Copenhagen, Denmark

In order to draw attention to the new building, Mikkelsen wanted the building to be floodlit after dark, but he knew the lighting had to be just as unconventional as the building itself. He partnered with Comtech, a company that provides technical solutions for exhibitions, conferences, and festivals to create a plan to temporarily illuminate the exterior of the hotel.

Morten Topp, Comtech's key account manager, wanted the lighting to be as innovative as the building's design. After hearing about Philips Color Kinetics ColorReach Powercore fixtures, he decided they would be the perfect fit. With light output of thousands of lumens and extended light projection, these powerful, full-color, exterior LED floodlights are specifically designed to evenly illuminate large exterior façades with millions of intensely saturated colors.

Time was an issue. Philips assured Topp that the fixtures would be there exactly when he needed them — which was soon. "Philips managed to deliver 18 fixtures at very short notice. Without them, we'd never have been able to put our idea into practice," said Topp.

Once the fixtures arrived, they were quickly installed to meet the imminent deadline. Two ColorReach Powercore fixtures were placed on each of the hotel's four end walls, and eight were used to light two of the façades. Two fixtures were also placed on either side of the bridge connecting the building's two towers. The hotel chose to have the fixtures display six colors. Each color was displayed for 30 seconds, with a seven second transition to the next color in the sequence.