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p28-31 Luminous 3-09 Octavio Frias de Oliveira Bridge Sao Paulo Brazil
p28-31 Luminous 3-09 Octavio Frias de Oliveira Bridge Sao Paulo Brazil
COLORED ACCENTS
ON THE RIVER
Written by Evelise Grunow
The lighting of the Octvio Frias de Oliveira Bridge in So Paulo, contrasts white
and coloured light in order to emphasise the innovative nature of the curved,
stayed structural system. Paulo Candura and Plinio Godoy, of Luz Urbana,
created the lighting design.
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The lighting of the two traffic lanes was based on two main criteria. Firstly,
since the bridge is located in a relatively dark area of the banks of the Pinheiros,
the aim was to create lighting of approximately 70 lux on the traffic lanes,
compared with 20 lux required in the surrounding environment. Godoy said:
People feel safe in these conditions.
In addition, the interface of the lighting equipment with the line of stays
dictated a maximum height of 6 metres for the lighting posts. These use
Milewide street luminaires with CosmoPolis lamps, and in view of their
limited height they are arranged bilaterally and asymmetrically, in other
words interposed every 15 metres on both sides of the lane. The lighting
of the Octvio Frias de Oliveira Bridge uses efficient, modern technology
which is representative of the state of the art in Brazilian lighting design.
Client
Prefeituw Municipal da Cidade de So Paulo
Construtora OAS
Architect
Joo Valente, Valente Valente Arquitetos,
So Paulo, Brazil
Lighting design
Plinio Godoy, Paulo Candura, So Paulo, Brazil
Lighting solutions
Alexandre Ferrari, Philips Latin America
Light sources
Philips Cosmopolis CPO-TW 140W /728
MHN-LA 1000W /956
Cree LED-HB red, blue and green RGB
Luminaires
Philips Milewide, SRS421, road optic,
ArenaVision, MVF403, Cat A1 to A5 reflectors,
Colorblast 12, BCP470, 8 and 23 beams
Lighting controls
Philips iPlayer
Websites
www.valentearquitetos.com.br
www.luzurbana.com.br
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