Arena & Sports Public lighting Case study FC Bayern Munich kicked off the season with play of light The new lighting from Philips conveys already at first sight outside the Allianz Arena-full of emotion Sports and dynamics of the game.” Karl-Heinz Rummenigge CEO of FC Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich kicked off the last season in spectacular style: Philips, the global leader in lighting, and the German soccer champions presented a new LED facade lighting at the Allianz. The entire innovative Philips system can be controlled digitally and is capable of reproducing 16 million colors. This makes Allianz Arena, the ‘Star of the South’, Europe’s largest and Germany’s first stadium to feature dynamic lighting across its entire facade. Background The challenge It is more than just a soccer stadium, To illuminate this facade in a uniform a lot more. The Allianz Arena is the and visually attractive way, is a home of champions FC Bayern Munich, challenge. Also for the operating budget it is one of the most famous venues in and the sustainability objectives of the the world, and they welcome Allianz Arena. Was there already a enthusiastically every year millions of lighting system on the market that could Arena,” explains Karl-Heinz visitors and fans around the globe. digitally produce and control dynamic The project Rummenigge, CEO of FC Bayern This is not least due to its fascinating lighting effects under these conditions? The previous lighting was based on Munich. “The bowl lighting effects in architecture. The building is surrounded With low power consumption and low analog technology with conventional the roof inside the stadium above the by the largest membrane shell in the maintenance? fluorescent lamps. Philips replaced this stands is a new feature and a taste of world and hardly any of the diamond- solution with a complete digital system what’s happening. This lighting will shaped membrane pads has the same comprising digital LED lighting accompany the action on the pitch in a shape. connected to Philips ActiveSite dynamic way, for example by creating connected lighting system with cloud- a Mexican wave or goal celebration hosted software and services. effects in red and white.” More than 300,000 LED lights – over “The new lighting will serve to intensify an impressive surface area of 26,000 the emotional experience in the Allianz square meters — make the stadium Arena before, during and after the facade’s inflatable outer membrane match. Fans and television viewers shine brilliantly. Compared to the will experience unique lighting effects,” previous system, the new technology says Philips Lighting Managing Director saves more than 60 percent on Roger Karner. “The system is fully electricity and approximately 362 tons digital, featuring intelligent controls, of CO2 per year. and it has been tailored specifically to the unique architecture of the Allianz “In addition to the facade, in Arena. We have drawn on Philips’ conjunction with Philips we are also knowhow from three continents to highlighting the bowl inside the Allianz develop this unique system.” ColorGraze MX4 Powercore ActiveSite connected lighting system It is also possible to create lighting Subtle color dynamics effects for special events, for example On evenings when there are no featuring iconic brands, different matches taking place the plan is to colors, nuances and dynamics. create elegant and subtle color- And from now on all it takes to start changing effects in the form of waves them is the touch of a fingertip. and clouds as well as horizontal and Complex supplementary installations vertical sequences, always in the are now a thing of the past. FC Bayern Munich colors. The lighting The spectrum of possible lighting concepts have been developed by effects ranges from illumination of the world-renowned architects Herzog & Arena in green to mark St. Patrick’s Day de Meuron. They emphasize the to multicolored visualizations, such as unique nature of this luminous for the Audi Cup, to special concepts installation that will enhance the urban for international league tournaments. landscape. The movement and color On days when there are home and changes are extremely delicate and away matches, the facade will shine subtle, and are only really noticeable with renewed brilliance in red or white. if you stop and look a little longer. Philips Lifecycle and The benefits: The new Philips lighting Allianz Professional Services In terms of sustainability and efficiency, enables us to make a clear the new Philips system represents a Arena “We have signed a Lifecycle Services technological revolution. The LEDs Munich statement about the place Premium+ contract with Philips. With used save more than 60% on electricity Germany the Premium+ package we guarantee and some 362 tons of CO compared that the German soccer 2 optimal performance of the lighting with the previous technology based on champions call home, both installation with our business needs, fluorescent lamps. The maintenance ensuring day-to-day efficiency and and operating costs are also lower: the for the local fans and for uptime. With the Premium+ service LEDs have an average lifetime of international competitions package we are assured of expedited 80,000 operating hours, which response time, data analytics and reduces the need for maintenance and between stadiums and clubs.” consultancy, system optimization and is equivalent to the duration of about Jurgen Muth a fully customized solution. Thanks to 53,000 league matches. The system is CEO Allianz Arena FC the Lifecycle Services we can optimize extremely robust, even under extreme the performances and meet our weather conditions with temperatures business objectives. as low as -50°C. In addition, the cloud- based Philips ActiveSite platform Philips, with partner Alexander enables optimum operation. ActiveSite Weckmer, also provided Professional delivers detailed reports in real time, Services such as project management, facilitates maintenance and simplifies auditing, system design and content management. In this respect commissioned the complete lighting too, the Allianz Arena is at the forefront system. Also our Allianz staff was of technology. trained.” Energy savings of Maintenance Enabling light ActiveSite instant Professional services 60% and carbon costs reduction shows and remote control of for peace of mind footprint reduction equal to 53,000 branding color-scenes and and Lifecycle of 362 tons a year matches diagnostics services to protect your investment over lifetime “The new Philips lighting enables us heights of up to 25 meters. In total to make a clear statement about the more than 45 tons of material were place that the German soccer used, including more than champions call home, both for the 7.5 kilometers of the linear high-tech local fans and for international fixtures, several hundred data enablers competitions between stadiums and and over 5,000 meters of cable for the clubs,” says Jürgen Muth, CEO Allianz digital control. The entire installation Arena Munich Stadium GmbH. involved not only electrical contractors and engineers, but also lighting Tailor-made designers as well as hardware and software designers from Philips in the lighting system USA. The team developed special installation brackets and optics to In October 2014 the go-ahead was enable the fixtures to be aligned given for work to commence on site. individually so that the light from the Mountaineers climbed the façade to LEDs would shine uniformly on the install over 6,500 compact ColorGraze inflatable domed outer membrane, fixtures – sometimes at vertiginous which varies slightly in shape. © 2016 Koninklijke Philips N.V. All rights reserved. Philips reserves the right to make changes in specifications and/or to discontinue any product at any time without notice or obligation and will not be liable for any consequences resulting from the use of this publication. June 2016 www.philips.com/arenaexperience.