QUEENSLAND HOCKEY CLUB SPORTS
For the Queensland State Hockey Centre in Brisbane, the lighting design had to overcome some specific challenges such as illuminating the sports fields to a televised standard, avoidance of lighting glare and obtrusive shadowing effects interfering with game play, overspill lighting control to surrounding ecological areas and adjacent Brisbane River, dark skies compliance and utilising the existing sports pole locations.
The existing luminaires failed a compliance test as they were near the end of their useful life and as the QLD Hockey Club Sports Field site hosts televised games. It was deemed a high priority to upgrade the Sports Luminaires during the clubs off-season.
A total of 88 R–System gen3 MAX with E–Series lenses EP09 (44 left and 44 right), with 4.000 K have been used for the project.
The upward light standard requested was no greater than 1%. ewo could exceed expectations providing excellent cut-off with zero uplighting which effortlessly meets Dark Skies compliance in an urban surrounding.
The construction works were scheduled with a constrained programmed and called for the immediate manufacturing and delivery of the sports luminaires in order to be fully commissioned prior to the start of the next sporting season. The final lux level report at practical completion demonstrated an impressive lighting compliance that replicated the theoretical calculated design.
Lighting Partner: Barry Hanrahan LAD Group Queensland Australia
Project engineer: Ian La Roche Brisbane City Council
Completion: 2022
Photography: Jason Smith
Product: R–System gen3 MAX