There is the signature of the well-known Cameo brand, by Adam Hall Group, on the inauguration ceremony of the new building, called “Zukunftsraum” (“Space of the Future”) which embellishes the campus of the University of Witten/Herdecke.
A bright and multicoloured future was traced by Cameo with the installation that celebrated the inauguration, on 1 October 2021, of the new “Zukunftsraum” building of the Witten/Herdecke University. Numerous guests attended the ceremony, including the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. To illuminate the innovative hybrid wooden construction that covers an area of about 7.000 square meters, on the occasion of the opening ceremony, the integrator Lichtschall used more than two hundred Cameo spotlights of different models.
Let’s see the installation in more detail, starting with the 66 Cameo ZENIT B60 B PAR battery powered with W-DMX receivers integrated throughout the university building, to illuminate the walls with colored light cones. “W-DMX and batteries ensured that the B60 model met all our requirements” – said Jason Miß, Lichtschall CEO – “and made a perfect contribution to the atmosphere of the event.” In addition, the ZENIT DESIGN BRACKET, an optional floor support for ZENIT B60 B, has given the system a particularly elegant appearance.
Furthermore, to better showcase the building, Lichtschall used the ZENIT W600 outdoor LED Wash Lights, also controllable via W-DMX, and the OPUS S5 Spot moving heads, installed both on the roof of the building, for the light show, which on stage, inside. Finally, the FLAT PRO 7 LED spotlights were also used as stage spotlights in combination with the PIXBAR 650 C PRO COB LED bar for colored and uniform illumination of the walls in the large lounge area of the “Zukunftsraum”.
The final comment by Jason Miß who, together with his colleague Yannick Paas, was responsible for the lighting design and programming: “The new university building has a clean design and is defined by its sustainable and low-tech concept. To maintain this style, it was particularly important for us to install as few cables as possible in the corridors of the building. For outdoor lighting we needed lamps that can easily withstand several days of wind and bad weather. In addition, there were several points where the normal wiring of the spotlights would have been problematic, both on the roof and around the building, characterized by numerous emergency entrances and exits. That’s why IP65 projectors with W-DMX were our first choice and the W600 impressed us from the start with its consistent dispersion characteristics and excellent color reproduction.”
