Lighting up the King's road

Designed and installed in time for the Christmas and winter 2013/4 shopping season, the facade lighting scheme uses a combination of low energy, individually controllable RGB multi-coloured light sources. For the backbone lighting control element of the scheme, Sloane Stanley specified KNX and called upon the services of KNX Consultants, a KNX UK Association member. 

Richard Everett, estate manager for Sloane Stanley, explains: "KNX has proven to be extremely effective for this project. One of its beauties is its flexibility. It can be easily linked to other protocols such as DALI and, as a globally accepted technology, it is fully supported by many manufacturers and will be right into the future."

KNX DALI interfaces provide the link between the lighting and the KNX backbone structure. This gives Sloane Stanley complete control over the lighting both from the Estate Office and also remotely using mobile devices.  It includes the ability to set up lighting scenes for specific buildings in the parade and timers can be set to automatically turn the lighting on and off or change the lighting scenes at preset times.

Richard concludes:  "The 300-348 King’s Road project has made this parade part of what makes this area different and its distinctive lighting can now often be spotted in programs such as Made in Chelsea.  The decision to use KNX Consultants' expertise for the backbone infrastructure has made a significant contribution to its success."