STADIUMS

& ARENAS
A visual signature
WE BUILD THE
BEST LIGHT
FOR YOUR
INDIVIDUAL
APPLICATION.
As three
international
lighting brands
we are leading
suppliers of
innovative
lighting solutions,
lighting components
and associated
services.
A VISUAL
SIGNATURE
DEFINE
The stadium represents the fans, their club, its history and together Maximising fan engagement
with the surrounding urban landscape it is the visual signature of the
community. Engaging a multi-use masterplan
A cohesive masterplan provides a complete solution supporting a
24/7 stadium culture that encompasses surrounding services.
A legacy of urban regeneration

APPLY Field of play

Façade
Each space requires an individual solution with people and the club’s
values at the centre of the design philosophy. The balance of the Urban life
layers of light applied will determine the identity of it, our experience, Hospitality
the clarity of our view and our sense of orientation and direction.
Retail
Circulation

COMPLETE
The individual brands within the Zumtobel Group have a
acdc
comprehensive range of products and controls to support a fully
cohesive stadium lighting design masterplan. Thorn Lighting
Zumtobel

DELIVER
We will support your project from the project vision to the final day Developing the vision
of commissioning and beyond, learn how we can share our
Project plan and feasibility
knowledge and collaborate with you.
Form the solution
Construct and commission
 DEFINE

Identity Maximising fan

Experience engagement

Engaging a multi-use
24/7 culture
A new community masterplan

A legacy of urban
Transport hub
Smart city regeneration
MAXIMISING FAN
ENGAGEMENT
IDENTITY
Shaping your first impressions
The stadium is a symbol of heritage, the history of your
club that has been at the centre of so many people’s
hearts for many years, through the good times and bad.
The first glance of the new stadium will shape those first
impressions that last in the memory, defining the status of
the stadium in the club’s history - making the fans proud.
Centre of the community
The stadium is not only a significant piece of architecture,
it is the symbol of the club, the fans and the centre of
community. It will be brought to life in the hours of
darkness through a considered balance of architectural,
functional and entertainment lighting. From the moment
we leave our homes, or step off the train, the anticipation
builds and we want to be a part of this.
Capture the moment
Lighting allows us to capture a moment through colour,
contrast and control, defining our memories, our images,
our time.
We have extensive knowledge and experience of working
within a multi-disciplinary design team to ensure lighting
creates that iconic status that will live long in the memory.
EXPERIENCE
Emotion and passion
Stadium design puts people at the centre of the
masterplan from sports, to music, to conferences and the
experience they have from the moment they arrive to the
point of departure invoking emotion and passion.
Cohesive masterplan
Kick off is only part of our experience in the modern
stadium. From staying in the stadium hotel the night
before, having a few drinks in the tunnel bar while you
watch the players arrive on the pitch to the theatrical light
show before the game a cohesive lighting masterplan
captures these moment’s. The journeys we take, guiding
us, ensuring we feel safe, that we are aware of our
orientation and direction and that we have had the
ultimate experience.
People first
We put people at the centre of lighting and of luminaire
design to maximise our view and visual comfort, whilst
also ensuring that the experience of those at home
watching the game have full clarity and definition through
the integration of the latest in lighting and camera
technology.
ENGAGING A
MULTI-USE
MASTERPLAN
24/7
CULTURE
Global status
The stadium is no longer just a place to visit from 3pm
on a Saturday afternoon. Clubs are celebrated globally
and embrace visiting fans through tours, retail and
watching practice sessions through to the corporate
facilities, it is a constant active space. Let’s not forget
those personal moments of celebration at weddings and
birthdays.
Integrated and adaptable
An integrated and adaptable lighting system for the
internal and external spaces will embrace this breadth of
activity putting the light where it is needed, when it is
needed, defining the space and the mood.
Whilst sports may be the focus, the stadium often hosts
huge music festivals in the off season. Accommodating
thousands of fans, very different memories and the
lighting must adapt to this change, linking the show
lighting with the architectural to create a full 360 degree
visual impact.
A NEW
COMMUNITY
Focus of new urban design
The stadium is the focus of new urban design from which
a community is moulded, creating a vibrant, attractive
and sustainable neighbourhood generating commercial
growth through the development of new roads, transport
terminals, hospitality and retail developments.
Enhancing the performance
Away from the visiting fans, the stadium is the centre of
a new community for the professional, the player, the
receptionist to the physiotherapist. The lighting must
adapt to their needs, of the time of day, enabling them to
perform to their optimum ability.
Celebrating the rhythm of a community
Lighting is a major influencer in new urban landscape
design. Defining our sense of orientation and direction
ensuring that we feel safe, wanting to explore and
experience more. A creative architectural lighting
masterplan will encourage social activity, enhancing the
relationship between the stadium, the urban setting and
local people.
A LEGACY
OF URBAN
REGENERATION
TRANSPORT HUB
Strategic regeneration
Transport links are an essential element of any new
strategic regeneration to encourage visitors and generate a
strong and healthy connected community that will grow.
Delivering efficiency and performance
The transport links are open public spaces covering
internal and external space. They are a place to meet and
greet and spend time with friends and family before they
leave. The lit effect must provide a visually comfortable
solution, one that is efficient and able to perform.
Capture the full view
Light is an integral part of a transport hub providing a
dynamic lit effect to an historic façade defining the
perimeter of our view, or an exposed roof structure with an
efficient ambient level of light to model people’s faces and
bodies for safety.
SMART LIGHTING
Adaptive light
Adapting the light to meet the specific requirements and
situations of a location. Intelligent light responds to the
individual needs of the urban environment putting the right
quantity of light where it is needed.
A smart city philosophy enables you to manage your
assets and resources efficiently so as to change the lit
effect of the external space for a higher or lower density of
people.
Quality of light
By putting people at the centre of new urban design visual
comfort and quality of life are key factors in light planning.
Providing the right quality of light without constant
discomfort glare or pouring light into the night sky,
promoting a design culture of sustainable responsibility.
Through integrated sensors and acoustic sensors,
movement or time the lighting can be dimmed up or down
to respond to the need and its lifetime to still be monitored.
APPLY

