Anolis highlights with Led technology the architecture of the Godfrey hotel in Boston

The new outdoor lighting system of Anolis highlights the architectural details of the spectacular Blake Building & Armory in which the hotel is located, A historic commercial site of the American city.

In order to replace the lighting system of the façade of the Godfrey Hotel from Boston, Its owners resorted to Port, Company specialized in architectural control and lighting, Theatrical and scenic, with Ron Kuszmar front to specify, design and install a new one with Led technology, more efficient.

The hotel is a combination of two buildings that were included in the National Register of Historic Buildings in 2014: Blake & Armory, of 11 plants, and the construction that was carried out between 1904 and 1908, that vary slightly from the architectural point of view, but they have in common large windows and neo-Gothic details.

Originally, the lighting scheme of the Godfrey hotel was composed of luminaires type flood that had a messy appearance and did not enhance the façade in detail or efficiently the lines of its architecture.

In addition, Its owners did not want additional electrical conduits through the facades., So the luminaires had to use the two existing power circuits and the mounting infrastructure., So wireless control was crucial when choosing luminaires, that had to fit into the supports of the previous system, as well as offering the possibility of changing color for special occasions.

After numerous on-site tests with several Anolis, Czech manufacturer's brand Steal, Ron Kuszmar proposed a selection of three different schemes, whose final result was the luminaire ArcSource Outdoor 24 MC integral, Equipped with modules Lumen Radio CRMX for control Wireless DMX.

"When we realized that twenty-five ArcSource anoles 24 They had the power and strength to illuminate the entire building," he explains., and that we wouldn't have to worry about electricity costs.".

The compact size and rounded shape of these models match the overall aesthetics of the building and offer uniform, high-quality lighting coverage across all facades.. The luminaires are located at 6 meters from sidewalk level, where the old lights were located and the architectural columns that rise to the top of the building begin.

These luminaires are equipped with 7 Degrees to ensure that they can achieve the precise focus to climb the columns and not introduce light through the windows or invade the environment of the guest rooms.

The ArcSource Outdoor integral yoke design 24 MC was also key to achieving the required look and lighting style.. Displaced from the center, this allowed Kuszmar and the installation team to turn the luminaires a little further away from the building – both outwards and inwards to take care of the different sides., and optimize the focus and coverage in both constructions and that the light beams were perfect.

The characteristic appearance is a crisp white, which highlights the linear elegance of the columns and outlines the shape and style of the buildings. As part of the project, A new network control system from the manufacturer has also been installed Pharos.

The scheme will be changed for special events, such as the Boston Marathon, so they have been previously programmed in the TPC driver of Pharos a series of color combinations that can be retrieved when needed.

The control system works through the hotel's TV network infrastructure, accessed by wireless transmitters strategically placed in the corners of buildings and behind each of the TVs in the rooms, with an additional VLAN added to the system for lighting. The signal exits the switch to the LumenRadio CRMX transmitter via ACN transmission.

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