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Photography: Pierre Crouzet Lyon, France
New contemporary building at OLAC
Innovation is the order of the day at the Outdoor Lighting Application Centre (OLAC). This is underlined by the new building opened on September 1, 2005, which is located in the part of the site dedicated to urban lighting. The objective was to construct a permanent contemporary facade to the right of the existing square, and to use the language of contemporary architects in order to engage this target group more effectively. The challenge was how to use as many different materials as possible without creating a
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patchwork effect. The Espace Projet architectural agency created three magnificent spaces around a central entrance. The lighting techniques used are based mainly on new-generation LEDs, which make it easy to adapt the intensity and colour of the light. They can change the appearance of a building according to its function, usage and architecture. The dynamic lighting put in place together with Martin Architectural and the decoration of the building with original images created by Skertzò provide an additional artistic
element. Over 70 specific lighting effects are applied to the facades, including grazing light, accent lighting, lighting graphics and gobo projection. Every evening, the building takes on a different identity, appearing in different guises, sometimes subtle, sometimes brash. With more than 3000 visitors per year from over 30 countries, this lighting resource has a bright future ahead of it! Vincent Laganier Contemporary building lighting design, LiDAC International Bernard Amiot OLAC Manager, Outdoor Lighting Application Centre
Architects: Francis Poirson, Yann Pampouille, Espace Projet architecture, Amberieuen-Bugey, France Technical management: Marc Reignier Director of the Miribel project: Jérôme Fourot CB marketing director: Fernand Pereira Head of purchasing: Sylvie Cloix Electricity design office: ITC Structural design office: RBS Building shell: Parutto SA Electrical installation: Casella Electricité Image creation: Hélène Richard, Jean-Michel Quesne, Skertzò, Paris, France Lighting programming: Richard Brousse, Martin Architectural, Savigny sur Orge Luminaires: Equinox, LEDline2, LEDflood, LEDmodule, Amazon LED, PROflood, optical fibre generator, Cormoran, Philips Lamps: LuxeonTM LEDs red, amber, white, green, blue, Lumileds; Master Colour short-arc, Focus metal-halide, halogen, fluorescent, Philips Controls: Light Jocket 2 software, DMX splitter, 1-10 V converter 516, Martin Architectural
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