This bustling town centre market is incorporated within the new Westfield Derby shopping centre development which opened in 2007.
The nine internally lit cubes are suspended from the steel grid ceiling structure and illuminated with over 3500 nodes of Philips CK i-Color Flex SLX. This was spec'd by Lite and LTP as a flexible dynamic, robust and energy efficient solution, which would allow programming of some interesting abstract coloured dynamic effects - including twists, scrolls and swirling rainbows as well as being able to provide a straightforward colour changing lighting appearance.
The concept for the cubes was initiated by Eagle Market owners Derby City Council. The idea was to make the Theatre Walk area of the space a lively and funky visual environment with some eye-catching elements in order to attract more public footfall into this area.
LTP has worked on many previous projects with Lite - and this was another successful collaboration between the two companies.
Says LTP's Keith Elms: "It was a challenging project requiring full attention to detail and a level of ingenuity to produce a spectacular result. It was invaluable for us to be able to be involved right from the start and in all the necessary engineering stages, from the physical design right down to specifying the most appropriate form of illumination which would provide the most cost effective lighting solution for the client."
(Jim Evans)
