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Target Plaza glows at night. The planter in the foreground is illuminated with Plexineon White 1X Series Fixtures.

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SITE TARGET FIELD HITS A HOME RUN , MN iLight Plexineon Illuminates Gateway to LOCATION Twins’ New Ballpark Exterior Application Ever since the Minnesota Twins unveiled their new home in 2010, Target Field has been LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT lauded for its fan-friendly, innovative design—including being named best stadium in the oslund.and.assoc. country by ESPN Magazine.

LIGHTING DESIGNER As part of that design, the award-winning “Target Plaza” outside the right field gate is an Illume / ME Engineers, Inc. active and engaging pedestrian area thanks to elements like iLight’s Plexineon White 1X Series fixtures. PRODUCT The Design Challenge Plexineon White 1X Series For oslund.and.assoc., the landscape architect, and Illume / ME Engineers, the lighting PRODUCT USE designer, the challenge was creating a welcoming, park-like space despite surrounding Direct and Indirect Views urban influences. Not only is the plaza comprised of multiple bridges suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway, there also are challenging pedestrian connections to LENGTH downtown Minneapolis, plus a commuter rail line. 494 LF (151m) (continued) www.ilight-tech.com To offset so much hardscape, incorporating green The Plexineon Advantage space was key. As a solution, the team designed circular For the project, Plexineon offered several advantages. stone planters with benches around the perimeter that are illuminated with White Plexineon. Filled with Kreun especially liked that the LED strip is fully ornamental grasses, the planters resemble pitchers’ encapsulated. “It’s a very simple, clean system that mounds. gives a nice bright line of light,” he says. “We also liked the rigid nature of the product. It’s easy to install and “It’s a really nice quality,” says Tadd Kreun, partner at provides a straight, crisp line.” oslund.and.assoc. “The lighting gives the impression that the planters are floating.” Both oslund.and.assoc. and Illume / ME Engineers have used Plexineon before with excellent results. In “Having used iLight Plexineon before, developing the award-winning design for Minneapolis’s Gold Medal Park outside the acclaimed , we were very confident in the Kreun specified Plexineon Blue Series fixtures to illuminate custom park benches at night. Three years later, the performance and effect we would get.” fixtures continue to provide a reliable, uniform lighting Tadd Kreun solution. As a result, Kreun says that for Target Plaza, Partner, oslund.and.assoc. “Having used iLight Plexineon before, we were very confident in the performance and effect we would get.” Plexineon also illuminates a low planter wall that stretches the length of the plaza, providing additional seating iLight LED products can help you hit a home run and more areas for plantings. “We were looking for with your next exterior or interior project. something to guide people from downtown,” Kreun says. Learn more at our web site: www.ilight-tech.com.

Indirect use of Plexineon creates a sense the planters are Viewed beneath one of the stone floating. Key to incorporating green space into an urban planters outside Target Field, A line of Plexineon guides fans in and out of setting, the planters include bench seating. Plexineon’s slim profile is apparent. Target Field’s right field gate.

TARGET FIELD PROJECT DETAILS About iLight Technologies VOL103-1109 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT iLight LED products can add impact to your next oslund.and.assoc. interior or exterior project, while providing the www.oaala.com reliability and durability you demand. Whether you’re looking for inspiration or already have a LIGHTING DESIGNER vision ready to turn into reality, learn more at Illume / ME Engineers, Inc. our website: www.ilight-tech.com. www.me-engineers.com

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