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thepyra is a multipurpose
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LED fitting for bollard il-
lumination. 2
C
bollard functions include 4
road traffic control, casual 1
path illumination, mooring 5
of ships and access condi- C
4
tioning in general.
For these purposes it is 5
usualy necessary to place
a light source so that it can SEE DETAIL A
be seen by vehicles drivers 1
and passers-by in general
without glaring them. It is 2 SEE DETAIL A
AUTHOR
initialbrief
initial brief as provided by Remote Control Lighting
LED has been used for several dec- very small, very long lifespan and technically easier to control its features
ades as visual indicators to electronic (ie. focus, wavelength, etc). Contrary to fluorescent lamps, LED does not
devices. In recent years we started contain mercury (toxic). The main current disadvantages include high cost
to witness the use of LED in lighting of production, temperature sensitivity (reduced lifespan at high tempera-
solution. LED can be produced in any tures) and requires complex electronic systems to regulate current.
colour avoiding the need for colour But most of these issues are currently being tackle by the industry as LEDs
filters. They are also: very efficient, starts to replace traditional light sources.
@ www.dansdata.com/
by historyanorak @ flickr.com/photos/historyanorak/518433747/
by alisdair @ flickr.com/photos/alisdair/426699691/
by milouvision @ flickr.com/photos/milouvision/2890339579/
by yersinia @ flickr.com/photos/yersinia/1164365342/
by duncandragon @ flickr.com/photos/12295204@N06/2424887396/
by paco_calvino @ flickr.com/photos/paco_calvino/2316520857/
by milouvision @ flickr.com/photos/bambooly/1894747331/
by ltrebing @ http://flickr.com/photos/ltrebing/2761200384/
themarket
the bollard market includes those used in public places (roads,
streets, squares, ...)
by zack_mensinger @ flickr.com/photos/zack_mensinger/370434719/
by erikamatthias @ flickr.com/photos/erikamatthias/2756334878/
@ flickr.com/photos/20965406@N00/255878698/
@ flickr.com/photos/8743524@N03/3108091984/
lightingeffects
by richard_winskill @ http://flickr.com/photos/richard_winskill/166872406/
by bitterjug @ flickr.com/photos/bitterjug/1255671383/
by igoryariv @ http://flickr.com/photos/igoryariv/2324376327/
cap
reflector unit
concentrator
“heatsink”
inspirational
words and images that left marks. a lighting bollard like a light-
house
by sergecampo @ flickr.com/photos/sergecampo/724576629/
lighthouse barrier
glass stop/halt
beams border
Pháros fence
beacon
verticality glow
fire diamond
flames
colossus of Rhodes
prometheus
“looks like a
crystal of light”
soft circles
soft elipsis
defined ring
concentrator
LED
OFF ON with a acrylic frosted cup around the LED ON with a acrylic frosted cup around the LED and
flat mirror left on top
using the out-of-the-box lens and flat mirror reflector at ...same lens, concave reflector at ~5cm ...same lens, flat mirror AND concave mirror just
~5cm beneath it.
D 80 mm D
6 mm
20 mm
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4 mm
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SEE DETAIL A
60 mm
6 mm
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B A
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1. Diffuser/lens
A 2. reflector
3. cap
4. concentrator
5. support/heatsink
A NAME A
DETAIL A DESCRIPTION
AUTHOR DATE
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material&swatches
thepyra would be manufactured using pressed glass for the dif-
fuser and aluminium. the convex dome-shape concentrator and the
concave reflector would be made of reflective aluminium.