'Light of Lisbon': immersive projection of the Lumen Hotel with Sharp/NEC equipment

The garden-patio of the Hotel Lumen of Lisbon is transformed every night in the projection show 'Light of Lisbon', for which PX series laser projectors are used Sharp/NEC, offering guests and visitors a magical and immersive visual experience.

Opened in 2021, this hotel from 4 Top Stars is the first in Portugal to offer an immersive experience with a videomapping show that presents Lisbon to its guests; a city famous for its extraordinary light, with more than 3.000 hours of sunshine.

No wonder this experience is called Lisbon Light, with which the Hotel Lumen wants to pay tribute to the city with a light and projection show that is offered daily on the walls of the garden-patio of the establishment and that has become a differential and a local attraction.

The high walls of the courtyard and its structure have also been a challenge to carry out this project, for which a total of six laser projectors have been chosen from the PX series of Nec (two for each wall), supplied by your distributor Liscic, and in which the companies have collaborated Listopsis and EMG for content.

The installed videomapping has transformed our proposal for the client -he affirms Alexandre Marto Pereira on behalf of the owners of the hotel-. In addition to the show, that gives its name to the hotel, we use the solution Sharp/NEC to project other thematic content for other events, Including, our Christmas and New Year shows. It allows us to create a fantastic environment that transports our guests to a magical place.".

Llaser projectors PX2000UL, each with a power of 20.000 Lumens, they have weather protection enclosures and use NP46ZL lenses. The configuration is completed with the players of BrightSign, processors RTI and VNS Geobox, all automated and managed remotely.

"We can tailor the use to the project content to satisfy our corporate guests., with the opportunity to customize it to welcome special guests and support themed events –adds Marto Pereira-. The visibility of the projection show allows the hotel to generate enthusiasm, That which, in addition to the reputation we already have, has significantly raised our profile".

As he explains Miguel Cordeiro, technical director of EMG and responsible for the AV installation, "the fact that we have worked with NEC projectors for years gave us the experience and confidence to feel comfortable partnering with them to meet this enormous challenge".

Projectors, installed on the roof of the hotel, have protection boxes from the Italian specialist Proietta to withstand climate change and rainfall. for Inês Pitto, Manager of Listopsis, "Working with NEC gives us the security to confidently tackle these challenging projects, with equipment suitable for this type of installation".

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