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Thursday 29 September 2016

EXPO 2016 in Antalya Turkey

Inter­na­ti­onal Hor­ti­cul­tu­ral Exhi­bi­tion – with Light by Selux

On 23rd April, the first world exhi­bi­tion opened to the public in Antalya in Turkey. Under the motto Flo­wers and Child­ren“ the EXPO focu­ses on nature and sus­ta­ina­bi­lity rather than industry and engi­ne­ering. It is part of a series of inter­na­ti­onal hor­ti­cul­tu­ral exhi­bi­ti­ons that have been orga­ni­sed under the aus­pi­ces of the Bureau Inter­na­ti­onal des Expos (BIE)“, the last of which was held in 2012 in Venlo in the Net­her­lands. The EXPO gro­unds comp­rise 53 nati­onal gar­dens as well as other theme-based gar­dens gro­uped around an arti­fi­cial lake. For the ligh­ting of paths and squ­ares, the plan­ners opted for exte­rior lumi­na­ires from the Selux pro­duct range.

The city of Antalya is a world famous beach resort and the tourism centre of the Turkish Rivi­era. The goal of this EXPO, that finis­hes on 30th Octo­ber, is to draw deser­ving atten­tion to the gre­en­ness of the fer­tile region that sur­ro­unds Antalya. Besi­des the cul­ti­va­tion of fruit, vege­tab­les and flo­wers, the natu­ral habi­tat of this hin­ter­land also inc­lu­des a diverse bota­nic spect­rum with more than 750 ende­mic plant vari­eties.

Repur­po­sing pers­pec­ti­ves

Toget­her with his­tory, biodi­ver­sity and green cities, sus­ta­ina­bi­lity is one of the four key areas of this exhi­bi­tion. True to this idea, a plan is alre­ady in place for sub­se­qu­ent reuse of the 112 hec­tare large exhi­bi­tion gro­unds. With its arti­fi­cial EXPO lake, the newly plan­ted forest, the Children‘s Island, the Museum for Agri­cul­ture, a viewing plat­form and an amp­hit­he­atre hol­ding 2000 people, it is des­ti­ned to serve as a public park and events venue – meaning it will be both a tourist att­rac­tion and a green lung for the rapidly gro­wing met­ro­po­lis. The design con­cept for the gro­unds and buil­dings was con­ce­ived by Mehmet Senol and his team from the ARTI Mimar­lık Bureau in Ankara. The 114 metre high EXPO tower, with its highly exp­res­sive shape, has the poten­tial to become a land­mark both of the exhi­bi­tion and for the Antalya sur­ro­un­ding region.

The majo­rity of the ligh­ting on the EXPO gro­unds has been supp­lied by Selux. As well as ensu­ring bright­ness and safety for visi­tors during the eve­ning and at night-time, the hund­reds of pole-top lumi­na­ires from the Astro and Olivio series also lend the gro­unds an imp­res­sive ove­rall appe­arance during dark­ness. The 15-metre high poles from the Olivio Sis­tema design line, each of which is fitted with 15 Olivio Grande light heads, are a par­ti­cu­lar eye-catc­her. These have been erec­ted at pro­mi­nent loca­ti­ons such as the main ent­rance, side ent­rance, Expo tower and Expo Square. The Olivio lumi­na­ire heads coil in an ele­gant spiral up the poles ensu­ring a state-of-the-art but at the same time orga­nic look. Each of the lumi­na­ire heads can be alig­ned indi­vi­du­ally with their rota­ti­onally sym­met­ri­cal 40° LED optics and cont­rol­led via DALI,“ local light plan­ner Niyazi Avci exp­la­ins of the ligh­ting con­cept: This has enab­led us to make fle­xible use of just a few pole-top lumi­na­ires for uni­form ligh­ting of both open spaces and exhi­bi­tion objects.“

