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ADJ products selected for New York City’s 1 Bryant Park holiday installation
A range of ADJ lighting fixtures is bringing festive sparkle to one of New York City’s most prestigious commercial buildings. Canal Sound & Light has delivered a Christmas lighting installation inside the atrium of 1 Bryant Park, also known as the Bank of America Tower. Designed to complement a large-scale holiday décor display, the temporary lighting adds dynamic movement, visual depth, and seasonal atmosphere to the Midtown Manhattan space.
The project saw Canal Sound & Light working alongside Cambridge, a specialist supplier of holiday décor and floral design, who were commissioned to create a seasonal environment within the landmark location. Canal was brought in to design and supply a lighting system that would enhance the décor, elevate key elements of the installation, and complement the architecture of the expansive glass-filled atrium.
To achieve this, Canal supplied Cambridge with a selection of ADJ fixtures. At the heart of the design were nine Focus Spot 4Z Pearl moving heads with white external casings. The luminaires were used to project custom snowflake gobos across the space, programmed with slow, subtle rotation to introduce movement and atmosphere. “The gobo projections are clearly visible during the day and really pop when you see them after dark,” says Canal Sound & Light owner Jeffrey Kwan. “And the white finish made them ideal for this project where the aesthetics of the whole installation, not just the light output, was very important.”
Additional definition and focus were provided by six Encore Profile Pro Color ellipsoidal fixtures, fitted with EP LENS 36 optics and finished with a custom white powder coat. Four of these fixtures were used to highlight a large decorative wreath, while the remaining two illuminated the installation’s central Christmas tree. Although warm white light is being used in this instance, Canal recommended the fixture for its RGBWAL color mixing system to provide versatility to Cambridge for use on future installations.
To further transform the space, 32 UBL12H linear LED fixtures were installed to uplight festive tree decals applied directly to the building’s windows. “It was difficult to capture in a photograph, but the UBL12H bars made a huge difference to the space”, notes Kwan. “They totally transform the windows versus when they are off. We were able to use the regular black version, without having them power-coated like the ellipsoidals, as our client hid them very effectively behind little white trim pieces.”
Control of the lighting system was handled using MyDMX5 software. A single preset look can be activated each day to bring the installation to life, while a blackout option allows all fixtures to be deactivated at the end of the day. In addition to supplying the fixtures, Canal Sound & Light also carried out the full temporary installation inside the building. Jeffrey Kwan worked closely with lighting technicians Uriel “Chicken” Cora and Gabriel Perez to design and implement the system.
“The logistics of this project were very challenging”, says Kwan. “First of all, we had to get the job done outside of regular business hours, starting at seven in the evening and working through to three in the morning. We also had to negotiate rigging the lights on top of glass revolving doors. Finally, we experienced a problem with the building’s power supply, which delivered inconsistent voltage that caused the fixtures to keep resetting, but Chicken and Gabe went above and beyond to get the job done.”
(Photos: ADJ Lighting)
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