美国路易斯维尔第二街

Louisville Second Street by Leni Schwendinger Light Projects

位置：美国 路易斯维尔

分类：街区

内容：实景照片

图片：6张

景观设计：Leni Schwendinger Light Projects
景观时间： 2011
图片来源： Leni Schwendinger

这是由 Leni Schwendinger Light Projects设计的美国路易斯维尔第二街。现在的第二街大桥下的道路，已经被完全改造成为了一座全新的广场，这里充满植物、座位和举办大型活动的空间，立交桥上的动态照明，也为夜晚的广场添上一抹亮色。
该项目包括周围的道路和边上的Clark纪念大桥，在当地，这里被称为第二街大桥，横跨Ohio河，周围交通便利，毗邻新百盛竞技场。在华盛顿节和威瑟斯街的十字交汇处，两旁有一排充满旧日风情的木结构建筑，Iron Quarter建筑被装修成为新的饭店、餐厅和酒吧。为了营造温馨的城市客厅，该项目着重设计的休息区，人行道和广场的照明。利用红色和金色的配色方案，平衡奶油色涂料。另一个设计灵感源自诶菲尔铁塔，设计师采用LED闪光灯，点缀桥梁。

译者： 温冷清秋

The road under the Second Street Bridge has been transformed into a plaza – filled with plantings, seats and pedestrian spaces to host festivals and celebrations – shaded by the dynamically illuminated overpass.
Leni Schwendinger Light Projects’ streetscape scope included a service road and vacant land alongside the Clark Memorial Bridge. The historic cantilevered truss bridge, locally known as Second Street Bridge, crosses the Ohio River. Conveniently located adjacent to the new Yum Arena, the objective was to transform the off-ramp into a vibrant promenade.
Schwendinger’s goal for the illumination: “using simple, inexpensive but innovative – means I wanted to transform the heavy infrastructure into a gently breathing enclosure for the new plaza space.”
Less than one-year after the contract was awarded, Light Projects’ illumination and color design opened to celebrants in October 2010. The project was funded by the ARRA stimulus program, which called for a fast-tracked and economical design concept and solution.
Cross streets Washington and Witherspoon join Second Street lined with a row of wooden buildings on Washington which present their old timey “Whiskey Row” back doors to the street. The Iron Quarter buildings are being renovated into hotels, restaurants and bars. When Light Projects arrived, a generally disheveled, chipped and neglected sensibility pervaded the vicinity.
Light Projects participated in a design charrette in November 2009. The stakeholder workshop set the tone and direction for the design. “Bright” and “welcoming” were keywords for the lighting.
To create an inviting urban living room, Light Projects designed the illumination for seating areas, sidewalks and plaza. For the room’s “ceiling”, the underside of the iron bridge is enhanced with a floating effect of cast light, outlining and illuminating the I-beam surfaces and rivet textures. The duo-tone, red and gold color scheme is balanced with the cream color of paint coating. The colors – bridge as canvas and the lighting – celebrate Whiskey Row’s heritage of amber liquid bourbon and colors of sunset.
Light Projects selected energy-saving fluorescent tubes for the bridge lighting – simple, industrial lighting fixtures with a twist – the luminaires were filtered with colored glass and controlled by Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI). DALI is an electronic network protocol that is generally used for lighting in commercial buildings. Light Projects adapted it for exterior use and complex lighting sequences.
Another technological innovation is a line of bright beacons mounted on the face of the bridge, which are programmed in dynamic and rhythmic sequences each hour. Reconnecting with a French childhood friend turned lighting manufacturer, Schwendinger discovered LED flashers famed for lighting up the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The whimsical LED sequences countdown the hours, from sunset to midnight on weekdays, and sunset to 2:00 AM on Friday and Saturday.
On the hour, nightly, the sequences bring the old iron structure to life; an invitation to visit a newly developed Whiskey Row, the plaza itself and Yum Arena.

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