The 2.8 acre waterfront park was recently regenerated by the City of Norfolk in a project aimed at enhancing the experience of visitors and residents choosing to spend their leisure time downtown. Norfolk is replete with a selection of restaurants, vibrant night life, aesthetically appealing residential and commercial buildings, historical landmarks and museums, with Town Point Park right at its core.
It is located right in Chesapeake Bay on the Elizabeth River with panoramic views of the surrounding cities, and is also the home of frequent festivals, events and concerts produced by the city's busy event planning organisation, Norfolk FestEvents.
The City of Norfolk called in Blue Steel Lighting Design from Virginia Beach to design and implement a landscape lighting project for the Park as part of the beautification plan.
They first created a blueprint for the project, then specified the Anolis ArcSource Inground 12 RGB LED fixtures and called on the installation expertise of Stage Right Lighting, also from Virginia Beach, to engineer all the project's technical aspects.
The City began with the idea and the budget to up-light just 20 trees with a single light each. However, the results of the initial tests were so stunning that they felt compelled to find the additional funds to illuminate 83 trees - each with two lights. This totals 166 Anolis ArcSource Inground 12 RGB fixtures
At sunset every day the lights are activated and the 83 trees take on a shimmering beacon-like appearance surrounding the magnificent undulating grounds. Town Point Park becomes a picture of elegance as the lights scroll slowly through multiple colours, running through various pre-programmed sequences.
(Jim Evans)