FIELD OF PLAY

ARCHITECTURAL

HOSPITALITY

URBAN LIFE

RETAIL

CIRCULATION
FIELD
OF PLAY
EXPERTS IN TURNKEY PEOPLE
SPORTS PITCH READY CENTRED
LIGHTING
The execution of the lit effect in line Zumtobel Group is a trusted partner People’s individual requirements take
with necessary guidance is not only for the entire lighting project. Our centre stage from the fan to the
critical to the experience of the passion is to create quality lighting professional ensuring the lighting
spectator but to ensure excellent solutions that deliver total perfection.
optimises their performance. Field of play
visual conditions for players, We transform lighting into individual,
athletes, referees, and broadcasting. scalable and turnkey solutions.
lighting can be integrated into the internal
We have a broad choice of lighting Our service portfolio meets the perimeter architectural structure of the
systems featuring innovative optics, increasing demand for competent stadium, often positioned on more than
greater functionality, optimal project management for turnkey one level to optimize the modelling of
switching and adaptive control lighting solutions. We tailor your the players with market leading visual
technology to provide the complete lighting project to your requirements comfort for the professional and the
solution. and act as a reliable point of contact spectators whilst minimizing obtrusive
throughout the entire project. light throughout.
Coupled with our expertise in sports
lighting design, it is possible to
provide the best competitive
broadcast space for the latest
demands from the media.
ARCHITECTURE

