Cabot Circus, Bristol

Cabot Square in the centre of Bristol took over three years to build and costing in excess of £500 million, providing city centre visitors with over 120 new shops, including 15 major flagship stores.

The three-tiered shopping development will also provide space for many new restaurants and the UK's third Showcase Cinema de Lux, offering 13 screens, three of which will show films in 3D.
This incredible development in the heart of Bristol is covered by a unique shell-shaped glass roof; the only one of its kind in Europe. Crescent CLO linear LED system is used to light a number of areas around the centre including the roof itself as can be seen in the above image.

In a number of areas the system is used to graze light up or down walls, & in one case blue light across a textured wall, turning it into a notable feature. On the external wall adjacent to the car park link bridge it is used to fill the niches with coloured light as can be seen from the right hand image.

Lighting designers for the project were Tim Downey & Ian Payne at Pinniger & Partners.