Anolis Makes an Impact at Sofitel Gold Coast

Anolis ArcPad Xtreme LED floods have been specified for a high impact lighting installation illuminating the exterior of the Sofitel Hotel, Gold Coast Broadbeach, Australia. Sofitel is the premium brand properties of international hotel conglomerate, Accor.

It takes just two of the new Anolis RGBW ArcPad Extremes to fill the full, 23-story high front walls of the hotel with a beautifully smooth, even wash of vivid color. The ArcPads replace four previous 1000W discharge light sources, bringing a fresh visuality to the hotel after dark.

For all this illumination, the power consumed by the ArcPads is a mere 580W per fixture at maximum intensity, representing a whopping 11A less -- or approximately a 65% reduction -- across the whole installation.

One ArcPad Xtreme is positioned on a lower roof on the south side of the hotel and the other on a pole on the north side of the building.

The hotel's chief engineer Alan Wallbanks approached Anolis distributors ULA seeking a more eco-friendly solution to bring the hotel alive at night and differentiate it from all the surrounding skyscrapers. They are also in the process of implementing an energy and maintenance reduction program across the entire Sofitel resort.

Sales manager Blair Terrace coordinated the sale which started with a number of onsite demonstrations.

The ArcPad Xtreme has been specifically designed by the Anolis team for large area exterior installations. It has two independent LED modules densely populated with emitters that produce the mega-bright output, and is IP67 rated, so perfect for outdoors.

The RGBW LED combination produces a quality white in addition to the dynamic palette of colors ranging from rich saturates to delicate pastels, while the homogenized light engine ensures a smooth even coverage across the surface.

ULA also supplied a wall-mounted DMX keypad controller, programmed to switch on at dusk. This also enables hotel staff to quickly and easily change colors and states as required for special events and functions.

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