Students of architectural lighting from around the world teamed with prominent lighting designers to create six intriguing architectural lighting environments around the city. Martin Architectural, whose manufacturing facility is located in Frederikshavn, was strongly represented, both in terms of personnel and lighting fixtures. The six lighting environmentsare outlined below.
Kattegat Silo - lighting design by Jesper Garde Kongshaug (Denmark): The recently renovated Kattegat Silo is the first building you see when entering Frederikshavn. Triggered by the arrival and departure of ferries, a range color mixing Exterior 600 and Exterior 1200 washlights coat the Silo's façade in national colours clearly indicative of which Scandinavian country the approaching ferry belongs, Norway, Sweden or Denmark.
Town Hall - lighting design by Tony Rimmer (UK): Frederikshavn's evolution into a more architecturally aesthetic city is reflected in its Town Hall. Martin Cyclo IP65 fluorescent colour changers were placed in each window of the first and second floors with Exterior 200 washlights used to uplight the facade. LEDs were used to illuminate the columns.
Money Bridge (Valuta Slangen) - lighting design by Kate Wilkins (UK): A combination of different lighting treatments, including Exterior 200 washlights placed on the ground under the bridge, turned a typical walk into an ocean of colour.
Town Hall Park and "The Wind" (Vinden) Sculpture - lighting design by Anukka Larsen (Finland): Color changing light from Exterior 200s onto the sculpture turned a nighttime walk into an adventure. At dusk, people passing through the space could explore the transformation of the park from path to space with silhouettes rising from glowing trees and undergrowth.
Fishing Cottages - lighting design by Brian Mosbacher (US): Mosbacher's lighting design recalled the historical atmosphere of the town and generated a feeling of being welcomed home - a shelter of light that creates inviting warmth and an element of memory. The Fishing Cottages were illuminated using Cyclo IP65's (static lighting) together with fibre optic, conventional lighting and LEDs.
The Commandant's House - lighting design by Carla Wilkins (Germany): The soul and history of The Commandants House was shown through light. The lighting design concept was developed by listening to what the house had to tell and then translating that into light.
(Chris Henry)
