Professional Lighting & Production - Spring 2017 | Page 27

TELUS Garden
510 West Georgia St . Vancouver , BC V6B 0M3 www . telusgarden . com
Steve Bedard is a senior lighting designer with Eos Lightmedia and headed up the design and realization of TELUS Garden ’ s external video display features .
Thinking back to his initial involvement in the project , he explains that the building ’ s ownership knew from the outset that they wanted to incorporate an external visual display system that would engage the public but be unobtrusive to the building ’ s tenants .
Subsequently , Henriquez Partners Architects sought a feature lighting consultant and ultimately engaged Eos for the project . “ The main idea was the digital screen on the façade of the building , on the unique patio-like feature between the 16 th and 18 th floors ,” Bedard explains . “ They asked about the feasibility of that and we started thinking about the best solution – whether we could do front projection or a transparent LED screen …”
TELUS Garden is a high-end building with high-end tenants , so it was critical that the final product not hinder any occupants ’ views or daily operations . Everything from projection with a retractable screen to electronic glass to LED panels made it to the drawing board , at least for a moment .
“ We were constantly weighting the pros and cons of different products and different resolutions , figuring out the trade-offs in terms of cost and installation implications ,” Bedard shares .
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