Renaissance art meets façade lighting at the MVM Dome in Budapest, where the exterior treatment references some of the masters’ classic work. Built just in time to host the European Men’s Handball Championship, the arena’s façade is inspired by classical art—including the anatomical drawings of Michelangelo, Leonardo and other artists of the era—and designed to conjure up images of skeletal muscles.
To enhance the striking aesthetic, BE LIGHT! designed a dynamic lighting system utilizing fixtures carefully hidden within the façade’s mantle. At night, vibrant, flowing lines of light swirl across the exterior, dividing the surface into a variety of planes, slices and shapes. These geometric fragments then serve as windows in certain positions.
The RGBW fixtures can be individually controlled by one distributed control solution that utilizes multiple Lighting Playback Controllers (LPCs) from Pharos Architectural Controls. The compact LPCs are positioned within the façade to provide local DMX to the fixtures, and networked together to act as one cohesive system. Two customizable touch-screen panel units enable staff to override scheduled programming and directly select both decorative and sports lighting scenes at the MVM Dome, all while maintaining the original artistic vision.
