The San Mamés stadium shines with dynamic and multimedia 360º lighting

Traxon-Osram and Susaeta have been the companies responsible for providing the new San Mamés stadium with a dynamic lighting system, based on Engine fx driver and Micro Video Converter software, that turns its façade into a multimedia show.

The new San Mamés stadium, headquarters of the Athletic Club of Bilbao, It replaces the old facilities that were more than one hundred years old and are popularly known as the cathedral of football..

The new stadium maintains the atmosphere of the old cathedral but incorporating modern elements that make it connect with the city and its surroundings.. This is why in its design the conception of the volume built as an urban building has been taken into account., in relation to others and not as a mere sports facility.

Value has been given to those places in the stadiums that traditionally do not have it; that is to say, the space between the perimeter of the stadium and the back of the stands that constitute the circulation spaces through which one accesses and returns from the stands, which is the main place of the entire football field.

Another of the key elements that has been taken into account in its design has been the lighting system that allows the stadium to be visible at night., creating an urban landmark on the estuary that projects the image of Bilbao to the outside. The companies Traxon–Osram y Susaeta have been responsible for achieving this dynamic lighting effect.

The San Mamés stadium has been provided with a total of 2.500 vertical sails that are mounted on the facade with a design composed of five horizontal rings.

each candle, five meters high and equipped with a turn of 90 degrees, is illuminated by 17 ultra-bright Dot XL-6 RGB dimmable modules. The profiles were custom created to house each of these Dots perpendicular to the sails..

To obtain perfect beam dispersion, each point is located at a different angle along with a specially designed paralumen in order to prevent direct vision to the points.

A total of 42.500 RGB Led points illuminate the stadium façade, creating stunning lighting effects and amazing multimedia content. The dynamic light show lighting sequences are played using sequences and:cue, made with Micro Video Converter software (VMC), which is combined with the Engine fx lighting control engine (LCE-fx) from Traxon.

The multimedia façade of 360 degrees gives a unique character to the San Mamés stadium, creating an urban landmark on the Bibao estuary.

The new San Mamés stadium, with capacity for 53.000 locations, It is the headquarters where Athletic Club football matches are held., although it also has a sports innovation center and another for sports medicine, an underground athletics track and a municipal sports center. Besides, It is also used as a venue for large concerts.

 

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