CAPTURE THE MAKING ICONS SEAMLESSLY

EMOTION ICONIC INTEGRATED

Architectural lighting should
represent the activity in the stadium
whether sport or live music from the
point of arrival to the point the
winning goal is scored. The lit effect
can be ‘tuned’ to set the right scene,
defining the identity of a space.
Architectural lighting can capture that
immediate moment encompassing
the fans emotional engagement.
By lighting the stadium façade, it
brings a full 360 degree view from
afar - it brings people into the
community and thereby investment.
The application of a careful and
considered scheme gives the façade
and external space an identity in the
hours of darkness.
The lit effect will emphasise the scale,
the character and colours of the
stadium, defining its role historically
and looking forward creating a point of
reference within its urban
environment, using light as a point of
destination.
The lighting integrated into a façade
should complement and be in
balance with the lighting to the public
realm space below and around. By
backlighting a façade or integrating
lighting into a façade, the direct and
diffused light provides a positive
contribution to the public realm
illumination.
It’s not just about the external façade
the architectural lighting represents
the activity within the stadium,
helping to define the experience,
using dynamic light to represent the
teams playing, to reflect the activity,
interlinked with a goal being scored,
a live band coming on the stage.
URBAN
LIFE
VIBRANT AND
ACCESSIBLE
The urban landscape guides us from
the car park or the transport link to
the stadium. It defines our route and
at night the light guides us, it
compliments and enhances the
space around us, opening it up
making it vibrant and accessible for
all.
Lighting helps to transform how
people see and use a stadium, its
surrounding space and interlinking
streets. The lit effect will support
people’s sense of orientation and
wayfinding and as part of a
masterplan will help to turn
surrounding areas into spaces to
meet and relax.
A BALANCED
SOLUTION
The interlinking streets where people
live and work require thoughtful
lighting design so as to strike a
balance with the necessary light
levels and lit effect for everyday use
for those that live there in balance
with the needs for the many
thousands of people attending and
leaving a game late at night. It is the
fine balance of urban, functional and
architectural lighting working together
to create a journey that people feel
safe in.
EXPLORE,
EXPERIENCE &
PLAY
A detailed control methodology will
help to ensure the balance is met,
protecting against over lighting and
thereby conserving energy. A plan
that will allow pedestrians, cyclists
and drivers to make their way around
safely, while creating a pleasant
home environment for residents.
A fully coordinated lighting
masterplan will complement the
architecture, pick out the landscape
and provide sufficient light to public
walkways and roads in balance with
each other, creating views, clear
routes and destinations within a
scheme that encourages you to
explore, experience and play
HOSPITALITY
A NEW
DESTINATION
A hospitality space is no longer a
private place to eat and sleep. It is
part of a community. It is a public
destination, a meeting point, a view
point from the roof top bar. The
method of lighting and how it is
seamlessly integrated into the
interior architecture defines the vibe.
PERSONAL
SPACE
Light enables us to create an identity,
individual to the brand, to make a
space personal, or business like, to
differentiate from one hotel or space to
another to create scenes and shift our
focus.
Light enables a global brand to be
local, whether this is by the method,
the colour or form of light and by
picking out key points of interest in a
room, defining its location, its nod to
history and intent for the future of the
club and community.
TUNE THE
LIGHT
Integrating layers of light through
different methods of lighting allow us
to ‘tune’ the light to set the right
scene, the mood, the feeling and
identity of a space.
Textures, finishes, colours and
furniture can often be determined by
the location of the hospitality space.
How they are lit over the period of a
day and into the hours of darkness
will begin to determine our mood
within that space over that time,
creating a space that’s warm,
comfortable and personal or cooler,
sharper and more alert.
RETAIL
CAPTURE THE
IDENTITY
Shopping at the stadium enables a
fan to capture that full experience
before or after the game, it allows
visiting fans that are going on the
stadium tour to buy the shirt, the
mug or shoes of their iconic team.
The retail identity is a continuation of
the team and the stadium experience
and must engross the brand values
of the club. The ‘club shop’ is an
adventure space that is designed to
entertain visitors and get messages
across.
EXPERIENCE LIGHT ADDS
THE BRAND VALUE
Light is used to evoke emotions and Lighting scenarios that are geared
to create brand identities. Lighting towards specific target groups are
scenarios bring out the character of a becoming increasingly important in
brand. They make it possible to presentation and retail applications.
experience an individual brand image. Authenticity, customisation, the
miniaturisation of luminaires and
A lighting solution is therefore high-precision accent lighting are all
conceptually linked to a brand’s crucial factors.
corporate identity. Light triggers
emotions and underscores an Energy savings and lighting
individual brand image which has built management are decisive in
up the sports experience, the day, the achieving economic success through
tour, the visit. sustainability. We make it possible to
implement solutions that meet both
customers’ needs and corporate
requirements – thanks to the
company’s responsible actions,
energy-efficient luminaires and totally
flexible lighting solutions.
CIRCULATION
CLARITY AND
ORIENTATION
Circulation spaces are generally not
our final destination but there will be
people going in multiple directions,
going to the food and beverage
areas, to the toilet, waiting to meet
friends or buying merchandise – let’s
make these spaces inviting. The
lighting will play a critical role in
aiding our sense of orientation and
direction, having a positive impact
upon our sense of safety and our
awareness of the space around us.
The lit effect can still be ‘on brand’
retaining that wow factor of the
match day experience.
LIGHTING
MANAGEMENT
The lighting for circulation spaces can
take up a huge percentage of the
overall energy consumption used in
the day to day running of the stadium
so low energy, high output solutions
that complement the space and
people are important.
UNOBTRUSIVE
EMERGENCY
The safety and movement of fans
and of professionals in the case of
an emergency is critical and
hopefully never needed, so this layer
of lighting should be unobtrusive and
low maintenance with absolute
reliability to ensure operation in an
emergency whilst maintaining a
discreet and elegant design.
 COMPLETE

