Roundabout, Pula

 Croatia’s largest roundabout turns into art with a lit structure disguising a rainwater drainage system 

• Designed by Dean Skira, the International Association of Lighting Designers (ILAD) awarded it a Special Citation for Collaborating on an Iconic Civic Landmark in 2018.
• 340 white poles release water vapor from the drainage system which enhances the ever-changing night-time lighting sequences
• The Pharos LPC 10 and TPC control  system provides a variety of lighting scenes played in-sync with the fog effects, along with a Pharos RIO 80 for integration
• These control time of day triggering and interface with a real-time weather station. Lighting and fog effects are then adjusted based on wind speed, foggy conditions, or freezing temperatures to ensure operational and traffic safety.
• Programming with Pharos Designer has allowed them to create a trigger so that each hour the system goes into a 10-minute show with a colour chase and mist.

Author: Dean Skira, IALD, IES
Architecture: Leonid Zuban, Dino Krizmanić, Dean Skira
Lighting design: Dean Skira, Godvin Poropat
Investor: Hrvatske vode (Croatian Waters Agency)
Client: Vodotehnika d.d.
Project Credits: GVA Lighting
Photos: © Danijel Bartolic