Lighting and Acoustics, case study on Yazoo Park India. Outdoor lighting. b. arch

1. LITERATURE STUDY
LIGHTINGAND ACOUSTICS
GROUP MEMBERS:
RIYA BAGCHI,
RISHABH KAKKAR,
PALAK KALRA
IIYEAR ‘B’

2.  THEVARIOUSTYPES OF LIGHTINGOBSERVED IN PARKSAS STUDIED DURING
THE LIGHTING EXHIBITIONAREAS FOLLOWS:
 LED FLOOD LIGHT
AVAILABLE INVARIOUS SIZES.
SMALLERONES HAVE 10-30WATT
LEDLIGHTSAND AREAPPROPRIATE
FOR INDOOR LIGHTING AT MUSEUM
OR ART GALLERIES.
THE BIGGERONES HAVE 120 WATT
LED LIGHTS SUITABLE FOR OUTDOOR
LIGHTING IN PARKSOR GARDENS.

3.  FOCUS LIGHTS
ARE USEDTO FOCUS A
PARTICULARLY INTERESTING
SPACE/ OBJECT OR FOR
HIGHLIGHTING PARTS OF A SPACE.
THEY START FROMTHE RANGE OF 1
WATTTILL 20WATTS DEPENDING
UPONTHE AMOUNT OF SPACEAND
LIGHT REQUIRED.

4.  INSIDE-FIXED LIGHTS
INSIDE FIXED LIGHTS ARE
GENERALLY FIXED INTHE
GROUND, ALTHOUGHTHEY CAN
ALSO BE FIXEDONTHEWALLS.
THEIR POWER RANGES FROM 3
WATTTO 18WATT.
MATERIAL : STAINLESS STEEL,
ALUMINIUM

5.  IT GENERALLY REFERSTO FIXTURES USED IN GARDENS, PARKSAND
AROUNDTREES, PATHWAYS, PATIOS. MOST OFTHEM RUN ON A LOW-
VOLTAGE SYSTEM.
 THE NUMBERANDWATTAGE OF LIGHTING ELEMENTS DETERMINESTHE SIZE
OFTHETRANSFORMERS ANDTHE MAXIMUM LENGTH OFTHE CABLE.

6.  LOCATION : MUMBAI
 AREA : APPROX. 12 ACRES
 OPERATIONTIME : 4:00PM – 11:00PM
 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT : AR.VIKAS BHOSEKARAND
ASSOCIATES
 PROJECT UNDERTAKEN BY : LACCHMAN LUDHANI, EVERSHINE
GROUP;GIRISH PANCHAL,
MARINE ER., AR. UMESH GALA

7.  THE CONCEPT BEHINDTHE LIGHTING DESIGNOFTHE PARK ISTHE
ENTERTAINMENTOF PUBLICWITH ECO-FRIENDLYAND FUTURISTIC
LIGHTINGTO KEEPTHE PLACE ENGAGED DURING HOURSAFTERTHE DUSK.
 LIGHTING: KEY ROLE IN ATTRACTING PEOPLEAFTER DUSK SINCETHE PARK
OPERATES FROM 4:00PMTILL 11PM AT NIGHT.
 AREASOF CONCERNS:
1. ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLINESS
2. ENERGY CONSUMPTION
3. SAFETY AND SECURITY DURINGWEEKEND NIGHTS

8.  IT IS NEITHER PRACTICAL NOT DESIRABLETO LIGHTAN ENTIRE OUTDOOR
PROPERTY. HENCE, SELECTIVE LIGHTING IS REQUIRED,TO COMPOSEA
LIGHTED SCENE IDENTIFYINGVISUAL FOCUS.
 THE AREASCHOSEN FOR LIGHTING ARE
AS LISTEDALONGSIDE:

9.  FLOOD LIGHTS : NAME BOARDS
 FLOOD LIGHTS ARE BROAD-BEAMED, HIGH INTENSITY ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS.
GENERALLY USED IN OUTDOOR PLAYGROUNDS.THESE DIRECT LIGHT FROM
NON-REFLECTORISED BULBS ONTO LARGER SURFACES.
 MOST COMMONTYPE: METAL HALIDE, EMITTING BRIGHTWHITE
LIGHT (75-100 LUMENS/WATT)

10.  UP LIGHTS : OUTSIDECURVEDWALLS, CANOPY AREAS FOR
INDIRECT LIGHTING
 UP- LIGHTERSARE USEDTO HIGHLIGHTTHINGS ABOVETHE FIXTURE. IT MAY
BE FIXED BOTH ON GROUND OR ONTHEWALL (IN CASE PRESENT,
GENERALLY FOLLOWED IN INDOOR LIGHTING)

11.  WALL-WASHER LIGHTS : APPLIED FOR SCREEN-WALL FOR
BOTH SIDESOFTHE ENTRANCE
 WALL-WASHER LIGHTS ARE USEDTO ILLUMINATE LARGE SURFACES. IT IS
GENERALLY USED IN CONTEMPORARYARCHITECTURE OR PUBLIC
BUILDINGS.

