Zuri is a lounge bar with a breathtaking appearance. Interior designer Gerd Couckhuyt created a new dimension inside the venue. Completely coloured in white, the interior makes you imagine being aboard a futuristic spacecraft. As the sun sets, sliding doors and the wall behind the bar will open up allowing the evening to flow into the larger venue of Zuri; effectively transforming from a lounge bar into a trendy nightclub.
The features that Couckhuyt has put into his design are striking, with highly polished attention to detail for the entire space; interior and exterior. Ranging from the outdoor furniture to the DJ booth and from the shapes of the LED fixtures to the lavatories, you'll find the Zuri design in each and every one of them.
Architectural and entertainment lighting specialist Lux Lumen was commissioned to supply the lighting fixtures and control; the equipment was installed by Verscheure Domotica. They fitted the club with custom designed LED fixtures that now characterize the Zuri dance floor. Alongside additional LED units, they also installed a large number of the Modular halogen fixtures that produce a warm contrast to the trendy LEDs.
Visual Productions' VisualDMX was selected for the club's lighting control. The control software is installed with two USB connected DMX Outputs to reach the required channel count for the 270 LED pixels plus various dimmer racks. Key to this VisualDMX set-up is the touch screen computer running the VisualTouch software. VisualTouch offers click-and-go touch screen control of all programmed cues within VisualDMX. This allows even non-technical staff members to operate the lighting.
(Jim Evans)
