Melbourne´s St Kilda Road in colourful light

Melbourne´s St Kilda Road is part of the city´s living room. It connects the city center´s Princes Bridge with the townhall of entertainment- and beach-suburb St. Kilda.
The Arts Centre, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Shrine of Remembrance, King´s Domain, Fawkner Park and Albert Park are all connected to this major city center thoroughfare.

Shady trees line most of the road and to emphasise their beauty at night, are lit by SITECO A1Mini floodlights equipped with blue metal-halide lamps. The striking contrast between these and the yellowish glow from streetlights and reddish vehicle rear- and brakelights make for a colourful display.

The extreme asymmetric characteristics of the A1Mini floodlights -- mounted face up in the lower branches of the trees -- allowed for a far enough outward spread to light up the wide canopies of these mature trees. With their compact and slim body shape -- only 83mm -- these high-performance metal-halide floodlights nevertheless remain unobtrusive during the daytime.

Customer : City of Melbourne
Lighting Design : WEBB
Photography : Jee Wee Ong
Products used : SITECO A1Mini (with blue metal-halide lamps)

Extremely asymmetric reflectors allow these floodlights (in Australia sometimes called “environmental floods” ) to be installed in a nearly horizontal position for “forward throw”.

The IP65 watertight design, heavy-duty die-cast aluminium housing, and very slim body make the A1 Mini the preferred choice for architectural and façade lighting. Long life and low maintenance are the attraction for owners and operators of public lighting installations.

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