"The Sculpture"

I had driven by the job site several times that week already, but didn't know it at the time. If you're headed North/South on Interstate 25, on the Eastern outskirts of Denver, you can't miss it right by the side of the highway.
It's the Denver Technology Center.
There were several types of things to be lit, including trees, flagpoles, a brick pedestal with a sign on it which bears the name of the place, and by far the most important part to be illuminated was "the Sculpture" a 90' structure of metal lattice which towers over the sign and poles. Some have compared it to a dinosaur skeleton, others a ladder, and yet other people feel it reminds them of a DNA helix, but whatever it is supposed to represent, or make you feel when you look at it, the lighting opportunities it provides are very dramatic.

The ENTTEC Gear

The lighting vendors involved on the project primarily include Color Kinetics for the lights on the sculpture, American Lighting for the rest of the LED fixtures, and Enttec for three types of product.



LightFactory software: This allowed Joe to program his looks on the laptop, in advance or on site.

1 @ E-Streamer: The workhorse of the project, it allowed him to store these looks and play them back on demand, or whenever they were scheduled, using the built in astronomical clock and calendar.

6 @ ODE: These single universe nodes handle conversion from Art-Net to DMX.

Joe's Perspective

Joe tells us a bit more about the way it turned out:
"We have 3 Color Reaches on the Sculpture, which is approximately 90’ tall. The trees, flagpoles and pedestal are lit with LED Wall Washers.

There are a total of 48 Wall Washers so far, and we’re adding about 30 more to this installation. The E-Streamer and ODE units are mounted in an electrical enclosure that is outdoors and exposed to the elements.

The light you see in the box is a 52 watt light bulb that is used as a heater. I was onsite when the temperature was -10 degrees F, and the system was running perfectly.

I used LightFactory due to the speed at which I could program and modify the play list, since this project was started very close to Thanksgiving , when it had to be up and running. I’ve been able to literally program, edit and modify to the customers’ desires on the fly, and even on location. Recording to the E-Streamer in real time seems to create a very stable playback.

There have been no digital anomalies during playback at all. So far, the system has performed admirably, and exactly as specified.

Thanks !

It was a lot of fun sharing this journey with Joe and his team, and I knew the results were going to be stunning. My wife goes to Denver on business once a year. Next Fall, if people ask her what I do, she can tell them in a way that will mean something to them. It's another proud moment for Enttec, thanks to Joe Cervone, Mark Dannelly and Wayne Evans at PRG Denver .