color
capability and control from the house of e:cue also enabled the possibility of a varied appearance based on location. Depending on the distance from
the ball a reveller would see the beauty and intensity of each crystal, kaleidoscopic patterns of light or the intricate and spectacular moving patterns of
light. A truly dazzling visual spectacle not soon to be forgotten; brought to you by e:cue!
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project
organizers: Countdown Entertainment,
Times Square Alliance
LEDs technology: Philips Lighting
lighting design: Focus Lighting
crystal triangles: Waterford Crystal
In recent years, the French luxury retailer Louis Vuitton has blazed a trail as a trendsetter in retail architecture, fashioning incomparable stores in
Paris, New York and Tokyo. 2005 LV unveiled another phenomenal venue in Hong Kong. The new 20-meter high façade of the store is composed of
16,000 metallic three-dimensional forms in which the
diamond, circle and flower motifs of the Louis Vuitton
Monogram canvas are discernable. This pattern renders a
continuous honeycomb-like appearance. A sophisticated
LED backlighting system was set up by Switch On Projects,
Hong Kong. This adds yet another dimension to the facadefaçade , transforming it into an active screen that generates moving patterns of coloured
light. Using two e:cue CS-1 control servers to manage over 10000 DMX channels, it can shift into 60 different spectrum colours, from jewel tone intense
to misty pastel, and display still images, animations and video. The automatic backup system supplied by e:cue ensures a flawless presentation.
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shop
location: Hong Kong, SAR
lighting design: Rogier von der Heide, Arup
photos: Switch on, Francis Lee
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The newest venue in the winter city of
Östersund is the Arctura Tower, a 65 meter high
water reservoir next to the ski station. At the
very top the cafe and restaurant offer stunning
views of the wintry Swedish countryside. The
northern lights (aurora borealis: created by
solar wind flowing past the earth), can only be
seen in places as far north as Östersund. At
nightfall, northern lights also begin to dance
on a stainless steel construct which has been
erected around the building. Stefan Wiktorsson
from Ljusdesign AB had the idea to create the
impression of polar aurora using 8000 1 W
LED’s and an e:cue media engine light. The
gracious, subtle colour changes playing on the
surface of the Arctura were designed using the
e:cue application suite’s liveFX engine.
Additionally installed e:com remote terminals
are giving the owner of the café the ability to
change the lights manually.
project
location: Östersund, Sweden
concept: © Sweco FFNS
lighting design: © Ljusdesign
photo: Stefan Linnerhag
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Nova Eventis was conceived during the strong economic growth in the eastern German city of
Leipzig. Although designed as a shopping mall the concept was not intended to focus merely on
commercial exploits. Covering
over 76,000 sq. meters the mall
blends retail shopping and
leisure culminating in a total
sensory experience. Lighting
plays a major part in this experience whereby colour altering scenes focus attention on daily
events and special offers. The exterior of the building is further enhanced with a large 12.5m
diameter LED dome featuring seasonal colour morphing effects.
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shopping mall
location: Leipzig, Germany
lighting design: Scenario, Oliver Jene/Tobias Link
photos: Oliver Jene
Today’s image of the museum is often of a
place in where dusty old glass cabinets
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museum automation
location: Mendig, Germany
concept: milla und partner
realized by: LightLife GmbH, Cologne
photos: milla und partner
contain only lifeless objects. A far cry from
that, the Volcano Museum in Mendig,
Germany, puts the audience right in the
middle of a volcano eruption. The subsonic
rumble of moving earth, the sight of fiery
rocks being hurled kilometres into the air
and the vibrant glow of melting lava – an
educational and entertaining experience allows visitors of all ages to witness the
earth in constant change. Behind the scenes,
a multitude of different systems need to be
coordinated, a more than manageable task
for e:cue show control. Apart from native
audio and video serving capabilities and
interfaces to most common show control
systems, the sophisticated installation in
the Volcano Museum also allows for remote
maintenance via internet.
project
location: roadshow germany
idea and leading artist: Andre Heller
concept/management: Artevent/Stefan Seigner, 3deluxe
realized by: Artevent GmbH, SystemModern GmbH, Meso, LightLife GmbH
lighting design: Antonius Quodt, LightLife GmbH, Cologne
photos: Frank Rümmele
Imagine the size of the striker needed to kick this over-sized football, which measures 20 metres in diameter and weighs some 60 tons. During
its tour of the 12 World Cup cities in Germany, more than 730,000 visitors entered the FIFA globe to warm up for the big event. The original
idea of designer Andre Heller is to outline the continents in
sparkling LED light at night, and then project this onto the
reflecting surface of the globe. The inner space is home to
exhibitions and cultural events. Show and lighting control for
LED’s, projections and some of the ancillary lighting were
implemented using the media engine and several e:net devices all furnished by e:cue. The media engine controls operations in manual,
automatic or event-based mode. Wireless data transmission combined with the modular e:cue system equip the project planners and designers
with the creative freedom they require to realise their ideas. When the globe had successfully completed its tour of the 12 German World Cup
cities it returned to its starting place in the German capital, Berlin.