Architecture
Hospitality

Field of play

Urban Life

Retail
Emergency & controls

Turnkey
LIGHTING
CAN TURN
SPACES INTO
EXPERIENCES.

Lighting
can turn
spaces into
experiences.
Using the captivating power of light, we change
the way people see or react to buildings,
environments and the space around them.
We make the normal interesting. We make icons
iconic. The exciting amazing. The impressive
unbelievable. Through an uncompromising
commitment to design and innovation, we have
established ourselves as a global leader in LED
lighting.
Starting with the application in mind, our multi-
disciplinary design team come from a diverse
lighting background, developing products that
have a consistent aesthetic that complements the
architectural landscape bringing it to life at night.
Challenging what's gone before is the norm within
our design process, in terms of technology,
materials and engineering recognising that today’s
great is tomorrow’s average.
By developing product families with a consistent
neutral aesthetic, our design approach is
application led placing the focus on the subject not
the luminaire.
ARCHITECTURE
Making icons iconic.
Lighting that captures the heritage of the
club and its role in the community.
Lighting that captures the heritage acdc lighting have been part of the
of the club and its role in the
community. The dynamism of the
Zumtobel Group since 2015 and for
over 20 years have produced premium
fan and multi-use of the stadium. external architectural luminaires. The
combination of high quality
By applying a creative architectural
lighting approach to a stadium we
engineering, attention to detail and
technical expertise enables you to be
change the way people see and creative with light.
react to the architectural centrepiece
and the space around it.
By adapting a platform approach to
A coordinated architectural lighting luminaire design acdc enable you to
scheme ensures that the lighting and specify a family of products that are
luminaires are integrated into the consistent in their aesthetic
architecture and the structure appearance, produce the right amount
seamlessly, they are an integral of light needed for its location, with a
layer, not just an addition. choice of beam and colour
temperature that is controlled to suit
A fully dynamic DMX controlled the needs of the façade.
architectural lighting solution, in
combination with the field of play
lighting can provide a punch.
PLAZA R FUSION
 HOSPITALITY
Lighting creates an identity for each
space evolving from day into night,
shifting our focus positively
influencing our mood.
Lighting creates an identity for
each space, which evolves from
day into night shifting our focus
and positively influencing our
mood.
As explained in the public realm
section we need to control the light to
respond to the mood, the time of day.
This is provided by a layered
approach to lighting design,
specifying that balance of cove light,
downlights, decorative and accent
enabling the room to adapt to the
need.
Visual comfort and seamless Within a bar a dynamic solution late
integration of the lighting will ensure into the night allows the light to get
that people want to stay and also really warm, comfortable and
come back. The view from the personal yet still focused on the table
hospitality spaces to the field of play retaining that inviting space you want
is what its all about and so glare and to come back to again and again.
reflections upon the glass must be
minimised during the game.
The acdc range of accent and cove
lighting solutions enable the specifier
to create the balance of diffused light
helping to model a space and the
people.
Fino flex Orelle
DEPENDABLE,
EFFICIENT,
HIGH-QUALITY
LIGHTING.

