LEICESTER LIGHTS

Client

Leicester City Council

Location

Leicester

Year

2006

The intervention along a 1.5 km route from the Cultural Quarter to the Peepul Centre was woven into the existing street landscape. In order to create something purposeful, Jason Bruges Studio undertook an audit of street furniture, surfaces, materials, and opportunities. The street lighting, developed with Urbis/ Aquilla responds to the flow of traffic and creates a visual barcode referencing the colours from the passing traffic.

In the early stages of the project the team talked to local communities and assessed the different ways in which the area is used. Focusing on the carnival route, Jason met with carnival designers to understand this vital aspect of local culture and incorporated his findings into the installations, particularly the use of colour-blocking in carnival design.