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Located at an out of use rocket base in Pydna (Germany),
one of the biggest dance events in the world annually
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event
location: Hunsrück, Germany
lighting design: Martin Kuhn
photos: Amanda Holmes
takes place: Nature One. A colourful crowd of ravers
celebrate for the eleventh time electro from hardcore to
vocal house. At Nature One 2005, over 300 DJ’s and live
acts played to 48,000 visitors. The party lasted four days
and three nights and featured top acts such as Sven Väth,
Paul van Dyk and Armin van Buuren. Nature One is also
one of the foremost avant-garde festivals when it comes
to visual pleasure. A giant, futuristic LED chandelier with
over 4000 individual luminaires suspended high above
the open air dance floor from a crane, acted as the
centrepiece. This glittering and sparkling crown was
surrounded by five high-performance laser systems.
Lighting Designer Martin Kuhn set up a system consisting
out of an e:cue programmer enterprise, three e:link2048
and one e:cue faderunit to control the 72 ELP60 Power
Sticks with a total of 4320 DMX channels.
clubbing:
The Cornmarket Bar
location: Limerick, Ireland
lighting design: PerformanceAudioLight, Ireland
photos: PAL
Post-modern club design (with video and LED lighting among
other things) requires tools such as remote media player and
the elaborate matrix features of
the e:cue programmer. One touch
screen and a faderunit provide
direct and intuitive access to
conventional lights, moving
heads, LED and video. Additionally, advanced features such as
password protection, sound-to-light and Action Pad make the
e:cue application suite a ‘gotta have’ in today’s avant-garde club.
From zero to 140bpm at the push of a button; the e:cue application
suite is the multifaceted controller of the next generation.
Jet Club
location: Las Vegas, Mirage Hotel
lighting design: John Lyons
photos: John Lyons
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Situated in an old warehouse next to the Spree river in Berlin, the grand windows on Watergate’s two floors arrange a fantastic view of the river,
the architectural monument that is the Oberbaumbrücke, and the MTV and Universal Music buildings on the other side. The Watergate is perhaps
the only club in Berlin where sunlight
illuminates the Saturday night metamorphosis
into Sunday afternoon. RoomDivision Berlin
provided the Watergate Club with a unique
LED ceiling to display colours, dance lighting,
animations and VJing. Project planner Marco Riedel deployed a combination of the e:cue application suite V 3.8 (with video and advanced
packages) and a series of e:cue butler devices to make his dream reality. The e:cue system takes a feed from the popular ArkaosTM software, as well
as audio and MIDI data for sound-to-light purposes.
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clubbing
Watergate Club
location: Berlin, Germany
lighting design: ROOM DIVISION, Marco Riedel
photos: ROOM DIVISION
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The habitats of zoo animals are for the most part equipped with the essential stimuli they would have in their natural habitat
- and especially with larger animals it can be difficult to simulate suitable environments. The Zoo Antwerp in Belgium,
however, had the marvellous idea of employing
e:cue’s technology to make the crocodiles feel
more at home. Crocodiles need thunder, rain
and lightning regularly to stay healthy and
happy. So in this case strobe lights, 5.1 surround
audio, wind machines, and water sprinkles were installed By Candela Belgium in the crocodile enclosure to simulate natural
surroundings. For added realism, a simple program written in the e:cue programmer’s embedded e:script language ensures
that thunderstorms occur randomly throughout the day.
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automation
location: Zoo Antwerpen, Belgium
realized by: Groep Arthur
photos: Candela
As the world’s best known energy drink, Red Bull sponsors a wide range of innovative sporting events across the world,
including Air Racing. The idea for the Red Bull Air Race adds a new dynamic in that the race is not simply about speed,
but also precision and skill. The objective is to navigate a
challenging aerial obstacle course in the fastest time. Pilots fly
against the clock and must negotiate tight turns through a
slalom consisting of specially designed ‘air gates’ (20m high
pylons). Under the direction of A & O Lighting, Leonardo and
Room Division, e:cue equipment was deployed for the control of the lighting installations at the after-race party. Room
Division employ a portable, custom setup, including two 19”-screens for controlling up to 16,000 DMX channels.
project
location: Airport Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany
lighting design: ROOM DIVISION
photos: Mario Scopel
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re d b u l l a i r ra ce
e:cue lighting control is a developer of user terminals, engines, interfaces and software technology for the entire range of
lighting and media control solutions applications. e:cue control systems are deployed in a great variety of stage and architectural
applications. The symbiosis which stems from our flexible and durable
systems’ performance guarantees dependable solutions. Our solutions
are well suited to extraordinary construction and design concepts.
Our customers are served from our business offices located in Paderborn,
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distribution partners in 32 countries. For many years we have supported architects and lighting designers in realizing diverse and
dynamic projects around the globe.
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