Thorn
manufactures
and supplies
dependable,
efficient,
high-quality
lighting.
Our extensive portfolio of indoor and outdoor
lighting is developed to address the needs of
wholesalers, contractors, specifiers and end
users, for the widest range of applications.
Our name is recognised throughout the world
as standing for quality, reliability and ease of
use. Supported by 90 years’ of expertise, we
are proud to be known as a trusted partner,
providing customers with invaluable insight
and support beyond the product.
We are also a Smart City specialist, helping
municipalities improve safety and wellbeing
through connectivity and intelligence. In
indoor lighting, our innovative solutions create
comfortable, efficient light for living and
working.
FIELD OF PLAY
Smart, sustainable, success.
Lighting that responds to the multi-use of
the field of play from practise sessions,
to match day.
Lighting that responds to the
multi-use of the field of play from
practise sessions, to match day
to huge concerts. Light that
responds to the human need.
A controlled lighting solution is an
essential element to building a
smart, sustainable sports facility and
to sporting success.
Lighting that will adapt to suit
training sessions, maintenance
scenes, from daylight to dusk all the
way up to full dynamic scenes of
light to welcome the players onto the
pitch, responding to the needs of the
space, of the people, putting the
light where it is needed, when it is
needed.
Altis LED
The range of Thorn Lighting product
solutions provides full optical flexibility
and modular construction with
innovative optics that can be adjusted
in small groups to tune the lit effect
providing greater functionality with
optimal switching and adaptive control
technology.
Fully controllable solution via Dali or
RDM DMX enabling instant lighting,
stepped illumination levels and event
lighting with dynamic lighting
scenarios so that when combined with
the architectural lighting the full fan
light experience can be realised.
Area Flood Pro
URBAN LIFE
Enhancing spatial orientation.
Clarity and definition.
Lighting that defines our public
space and the change in use from
day into evening adapting to the
need.
Lighting solutions create centres for
social interaction by striking a
balance between the architecture
and the interlinking spaces between.
It is imperative that this is a
sustainable approach by a reduction
in energy use, putting the light where
it is needed, when it is needed
reducing light pollution too.
Alumet Stage II
By adapting a cohesive masterplan
for the stadium and surrounding
public space lighting becomes a key
layer in new urban design, aiding
orientation and interpretation, the
balanced that continues to provide
accurate footage for CCTV.
Thorn Lighting puts people first, at the
centre of design to ensure the lit
effect responds to their needs and
that of the urban space and therefore
not wasting light or energy.
Flow
We provide a multi-adaptable smart
lighting approach to lighting the
public space providing the designer
with the potential to fulfil essential
functions and to stimulate human
emotions enhancing spatial
orientation and helping to increase
social interaction through a balanced
approach of vertical and horizontal
levels of light.
A broad choice of luminaire families
allow the designer aesthetic
consistency throughout a project with
optical design to suit the need of the
task providing exceptional visual
comfort, and encouraging a strong
feeling of safety and genuine
wellbeing through good design.
ZUMTOBEL
IS AN INNOVATION
LEADER IN THE
LIGHTING WORLD
 RETAIL

