Inside the giant Kazakh Pavilion or Astana Sphere at the EXPO 2017 grounds, the eight internal floors of the pavilion are visible from outside. On two sides of the sphere, these floors feature curved balconies which allow visitors an open view of the whole sphere, via the two enormous atrium areas. Each balcony is finished with an LED Media Façade system along its 3D curved front edge. The system is made up of custom designed Lattice™ LED strips arranged vertically along the full length of each balcony at varying horizontal spacing. The bespoke design facilitates ease-of-installation from above and invisible wiring and cables to maintain the elegant appearance of the balconies
The video footage and text played out on the balconies are in perfect sync with content on the sphere display, thanks to the Picturebox Controller which controls the entire LED lighting installation. Alongside designing and manufacturing the bespoke fixtures, VML-Technologies also handled the system installation and took charge of designing and operating all lighting and video content for the LED sphere throughout the three-month event.