12.  BOLLARDS : FOR SHRUBS,WALKWAYS, ETC.
 A BOLLARD ISA SHORT,VERTICAL POST DIRECTING LIGHTSTO FOCUS
THINGSWHICH ARE PRESENTED ONTHE GROUND OR NEAR IT, AT A SHORT
HEIGHT.

13.  POLE LIGHTS : USED FORWALKWAYS AND SHRUBS.
 GIVENALONGSIDE ISAN EXAMPLEOF POLE LIGHT.

14. WATERWALL LIGHTS: THEREARE
WALLS APPROX. 1O M HIGH WITH
WATER FALLING ON EITHER SIDE OF
THE ENTRANCE. THESEARE
ILLUMINATED BY COLOUR-
CHANGINGWATERWALL LIGHTS.
BLUE LED : PRESENT BELOW
RESTAURANTS, INTHEWATER
BODIESTO GIVEA FLOATING
EFFECT.

15.  FORTHE EASE OF MOVEMENTOFVISITORS,VERTICAL ILLUMINATION IS
MORE IMPORTANTTHAN HORIZONTAL ILLUMINATION. FORTHIS, COLUMN
LIGHTSWITH DIFFUSERS HAVE BEEN USED.A DIFFUSEROMITSTHE GLARE
FROMTHE LIGHT SOURCETO PRODUCEA MORE SOFTENED LIGHT AS
SHOWN BELOW:

16.  DECORATIVE LUMINAIRESWITH CFL LIGHTS HAVE BEEN USED. DIFFUSERS
ARE PRESENT INTHE LIGHTS SOTHATTHE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF LIGHT
CAN BE SPREADWITHOUT ADDING GLARE.
 THE MECHANISM CAN BE EXPLAINEDWITHTHE FOLLOWING SIMPLE
DIAGRAM:

17.  ASYMMETRICAL BEAM FLOODLIGHTS : FLOODLIGHTS OVER 10M HIGH
POLESWITH 150 W MH LAMPS. MORE POWER USEDTO ENSURE LESSER
NUMBER OF OBSTRUCTIONS.
 ALSO USEFUL AS EMERGENCY LIGHTING.
 LED RGB LIGHTS FOR GIANTWHEELSAND OTHER RIDES HAVE BEEN
PROVIDED.

18.  TUBELIGHTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED INTHE SERVICEAREAS.
 POLE LIGHTS FOR OPEN RESTAURANTS
 PRISMATIC LUMINAIRESWITH METAL HALIDES/ CFL LAMPS FORADEQUATE
COVERAGEAND GLARE FREE LIGHTING.
 FOOD COUNTERS HAVE BEEN PROVIDEDWITH CFL LAMP LUMINAIRES.

19.  COLOUR CHANGING LED SYSTEM : WATER CASCADE AND BUBBLER
FOUNTAIN.
 INDIRECT LIGHTING : FOR AMPHI-THEATRE SEATING
 FOCUS LIGHT WITH ANTI-GLARE LOUVERS: FOR PERFORMANCE,
PROVIDED FROM POLES.
•COLOUR CHANGING LED
SYSTEM
•LED RGB LIGHTS

20.  SIGNAGE LIGHTINGSARE PROVIDED FOR EASY MOVEMENTOF PEOPLE IN
THE DARK.
 THESEARE EITHER FRONT-LIT OR BACK LIT FOR EASY RECOGNISIONAND
READABILITY.
AN EXAMPLE OF BACKLIT SIGNAGE
COLLECTED FROM INTERNET
AN EXAMPLE OF FRONT LIT SIGNAGECOLLECTED
FROM INTERNET

21.  ANTI-PANIC HALOGEN LIGHTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED
 THE ENTIRE PARK IS GOINGTO RUN ON GENERATOR DURING ABSENCEOF
POWER SUPPLY.
 TUBE-LIGHTSAND CFL LAMPSWILL PROVIDECONTINOUS SUPPLY ANDWILL
BE BACK IN NOTIME DURING POWER-CUTS.

23.  NUMEROUS BOOKS ON OUTDOOR LIGHTINGAND GARDEN SPACES
 www.wikipedia.org FOR GENERAL DEFINITIONS.
 LIGHTINGCOMPANYWEBSITES FOR PICTURES.
 www.yazoopark.com
 Lighting India (Book)
 VARIOUS SOURCESAT LIGHTING EXHIBITION, PRAGATI MAIDAN