With support from the Helen Diller Family Foundation, we partnered with San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, The Trust for Public Land, and Andrea Cochran Landscape Architects to provide interactive lighting to the Helen Diller Civic Center Playgrounds at San Francisco's City Hall Plaza.
The “Pixel Poles” connect the two playgrounds with a forest of lighting fixtures spread across both playgrounds. Animated light patterns integrate the two playground along with the projected light from KARL on the plaza in between. The installation gives a feeling of surprise with bursts of color as they respond to people’s movement, highlighting the level of civic activity. Each Pixel Pole leverages custom electronics and LED circuit boards to create the illusion of moving fogged trapped in the fixture.
For more information, please see the press release.
Credits:
- Cory Barr: Design, Software Engineering, Project Director
- George Zisiadis: Design
- Chris Cerrito: Physical Computing
- Pete Scheidl: Mechanical Engineering
- Andrea Cochran Landscape Architects: Design