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Lighting accentuates the striking design and unique features of the bridge
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Lighting improves road safety, reduces energy consumption by more than 50% and decreases maintenance costs
São Paulo, Brazil – Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHI) announced that it will light the uniquely designed Octavio Frias de Oliveira bridge in São Paulo, Brazil, using its newest lighting technologies including LED. The Octavio Frias de Oliveira bridge is the latest architectural highlight of the São Paulo state capital, built over the Pinheiros River beltway to link the districts of Brooklin and Real Parque. The solutions provided by Philips highlight the grandeur of this unique bridge while consuming 53% less energy than traditional lighting systems, while reducing maintenance costs and improving road safety.
The bridge’s lighting is planned to officially go into operation on the highway complex’s inauguration day, scheduled by the São Paulo Municipal Government for the first fortnight in May. However, a preview of the fully-lit bridge was realized on the evening of Thursday, 24th April.
The main architectural feature of the bridge is an impressive 138-metre tall, ‘X’-shaped tower, which supports the overall structure. The interior of this tower will be lit by LED-coloured lighting. The LED ColorBlast projectors allow the dynamic interchange of colours or the selection of a single tone, meaning that the lighting on the bridge can use different colours on commemorative dates or for special events. The use of LED lighting has already successfully been adopted to light wonders such as Inner Road Bridge in Bangkok, the National Theatre in London, and the Sala São Paulo Music Hall in the São Paulo state capital.
The exterior of the tower and the suspension cables attached to it will be lit by a delicate white light provided by ArenaVision projectors, which have been developed to light the world’s foremost sporting arenas such as the stadiums used in the World Cup Soccer competitions. This exceptional lighting solution has been developed by lighting designer Plínio Godoy, together with the architect responsible for the project, João Valente and (a bridge building company) OAS builder.
The lighting project also put clear focus on the safety of the motorists who will be driving across the bridge. With them in mind, the lanes and slip-roads will be lit by a Cosmopolis system of 140W white-light bulbs, which contributes to overall safety on the road. It also allows the light to be directed solely onto the road surface, thus avoiding leakage of light onto the tower or the cables. Ground projectors are to be inlaid in the earth of the gardens which are being built underneath the bridge, providing an interesting effect for the area’s plant life.
A remarkable feature of the lighting solution provided by Philips is its energy-efficiency. The ColorBlast projectors used, for example, are amongst the most efficient lighting systems on the market. They consume only 10% of the energy used by a traditional projector. A single electric shower uses the same amount of energy as 90 ColorBlast projectors. The Cosmopolis system installed in the Casa Forte town square in the city of Recife has enabled the Pernambuco capital’s city government to spend around 58% less on electrical energy in the area’s lighting.
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