BDP Wins Lighting Design Award

BDP won the Lighting for Leisure Category at this year’s Lighting Design Awards at the London Hilton on 10 March. BDP’s lighting designers beat off stiff competition to take the top prize for The Point, a 1,000 seat events venue at Lancashire County Cricket Club.

The judges commented that the project was not only beautifully detailed and realised, but offered the client a flexible facility that will generate revenue in the future.

BDP provided exterior lighting to the façade, concourse area and stand, as well as internal lighting to the front of house areas including entrance, event space, bars, circulation areas and facilities.

The lighting showcases the bold and strong graphic identity for the new events venue, and the re-born cricket ground as a whole.

State-of-the-art low energy LED lighting and controls helps the design intelligently integrate both passive and active environmental thinking to provide a highly energy efficient and sustainable operation. The ability of the lighting design to contribute to LCCC’s carbon reduction commitment has set a precedent for all sports venues around the world. The project aims to obtain gold certification from the Green Business Tourism Scheme.

The unique architectural design of the scheme shifts the events space from a typical cocoon within the bowels of the stadium and floats it dramatically over the new spectator seating, creating shelter, unimpeded spatial flexibility and spectacular views out over the famous Old Trafford pitch.

BDP was also architect, interior designer and acoustic consultant for the building which was completed in June 2010, hosting England’s one-day international match against Australia as its first major cricket event.

Ben Cronin, Editor of Lighting commented: "The Lighting Design Awards continue to showcase the best of the lighting industry. This year the judges found it more difficult than ever to separate some extremely strong entries. We have been overwhelmed by the number and quality of the projects and products submitted this year, which speaks volumes for the health of the lighting industry."

Pic. 1. From Left: Brendan Keely (associate lighting designer, BDP), Peter Ash (LCCC), Luke Artingstall (lighting designer, BDP)