Defining the complete experience

Zumtobel is an innovation leader in
the lighting world, offering a
comprehensive range of premium
luminaires and lighting control
systems across the full range of
applications in professional indoor
lighting, including offices, schools,
showrooms, hotels, wellness and
healthcare facilities, the arts and
industry, as well as in architectural
and urban outdoor lighting and the
residential sector.
Light defines the brand, it influences
our spending behaviour.
The retail environment is often a
meeting point for the start and end of
the stadium tours and so it must
entertain large groups of people and
make a positive first and lasting
impression.
A layered approach to the final lit
appearance enables a balance of
perimeter wall washing, picking out
key impactful graphics with a visual
focus on new products and key points
of contact with the softness of
integrated light to help model the face
and body in the changing rooms to
engage with the customer and
encourage a positive buying
experience.
Retail and the design of the store The Zumtobel continuous linear
must evolve with new products, new systems enable an uninterrupted
experiences. The layout will change to ceiling line working with the interior
retain the feeling of anticipation and architecture and continuing to define
so the ease of adjustability and the space through light.
movement of the luminaires must be
considered and the luminaires user
intuitive.
The Zumtobel range of luminaires
provide a neutral aesthetic solution
ensuring that it is the lighting doing the
talking not the luminaire, precision
optical design placing the light where
it is needed, and high colour rendering
brings out the colours of the team
throughout the store.

Zumtobel uses integral lighting

solutions to create lighting scenes
that make it possible to experience
the interplay between light and
architecture in all its diverse
complexity. The combined use of
luminaires, lighting management
and emergency lighting systems is
geared towards the architecture of
a building and the particular
application situation.
Slotlight Super system
EMERGENCY
Arguably the most important layer of light, the layer that
kicks in when everything is down, enabling you to reach the
escape route calmly and safely.

Functional emergency lighting is
more than just a requirement by law.
The quality of the luminaires and of
the supply system reflects the
operator’s responsibility towards the
building, the people using it and the
environment.
It is the layer of light that we don’t
want to see, that may never be used,
only in testing and an emergency, but
will be relied upon and possibly the
difference between life and death so
it will be the most tested, certified
and neutrally aesthetic range of
luminaires that don’t intrude upon a
space and the branding of a it.
The Zumtobel emergency and escape
sign luminaires impress, because of
their unobtrusive design and their
capability of integration into the
interior. For emergency lighting,
Zumtobel attaches great importance
to technical quality including energy
efficiency and convenient
maintenance. Based on many years
of experience with LED, the product
range incorporates state-of-the-art,
extremely durable LED technology.
The interplay of lighting technology
and design lies behind the
development of a new lens system
for escape route illumination: ERI –
Escape Route Illumination. The
crystalline element complies with
technical lighting requirements as
well as with ergonomic and aesthetic
demands.

Onlite Resclite Pro

DELIVER

We provide one of the most

comprehensive service
offerings in the lighting
industry, including
design services, projects
management, as well as
delivering connectivity for
lighting infrastructure.

As three individual brands we

have significant experience
and knowledge of delivering
complete solutions around the
world for all scale of projects .
KEY STAGES

As your lighting partner, our team of experts can help and provide
Developing guidance on how to ensure lighting is an integral part of a multi-
the vision disciplinary design process. Educating, inspiring and challenging on
best practice to provide a premium fan experience whilst maintaining
a sustainable solution.

As the hub of a community a full assessment of the impact of the

Planning & architecture and its night time appearance will be required to assess
Feasibility the level of light, light spill and impact upon the surrounding public
realm.

A full lighting masterplan detailing the balance of functional, urban and

architectural will be required to provide an indication of the proposed
treatment to urban streets, pathways, significant buildings linking the
community providing a new balanced night time appearance.

Forming the The vision starts to become a reality, engaging with lighting specialists
Solution to produce schematics, layouts and specification. A series of mock-
ups may be required to assess the lit effect, this could include the
façade or the field of play to ensure that the lighting is integrated into
the structure, that the angle of focus provides the desired lit effect.

A detailed assessment of the program, budget and energy usage is

reviewed regularly as part of the project team.

Construction & Site attendance to assist with the integration of the lighting. Client
commission liaison with direct customer service for the fast response of information
concerning deliveries, samples and installation guidance.

The final stage of works is focused on completing the highest

standard of sign off with commissioning of the control methodology
and focusing. Continued support after commissioning taking care of
the final sign off of the commissioned system including the emergency
lighting installation if required, ensuring permanent availability and
operational reliability.
STADIUMS
& ARENAS
A visual signature