Lighting Up Hanoi’s Ancient Quarter
The Ancient Quarter of Hanoi is where many values of Thang Long – Hanoi are preserved. Designing an energy-efficient lighting system for the Ancient Quarter is one of the most important activities to prepare for the celebration of the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi.
The Ancient Quarter is part of Hoan Kiem district. It consists of 10 wards and has 76 streets. Total area of the Ancient Quarter is about 100ha. Presently, the public lighting system in the Ancient Quarter is working. But engineer Nguyen Tien Hoa from the Hanoi Lighting and Urban Equipment Company (this company has been assigned to upgrade the lighting system in the Ancient Quarter) said that the existing public lighting system in this quarter, most of it was installed in 1990s, has become very old. Moreover, to save electricity, one third and sometimes even two thirds of the bulbs are turned off at night, and this not only makes traffic dangerous but also makes the city look worse, Mr. Hoa added.
To celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi, the Ancient Quarter must have a new lighting system that must be designed to be harmonious with all the landscapes, green space and architectural style of the buildings here. The cable system will be installed underground or in-wall. All the lamp-posts must be nicely designed to match with the architectural style of the surrounding buildings.
Notably, the new lighting system in the Ancient Quarter must be capable to work under unfavorable weather conditions such as high temperature, high humidity, sunlight, heavy raining, stormy wind and earthquake.
The most important thing is that the new lighting system in the Ancient Quarter must be energy efficient and durable to ensure that the operation and maintenance costs will not be high. In addition, the safety of the entire system must be ensured.
Mr. Hoa said that the new lighting system in the Ancient Quarter will be decorated to match with the surrounding landscapes. Specifically, the style of the lamp-posts on each street must match with the scenery as well as all facilities that are available in that street. On walking streets, advertising boards can be hung on the lamp-posts or across the streets as decorative items.
The lampshades must also be designed to match with the architectural space in the Ancient Quarter. In terms of quality, all the lampshades must meet the technical standard set by the Ministry of Industry and Trade via Decision 13/2008/QD-BCT. This is to ensure the energy efficiency of the entire lighting system.
Sphere and mushroom-shaped light bulbs will be used to decorate the lighting system in the Ancient Quarter.
There are in the Ancient Quarter many old architectural works such as pagodas and temples. Therefore the floodlights around these works must be small in size. LED floodlights will be installed in the areas where there are parks and buildings with modern architectural styles.
The bulbs that are of high luminescence and durability will be used. To ensure that the new lighting system in the Ancient Quarter is energy efficient, some bulbs must be turned off when it is not necessary and the lighting capacity of the bulbs must be adjustable, Mr. Hoa said. /.
Tags: Hanoi's Ancient Quarter, Vietnam elecyticity, Vietnam energy
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