St John Baptist Catholic Church
The Challenge
With the existing infrastructure nearing 40-years old, church leaders wanted to perform a lighting control upgrade that would:
- Increase light levels for the congregation, creating a warm and welcoming environment.
- Add focal lighting to accent the architecture and new art within the sanctuary.
- Provide a more energy efficient and sustainable solution, utilising digital dimming and LED fixtures.
- Work with existing conditions of the building.
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Human-centric
An Antumbra Display user interface was installed to give the parish seamless control over their environment. With a single button press, multiple lighting zones are brought to the desired level, working in harmony to achieve the perfect luminance for the task at hand.
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Sustainable
The system provides a more energy efficient and sustainable solution, utilising Philips Dynalite’s digital dimming controller and carefully selected LED fixtures to reduce energy consumption without compromising great lighting design.
The Solution
Lighting the way
Pulse installed decorative uplighting to accent specific features within the church, including the sacred artwork on the back wall of the sanctuary and the Stations of the Cross along the perimeter. Functional downlights were also installed and programmed with a high lumen output to improve visibility during Mass so reading from missals and hymnals was easier for parishioners.
Three distinct lighting scenes were programmed for various activities:
- During Mass, the lights are turned to full brightness. This provides the best environment in terms of visibility on the altar and for reading.
- A scene was created for prayer/confession, where the lights are dimmed to 50%. This creates a calmer ambience suitable for prayer.
- Afterhours, a night-mode has been programmed where only the lights above the tabernacle are on and the lights are further dimmed to 25%. This conserves energy while providing appropriate lighting for the sacredness of the space.
“We had an exceptional experience working with the Dynalite system. In addition to being easy to commission and install, the patrons of the church were thrilled with new lighting and user-friendly controls.”
Conclusion
Parish staff and parishioners are delighted with the transformation of their sanctuary. The space is shining brighter than ever before, and special emphasis has been brought to the sacred art and crucifix.
Pulse Products, The Opus Group and Muska Electric worked together to achieve a fantastic outcome, which will be enjoyed by the community for decades to come.
To learn more about Pulse Products’ capabilities, visit: Pulse Products – Never Ordinary
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