Revitalizing Opera House Lane with innovative lighting design for Wellington City Council, enhancing urban safety and vibrancy through interactive, color-changing light installations.
In July 2013, Wellington City Council approached S&T to work on a lighting installation for Opera House Lane. The project is part of an initiative to make Wellington’s urban spaces livelier and safer.
S&T’s lighting designer, Pontus Hammarbäck, took on the challenge to revitalise the lane and make it more appealing by installing colour-changing, movable light fittings capable of creating a playful and interactive environment. He also used light to draw attention to a Kaynemaile chandelier made from a locally-invented material that was used as a lightweight alternative to chainmail in The Lord of the Rings films.
As lighting design is a relatively new field in urban environments, it was a great opportunity to creatively reinvent this once ‘dodgy’ alleyway into a space for pedestrians to pass through and enjoy the magic lights.
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- Completed
- 2013
- Client
- Wellington City Council
Awards
AWARD OF MERIT
IES North America Illumination Awards
HIGHLY COMMENDED - INTERNATIONAL EXTERIOR PROJECT OF THE YEAR
Lighting Design Awards
SHORTLISTED - INTERNATIONAL PROJECT (EXTERIORS)
Lighting Design Awards
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Royal Astronomical Society New Zealand
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
IES Lighting Design
SPECIAL MENTION
City.People.Light: Awards
NOMINATED - PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
City.People.Light: Awards
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