Chanel Hong Kong
The LED facade system is a major part of the renovation project
for the Chanel boutique in the Prince Building. Maintaining the theme
of simple elegance from the Chanel Tower in Ginza, this facade was
internally illuminated by white monochrome LEDs, and enabled by a
control system that specialized in processing dynamic animations and
text. The LED lighting system was designed to illustrate an array
of subjects, including animations, still images, and text.
The LED system is based on large arrays of low powered LEDs driven
by constant current and individually controlled by on board microprocessors.
This approached implemented soon after 2000, is the precursor to today's
smart LED drivers. The driver technology provides feedback to the
control system regarding LED brightness and power consumption. The
first implementation of variable and randomized pulse width brightness
control in addition to extensive flexibility to support gamma correction
and increased contrast.
KiboWorks Stream serial protocol and software technology far exceeds
the capacity of DMX and provides the customer with an infrastructure
easily maintaned with off the shelf and significally cheaper hardware
than DMX.