Anot­her factor in the suc­cess of this pro­ject was that, in Gül­te­kin Coskun, Selux had at its dis­po­sal an expe­ri­en­ced pro­ject mana­ger who was highly fami­liar with the Turkish lan­gu­age, cul­ture and men­ta­lity due to his own family backg­ro­und. That alone was not suf­fi­ci­ent to ensure the suc­cess of the pro­ject howe­ver,“ emp­ha­si­sed Mr Coskun: Niyazi Avci and ARTI Arc­hi­tects from Ankara are among the most reno­w­ned light plan­ners and arc­hi­tects in Turkey and their ligh­ting con­cept placed high demands for quality and energy effi­ci­ency on our pro­ducts.“ Unders­tan­ding the expec­ta­ti­ons and desi­res of plan­ners cor­rectly during intense talks and imp­le­men­ting these was just as impor­tant, in the view of the pro­ject mana­ger, as effi­ci­ent coope­ra­tion within the team itself.

Win­ning design and tech­no­logy

The paths around the vari­ous nati­onal gar­dens are also lined with pole-top lumi­na­ires from the Olivio series. A total of 266 lumi­na­ires from the Olivio Can­de­labra design line with three Olivio Medio light heads emit their high-quality LED light via rota­ti­onally sym­met­ri­cal wide-beaming ref­lec­tors. The plan­ners chose 4000 Kelvin as the light colour with an above stan­dard CRI of >80 for natu­ral rep­ro­duc­tion of the ubi­qu­itous colo­ur­ful plants and flo­wers. The third Selux lumi­na­ire type spe­ci­fied by Niyazi Avci was the Astro pole-top lumi­na­ire. Almost four hund­red of these are loca­ted at vari­ous pro­mi­nent loca­ti­ons such as at the VIP buil­ding, the Press Centre, the amp­hit­he­atre and the Children‘s Island. They are equ­ip­ped with sym­met­ri­cally ref­lec­ting optics and a stri­king blue-effect ring. Whe­reas the lumi­na­ires from the Olivio series natu­rally comp­le­ment hor­ti­cul­tu­ral exhi­bi­ti­ons, the Astro lumi­na­ires – desig­ned by the reno­w­ned bureau Pho­enix Design from Stutt­gart – enable a ple­asantly sobe­ring cont­rast.

Whet­her for an orga­nic look or a dis­tinc­tive tech­ni­cal design, when it came to sus­ta­ina­bi­lity, the exhi­bi­tion plan­ners chose the ideal ligh­ting part­ner. Pre­mium-quality LED modu­les and pre­ci­sion optics ensure opti­mal energy effi­ci­ency. Thanks to the durable mate­ri­als, cor­ro­sion-resis­tant sur­fa­ces and robust designs, these lumi­na­ires will retain their look of quality and aest­he­tics for years to come. The order for the Expo pro­ject in Antalya is a won­der­ful oppor­tu­nity for us to demonst­rate our com­pe­tence,“ said Selux Direc­tor Jürgen Hess of the pro­ject. And it is par­ti­cu­larly satisf­ying for us as a com­pany to cont­ri­bute to subs­ta­in­table urban deve­lop­ment and hence to imp­ro­ving the quality of life.“

Sep­tem­ber 2016
http://​www​.selux​.com

About Selux

The Selux Group is a leading pro­vi­der of sus­ta­inable ligh­ting solu­ti­ons for both inte­rior and exte­rior app­li­ca­ti­ons. By acting sus­ta­inably, Selux is able to main­tain high stan­dards when it comes to energy effi­ci­ency, ergo­no­mics and pro­duct design. Foun­ded in Berlin in 1948, Selux is a global com­pany which is ope­ra­ti­onal in Europe, North Ame­rica and Aust­ra­lia, emp­lo­ying 565 staff. Some examp­les of well-known pro­jects that Selux has been invol­ved with in the past inc­lude the Park am Gle­isd­re­i­eck“ in Berlin, the Porsche Museum in Stutt­gart, the Vieux-Port in Mar­se­ille and the 911 Memo­rial in NYC.

Manu­fac­tu­rer con­tact:
Manu­ela Sch­na­bel, Head of Mar­ke­ting / Com­mu­ni­ca­tion
Selux AG, Mot­ze­ner Straße 34, 12277 Berlin, Ger­many
T +49 30 72001 – 246, m.​schnabel@​selux.​de,www​.selux​.com

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