According to Peck, the ‘pixels’ of light-created by the iColor MR gen2 lamps-provide depth, while Blast Powercore washes the panes with colored light. By combining Blast Powercore for wash lighting with the iColor MR gen2 lamps for direct viewing, he created a unique look that allows for wide-ranging choreography and transitions.

He also positioned two iColor MR gen2 color-changing lamps on the back wall pointing towards the glass pane. For each pane, lighting designer Marty Peck specified one ColorBlast 12 Powercore (now specified with Blast Powercore), a wall-washing luminaire that creates color-changing effects, to backlight the cavity. The Welcome Wall consists of 208 4-foot by 8-foot frosted glass panes with a 4-foot cavity behind. The floor-to-roof entry energetically welcomes Potawatomi’s guests and is a focal point for the renovated garage. The lighting and architectural design firms of Creative Lighting Design & Engineering and Hnedak Bobo Group collaborated to create a 62-foot by 123-foot ‘Welcome Wall’ made of aluminium and etched glass panels, which are illuminated by over 600 Color Kinetics LED luminaires. Younger crowds and a vast portion of the casino’s existing customer-base drive to the casino, the owners and design team therefore wanted to create a unique and memorable entry point for those entering from the expanded parking garage. Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee expanded its Menomonee Valley casino to give it a more contemporary design and attract a more urban crowd and younger clientele.

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