Min™ Wash Gets Down in Baltimore

CHAUVET®, a leading manufacturer of LED lighting, announced 40 MiN Wash RGBW

http://www.chauvetlighting.com/min-wash-rgbw.htmlpalm-sized moving heads were installed in a new ultra lounge in Baltimore called

The Get Down. The lights were specified by lighting and production designer

Scott Chmielewski, president of Digital Media Designs and co-owner of the lounge

with partner, Bryan Burkert.

The lounge resides in a former music room called Fletcher's that underwent a swanky

transformation to become a hip happy hour and dance night ultra lounge. It is three

stories tall and encompasses 7,000 square feet of dance floors, DJ booths, bars,

balconies and, of course, lights. The lights-MiN Wash RGBW and a plethora of

other LED-fitted fixtures-are everywhere, but are discreetly placed throughout the

club. The beauty of MiN Wash RGBW fixtures is they are small enough to fit in

the palm of a hand and have become a staple of night clubs where low energy

consumption and discreet operation are important.

"The are bright enough for presence and small enough to

disappear," said Chmielewski. "They are literally everywhere; hanging from the

ceiling and other structures. They are undetectable and give a large amount of

light."

A green approach was taken towards the club's overall design. The floors, bars and

walls are made from 100 percent recyclable materials. Every light incorporated in

the club is LED-based, save the Edison light bulbs from the 1920s. These vintage

bulbs are found in the two small 'Edison rooms' hanging at random heights and are

employed for their cool look and a "sexy, warm glow-more objects than fixtures."

There are also recycled blue banquettes on one of the dance floors, salvaged from

famed club Roxy.

"It was the right thing to do," said Chmielewski of the green design. "And it was

done without compromise to the cost, design or aesthetic of the club."

The rest of the spaces include unique design elements like carefully constructed

wall treatments and floating video screens coupled with the building's original

1920s brick surfaces and exposed wood. The 'woven wall' design covers significant

portions of the club and is comprised of 10-inch segments of a custom made black

material which are woven together to create a textured surface over LED lights. When

these lights are off, it appears to be an opaque surface, but when the LEDs are on,

they shine through and create a color-changing panel effect.

Other walls feature a layered geometric design element whereby the outer layer

stands four inches off the wall and is lit from behind. There is another section

where the walls are covered by pulp bamboo which is downlit from the ceiling above

in fuchsia. High-definition LCD video screens, encased in backlit structures which

stand off the wall, seem to float around the second floor loft while displaying

organic imagery. All the elements combined create what Chmielewski describes as an

"immersive experience."

"It's a small, funky, intimate place," said Chmielewski, "and there's not a surface

in the building that doesn't change color."