GLP Impression FR1 TM transforms the atmosphere of Der Player

have been installed 14 moving lights GLP Impression FR1 in Hamburg's latest gastronomic and party venue to offer an infrastructure equipped with classic DALI-controlled architectural lighting, as well as Led products.

Since the end of last year there is a new protagonist in this area of ​​Hamburg. Located in the Ottensen neighborhood, chef Jonas Straube has created the The player, a restaurant, bar, game room and disco. All in one. This innovative fusion concept was a challenge for the lighting and video designer. Axel Fahrenhorst, from the creative consultancy Lineareal.

In order to offer the necessary flexibility, Fahrenhorst decided to install 14 of the ultra compact GLP impression FR1 TM (track mounting).

“Actually, I was hired for the video elements and during the conversations, I put the topic of lighting on the table for the first time, which immediately attracted the client. Der Player pursues a truly innovative concept and was open to considering event technology and classic architectural lighting, but not separately, but in an integrated way”.

On the ground floor, Der Player houses a restaurant with an open kitchen that offers a good menu of Asian fusion food., as well as a bar, while the upper floor houses another bar. At night, The restaurant is transformed into a bar and later into a nightclub. The concept required a lighting system that could adapt to both the needs of a restaurant and bar as well as a nightclub..

“As a provider of creative concepts for spatial solutions, We mainly work in places where event technology is not normally expected: restaurants, agencies, offices and other types of spaces that normally only need decorative lighting”, explica Fahrenhorst. “Now we are specialists in combining event lighting with architectural lighting., often implementing integrated control for these combined systems”.

To combine lighting controlled by dimmers or DALI with DMX-controlled motion production lighting has been part of his daily work for a long time. However, moving light installations remain the exception because “There are very few devices that are suitable in terms of size, power consumption and installation options.”

Der Player has been mainly installed with classic DALI controlled architectural lighting, as well as Led products.

The Impression FR1 TM luminaires have been installed on three-phase power rails, through which they are supplied with fixed current. Various LED bars, Led video elements and a large mirror ball complete the equipment.

When, the place becomes a nightclub, the ground floor bar, with DJ position, takes center stage. Consequently, Much of the Impression FR1 TM inventory has been deployed around this activity zone, while other devices perform their function on a small stage on the upper floor.

Impression FR1 TM: mobile light for track installation

Impression FR1 TM is a very compact moving light. Equipped with a RGBW LED 60 Homogenized and high-performance W, not only allows variable white light (2.500 – 10.000 K), but also saturated colors and delicate pastel tones.

The projector operates consistently throughout the zoom range (of 3,5 a 35 degrees) and generates clean, sharp white or color beams that move very smoothly or quickly, with endless rotation in both directions.

It was these features that made the track light the first choice for Der Player's Axel Fahrenhorst.

“The FR1 TM is small and discreet enough to stay out of the way during the day and create colored surfaces., accents or simply variable lighting environments in the restaurant as part of the ambient lighting. When it comes to dynamism, strength and color late at night in the club, the luminary shows its second face. Taking into account that moving head projectors are usually a product “desirable” for clients in the architectural sector, price-quality ratio also plays an important role”, afirma Fahrenhorst.

Since the entire lighting system, including DMX controlled lights, It is designed in a way that the customer can change the pre-programmed modes independently during operation, Der Player does not require in-house lighting or video technicians.

Julian Munder, CEO of Der Player, are fully satisfied with the chosen solution: “At lineareal we have found an interdisciplinary and creative partner who has known how to design and implement customized solutions in a short time., and adapt to our special conditions. As a result, We now have a modular system with which we can also test new solutions.”