Client :
Ocean Park
Category :
Lighting, ProAV
Location :
Hong Kong
Boardroom and Meeting Rooms, Administration Building
Usages
-Video Conferencing
-Audio Conferencing
-Conference Recording
-Multi-media Presentation|
-Standby Command Centre
Feature Lightings
-5 meters width multi-displays Video Wall
-Low Profile Boundary Microphones with On/Off
switch & LED indicator
-Support multiple cable formats to share
video, computer content onto the video wall
-‘In Ceiling’ Recess camera
-Interactive Display White Board
-Room automation for AV, Lighting and Blinds
central control
-Support Wireless Presentation
-Support BYOD (Windows, Android and IOS)
-Multiple input sources to multiple devices
-Able to serve as Command Centre during
emergency
Brand and System
-Extron - 48 Input 32 Output Audio Matrix with
Pro DSP & network capability
-Extron - IP Link Control with 7’’ Touch Panel
-Extron - Matrix Switcher XTP Crosspoint 16 x
16
-Lutron - Light Dimming Control
-NEC - 2 x 4 55” Full HD Video Wall
-Polycom - 6 way Multi-points Video Conference
-Sharp - 60’’ Interactive White Board
-Tascam - Digital Audio Recording
Neptune's Restaurant
Hong Kong lighting-and-audiovisual systems specialist BAP has recently installed an integrated system at Neptune's, a fine-dining Chinese restaurant serving seafood cooked in the Cantonese and Sichuan culinary traditions. The high-end eatery is located in Ocean Park, a marine theme park in the south of Hong Kong Island.
“Neptune’s Restaurant is the only aquarium restaurant in Hong Kong with the colourful backdrop of a lively underwater world seen through a 13-meter-wide panoramic viewing panel; guests can enjoy sustainable seafood in an elegant dining environment,” says BAP director of sales, Marco Tang. “This aspect is extremely important for the AV component of the project. The design had
to embody comfort yet prestige while also following Ocean Park’s compliance rules.”
To satisfy the needs of the client, BAP had to install a range of products: outdoor digital signage, projection and display systems, audio system, touchpanel controls, and dimming control system.
The project presented BAP with a number of challenges. The restaurant is divided into several spaces, each of which needs its lighting and audiovisual systems to be able to operate separately or in combination with other dining sections. BAP installed the Lutron HomeWorks QS lighting control system, which enables restaurant operators to switch between preset light environments, each customised for a specific use such as speech, march-in, dining, and presentations. Transition times between lighting scenes range from one second to one hour, and can be programmed in such a way that the diners won’t even notice the subtle changes in light level.
The brief also required a system that could easily transition from one programmed set up to another; for example, from wedding mode to party mode. This required automatic handling, processing and distribution of video and audio, all of which are effortlessly controlled via an intuitive touchscreen interface (an Extron TLP Pro 720T TouchLink Pro, a seven-inch tabletop touchpanel).
One of the trickier challenges the BAP team faced was to create an ease-to-use control for non-technical operators. “Building a system is not the most difficult part, but designing an user-friendly interface that facilitates user to control the audio, video and lighting systems with confidence is always a challenging tasks,” narrates BAP director of engineering, Finson Lam. “Our programmer spent much effort to understand operational requirements and work flows from the client through effective communication. And then came up with a solution that allows control everywhere with a touch of button. It would drastically reduce the labor costs and turn-around times.”
The most noticeable BAP installation was the digital signage situated in front of the restaurant. Using robust Samsung OH46F 46” outdoor signage, the restaurant is able to showcase the menu, daily specials by the restaurant’s Michelin-starred chef, and corporate information.“It’s the first eye-catching point right before you enter the aquarium restaurant,” says BAP senior marketing manager, Karen Ng.
Other hardware goes unnoticed, working quietly in the background, manipulating light and sound to maximise the potential of the venue. BAP like it this way. Like the Wizard of Oz, the Hong Kong firm prefers to remain behind the curtain, pulling the strings unseen, letting the venue get the glory.
Others:
- Club Panda
- Ginger Grill
- Sea Jelly Spectacular
- Whiskers Express