"Lighting is a key part of the experience at Ride Delray. It helps to set the mood and engages people," said Jay Krause of Sound and Lighting Solutions, who designed the centre's lighting system. "The owners of this centre, Susan Albinder and Linda Besman, recognized the importance of lighting, which is why they contacted us when they took over this business last year. They wanted us to help create the kind of immersive uplifting environment that makes indoor cycling fun. Our mission was to give the centre the kind of wow factor that keeps people coming back."
Krause and his team at Sound and Lighting Solutions fulfilled this mission in stunning and colourful fashion. Key to their success is the captivating "wave wall" they created along the back of the center with 18 COLORdash Batten-Hex 8 linear washes and 12 Ilumipod LOGIC Tri-4 RGB color mixing fixtures. The COLORdash units are installed at the base and the top of the wall for up and down lighting, while the LOGIC Tri fixtures are installed in the ceiling to serve as downlights.
The scenes that Krause has created on the aptly named Wave Wall often involve undulating patterns of vibrant colors, which set a very contemporary and immersive tone throughout the entire room. "We wanted to give a futuristic look to the place, yet allow it to have a serene look, which was accomplished through programming," he explained. "One of my favorite looks is called Sunrise. In this look we emulate a sunrise from the bottom of the wave wall to the top. We're able to do this by pixel mapping the lights and controlling each diode."
(Jim Evans)
