PAYA LEBAR, Singapore - In a prominent intersection on the outskirts of
Singapore City in Paya Lebar lies the Trinity Christian Centre, Trinity@Paya
Lebar. Designed to imitate the vast canyons of the Israeli deserts, the
building's beige-colored facade mimics the folds of the desert landscape and
now boasts HARMAN's Martin Professional lighting.
The original lighting scheme did not live up to Trinity Christian Centre's
aspirations to become a neighborhood nighttime landmark. In fact, even the
next-door gas station outshone it and made more of an impact on the
surroundings with lights. In consequence, ONG&ONG (Lighting Design) were
commissioned to design and implement a new lighting concept for this house
of worship.

ONG&ONG (Lighting Design) installed 14 Exterior 400 Image Projectors, 28
Exterior 410 fixtures, all controlled by Martin's M-PC controller. Inspired
by the original visions, ONG&ONG set out to use the light to mimic the hues
of colors of the Israeli skies and to tell meaningful stories to the
community.

"Our task was to enhance and improve existing architectural features in the
night," said Swee Hong Ong, Director at ONG&ONG (Lighting Design). "To
ensure the success of the lighting design we had to conduct various onsite
tests and consider the surroundings and conditions before we could propose
our idea for the new design. This process is a lot more demanding than
designing a new project from scratch."

After a series of shootouts to test various fixtures from different
manufacturers in relation to their wash quality and color rendition, Martin
fixtures from the Exterior range were chosen to project the new design onto
the facade of the building. The fixtures were mounted on poles, equipped
with lenses and glare shields to reach all the folds in the facade and
complement the geometry of the architectural surface.

"The Exterior range from Martin proved to have the rich, saturated color
wash that we were looking for," said Ong. "The fixtures are easily
controllable and unlike the other fixtures we tested, the exact calibration
enables all the fixtures to display the same colors."

The new lighting design attempts to create a connection between the church
and its community. Pre-programmed sequences display messages of faith and
joy to spectators, and colors and projected patterns add a dimensionality to
the architecture. The animation and vibrancy of the colors mirror the
dynamism of the sky.

"Apart from depicting the sky, as an added benefit the color scenes we've
worked on together with Trinity also works to relate to the events and
festivities celebrated by the church," said Ong. The animated scenes and
effects would not have been possible without our great installer, Kurihara
Kogyo. We can only be happy with the result we achieved together."

Against the backdrop of the relatively quiet, semi-industrial surroundings,
Trinity has now completed its transformation into a new night-time icon in
the neighborhood.

Link to video: http://youtu.be/JBxnmRwHSek

Martin Equipment

1 x M-PC controller;

14 x Exterior 400 Image Projector;

28 x Exterior 410 with snoot kits.

Lighting design: ONG&ONG (Lighting Design)

Martin equipment supply and installation: Kurihara Kogyo Co., Ltd

Lighting programming: Martin Professional Pte Ltd