The light aquatic
Signify has delivered a landmark LED lighting upgrade at the London Aquatics Centre to drive performance, energy saving, efficiency and long-term sustainability at one of the UK’s most iconic sporting venues.
Designed by Zaha Hadid, the London Aquatics Centre was built in 2012 and immediately took its place on the world stage as a venue for that summer’s elite swimming and diving events.
More than a decade later, operator Everyone Active undertook a major modernisation project to replace the venue’s legacy lighting system with energy efficient LED technology. A key requirement was achieving the stringent World Aquatics (formerly FINA) television broadcast standard of 1,500 lux Ev.
To achieve this, Signify partnered with DC Electrical Supply to deploy a lighting system designed for the unique demands of the venue’s architecture. With luminaires suspended up to 40m above water, access, precise aiming and adjustment using conventional methods were challenging and time-consuming.
Signify deployed a proprietary solution designed to translate an on-paper lighting design into real-world accuracy. By combining its advanced ArenaVision LED gen3.5 luminaires with an innovative Augmented Reality (AR) aiming system, Signify enabled installers to accurately align each luminaire, even at heights of up to 40m above the pool.
