Inovative Smart city solution with HESS modular columns - Medtronic Plaza
The outdoor area of the U.S. Bank stadium, known as Medtronic Plaza, and the entrances to the multi-purpose stadium are attractively illuminated by multifunctional CITY ELEMENTS from Hess. The modular illuminating columns meet a wide variety of lighting requirements and also have additional safety and communication functions.
Outdoor lighting: Focus on multifunction and design
Closely interwoven with the experiential character and iconic design of the building is the lighting solution for the outdoor area of the stadium. In cooperation with the landscape architecture firm Oslund and Associates, the lighting designers from Illume Lighting Design and The Lighting Agency in Denver, Colorado were looking for a minimalist luminaire that would match the unusual building architecture and also offer potential solutions for lighting, security and communication components.
The multifunctional and modular CITY ELEMENTS featured precisely the variety of applications that planners were looking for: several functions concentrated in a single straightforward luminaire system.
“The simple shape of the luminaire combined with the option of integrating cameras, WiFi and additional spotlights into the luminaire at security checkpoints made a considerable contribution to reducing the lighting design to a few luminaire locations while still meeting the versatile safety requirements of a modern sports facility,” say the project participants from JTH Lighting Alliance in Minneapolis, who was involved as territory agent during the installation process.
A total of 71 CITY ELEMENTS illuminating columns with a diameter of 230 mm were installed. Nine different CITY ELEMENTS versions – ranging between four and nine metres height – create an inviting ambience and a high feeling of security.
CITY ELEMENTS provides basic LED lighting from different heights
At the locations in the middle of the pedestrian zone, the four- and eightmeter-high CITY ELEMENTS have AR900 terminating elements, from which highpower LED modules with rotationally symmetrical emission characteristics provide uniform lighting.
In the areas near the edge, nine-metre-high CITY ELEMENTS with AA900 terminating elements and integrated shading ensure homogeneous illumination where it is wanted.
Cameras, WiFi and spotlights at selected locations
At strategically important junctions, the CITY ELEMENTS are equipped with a variety of additional functions. For example, 17 luminaires were equipped with devices for recording with security cameras.
Lighting and Wi-Fi components were included in other luminaires. The latter equipment provides unrestricted access to network services in the outdoor area at the numerous events and ensures that fans are involved in what is happening in an entertaining manner.