Bridge landscape lighting design case study analysis

Preface: as an important part of urban landscape, say between bridge and urban landscape is a relation of accompanying each other. Its existence significance not only to meet the demand of the city's transportation, should embody the humanistic landscape of a city and the main body pattern. So a good bridge lighting planning is also very necessary.

bridge lighting is different from general road lighting, first of all, as a traffic arteries and its lighting lighting specifications must be met in order to ensure the safety of traffic. You also need to consider the energy saving and maintenance aspects, brightness should conform to the relevant provisions also should pay attention to prevent glare. Second, as part of the urban landscape, it must have ornamental and decorative lighting. So-called good lighting planning is without distortions architect's original intention, don't change the style of the original bridge, structure, layout, at the same time to make it glow at night is different from the daytime glorious, and the contour features more bright and unselfish. Of course, all these still need to make sure that does not affect the layout of the Bridges in the whole image of the day.

so, bridge lighting is emphasizing both functional and its decorative cannot be ignored. This column will introduce you to the millennium bridge (British gates Hyde 盖茨黑德千禧桥) In lighting design, hope we can be gained.

related background in 1996, gates Hyde ( 盖茨黑德) E-government will begin to collect the bridge design draft and asked for the design of the bridge can help you to develop the river tyne ( A river of northeast England east dozens of miles into the north sea. Is on both sides of the river Tyne and Wear county of Gemini and gates Hyde industrial city - Newcastle) On both sides of the economy, and can supplement the existing six bridge ( Including the famous snow pear bridge as the prototype of the tyne bridge) The disadvantages. There are about 150 should be announced. The final entries is by gates Hyde ( Gateshead, population 200000) Residents of voting for.

this bridge is consists of two parts: a like a rainbow across the river tyne fixed arch ( A bit like the famous st. Louis gateway arch shape) And a 45 degree Angle rotation ascension ahead of circular arc form and bicycle bridge on foot. Can the rotating curved bridge on foot, at ordinary times horizontally across the river, on both sides of the for pedestrians. Average size of vessels can be directly through the arc under the bridge. Meet special tall ships can not directly by the curved bridge can be promoted, 45 degrees so that the ship will be to go through. The bridge opened a close, just like a beauty on both sides of the river city lover 'blink' in a leisurely affectionately, thus it also won so dubbed 'blink' bridge.

the bridge designer's design concept is a benefit at the same time to build the bridge of pedestrians and vehicles; And tonnage bridge also can make the ship pass; And the emergence of the new bridge will not affect the features of the existing bridge known all over the world; The most important thing is not to block a around the terminal.

the millennium bridge (gates Hyde 盖茨黑德千禧桥) The award by the international association of lighting design ( IALD) The British national outdoor lighting awards

the bridge by using the lighting design concept is very simple, its purpose is to come in the night to shape the outline of the building and its more ambitious. By the figure shows, bridge under light sculpture between like twinkling stars in the city at night.

in addition, the project of the lighting design is based on low energy and high service life of the light source as a benchmark, and avoid the light source and the equipment for light pollution resulting from the sky.

is the main body of the arch bridge with a narrow beam of light changes color technology for lighting. Main light color of white light, the light source is arranged in advance design, creating very fluency color gradient effect, will bridge lines more smooth and beautiful.

smooth flow of the river tyne, reflecting the broad like a mirror in winter, the under side of the bridge site was also illuminated. It is worth mentioning, however, that all the lighting equipment for bridge is being installed in the front of the bridge of the upper.

low energy, long life LED light source in the sharp outline of the outline of the whole bridge at the same time provides supplementary lighting for rail on the bridge. Lane in the middle of the bridge pavement and median split into two areas, isolation belt itself is cold light tube light illuminated from the inside out, at the same time, the light through the barrier layer will lit up the driveway as well. The sidewalks here, the driveway and the rail is made up of a whole row of white LED light source for lighting, every single light source for only 3 watt power consumption.

in the end, for the bridge pavement and lane crossing warning role, and the exit according to design practice, the use of the green and red LED lamps and lanterns. Embedded in the green LED lights on the ground in the form of arrows said 'drive', at the same time, the red LED lights barred from the mean. When there is a tall ships need to pass in the past, also equipped with sync with light warning sound to remind pedestrians and cyclists arc bridge is about to ascend.

at night, the idea of humanized design of the bridge 'blink', under the sculpture of the light and the stars mutual reflect, excellent reflects the mutual fusion modern lighting technology and art charming effect.

editor: China lighting network/leaves