Mexico. Auditorio Citibanamex is a live music venue located in Monterrey, Mexico, that has become one of the best concert venues in the country since undergoing extensive renovation and redesign several years ago.
Located in the heart of Monterrey's Fundidora Park, the venue has a capacity of 8,000 and attracts national and international artists. Despite the renovation, the venue remained somewhat unobtrusive in a static white light brush until last summer, when it received a radiant color wash outdoors, courtesy of the adimsa company, Elation's former partner in Mexico and one of the country's leading lighting providers.
Adimsa installed Elation Professional SixPar and SixBar weatherproof luminaires on the exterior of the building, Pars and high-power single lens slats with RGBWA + UV LED chips that provide an exceptionally wide color palette.
180 SixPar 300 IP and 24 SixPar 100 IP LED Pair were installed along with 12 SixBar 1000 IP LED slats at multiple points around the site. The lighting design was by Edson Rivera of Adimsa with lighting programming by Víctor Rivera.
All projects of this size have their challenges, but nothing that Adimsa could not overcome. The first challenge, according to Rivera, was delivery time. Supply and installation had to be carried out in a short period of four weeks, which was a demanding requirement for an installation of this magnitude. Then, during the installation itself, it rained for two weeks, which made the job difficult for the installation team, but did not prevent the IP65 rated luminaires from being one bit.
The result was worth it, as the place shines in an impressive wash of tones that complements the architectural form of the building. The client chose a variety of color combinations and can customize the outdoor light clothing to match the holiday or the performance or the event taking place inside.
