Gdansk
Completion date: 2014
During the last weekend of August 2014, on the 34th anniversary of the August Agreements’ signing, the long expected opening of the European Solidarity Centre in Gdańsk, came to pass. The celebrations ended, started in 2011, building of the facility, which became the arena for international dialogue, commemorating the anti-communistic opposition in Poland and Europe, as well as the ‘Solidarność’ activity.
The characteristic architecture by the studio of Antoni Taraszkiewicz – Fort Gdansk refers in its shape and steel elevation to the elements of the dockyard’s hulls. Also the placing of the ECS is non-accidental – as neighboring the Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970 and Gate 2 of the Gdańsk’s Shipyard, where one of the most imperative events for the Polish and Middle-Eastern Europe took place. The facility with the area of approximately 10.000 square meters has 5 floors as well as an underground car park with 286 parking places available. Inside, the visitors have the chance to see the permanent exhibition dedicated to the history of ‘Solidarność’, auditorium hall, library, reading room, archive, research Centre, educational and training Centre as well as plastic workshops studios for young people. The facility will be the place where numerous non-governmental organizations will find their headquarters in.
In this important for Poland and the world object, the P.S. TEATR company was responsible for the delivery and installation of the stage lighting, as well as stage mechanics system of the multimedia auditorium hall. Stage lighting system was designed by Eng. Tomasz Zaborowski, Eng. Zdzislaw Bober was responsible for the design of the drive system, and for the mechanics – Eng. Małgorzata Bober.
The installation included five MAX moving heads by the Italian manufacturer, DTS. The equipment’s premiere took place in 2013 during the Frankfurt fairs, and very fast acknowledged worldwide as an innovative moving heads, combining the features of wash (10°-60°), beam (1,5°-2°) and spot (2°-37°). type devices. The additional theatrical mode (4°-40°) expands the devices’ functionality. All thanks to the remote controlled zoom, working in four modes. Fitted with a discharge lamp, their minimal luminous flux is 16.000 Lumens. Worth mentioning is also the fact, that the ECS is the first Polish institution that can boast with these innovative devices.
In the ECS there can also be found the Spotlight reflectors fitted with a PC lens: 20 pcs. of VARIO 12 with the 4° – 63° optics, 16 pcs. of VARIO 25 with the 4° – 66° optics, profile reflectors by the same manufacturer: 18 pcs COMBI ZOOM 12 with a 13° – 35° regulated optics, and followspots: 2 pcs of VEDETTE 14°-25° in an compact housing, not exceeding the length of 0,75 m with the hot-restrike lamp. In the profile set, we can also find the well-known Source Four series by ETC made of die-cast aluminum with a high heat dissipation ratio: 2 pcs of Source Four with the 36° optics, 6 pcs with a 26° beam angle, and 4 pcs of 29°. The technological stage lighting is complemented by the LED RGB floodlights by DTS: 5 pcs of DELTA 8 R and 4 Sola Wash 19 moving heads bye High End Systems. To fill in the projection abilities, the hall has been fitted with two Superstrobe 2700 DMX by Eurolite, and two smoke machines Antari X310.
The lighting control will be possible via the Palette VL 1000 Lighting Control Console by Strand Lighting, supporting up to 1000 DMX channels with two, 17’’, extra monitors. We have also installed three WALL RACK Digital Dimmers Strand Lighting. The DMX signal is amplified via rack-mounted CH6 splitters by DTS.
To control the non-regulated and working circuits in the ECS’s Conference Hall, the HDL BUS Pro system has been applied. The system is controlled via HDL panel with a 7’’ touch screen, installed in the light controlling cabin, and relay modules in the thyristor room.
The range of the ECS’s stage mechanics has been equipped by the P.S. TEATR with stage platforms, moving and fixed lighting stage barrels, hoists and lighting towers, as well as mechanical devices’ drives: control desk and power switchboard including the installation.
