Avenue: The flexible, sustainable urban lighting solution that delivers on every front
Drawing on decades of outdoor lighting expertise, Thorn Lighting has launched an exciting new urban solution, created in collaboration with Scandinavian studio Lyhne Design.
Drawing on decades of outdoor lighting expertise, Thorn Lighting has launched an exciting new urban solution, created in collaboration with Scandinavian studio Lyhne Design. The new Avenue family consists of four product types: post-top, lateral arm, lateral post-top and suspended, providing the flexibility to meet the varied needs of lighting schemes for urban spaces in a consistent and connected design language.
Avenue was developed through close collaboration between Lyhne Design and Thorn’s in-house technical teams and customer base, using a series of in-person workshops to capture extensive market feedback for this new generation of the popular luminaire. The result is a versatile product family that caters to many different urban lighting scenarios, including parks, pathways, pedestrian zones, car parks, residential areas and urban roads.
A key outcome this new method of solution development is Thorn’s ‘Quad’ modular platform (patent pending). This is a ground-breaking innovation is centred around circularity and futureproofing. The modular design and novel approach to achieving IP66 rating simplifies maintenance, upgrades, refurbishment, and eventual disassembly and recycling. A single-piece refurbishment kit and simple Zhaga-down retrofit solution provides the flexibility to upgrade the connectivity & IoT features, and extend the product lifecycle for generations to come.
In terms of connectivity, Avenue is compatible with Thorn’s full range of UrbaSens connectivity solutions, from simple point-to-point controls to large scale intelligent control networks beyond light. It brings to market one of the world’s first urban solutions with Zhaga Down node capability.
The Avenue family is built on Thorn’s well-established optical platform, offering a range of optical configurations for both Road & Street and Urban Amenity applications. All variants of the Avenue family are engineered to minimise upward light output, reducing light pollution and protecting dark skies. A new approach to optical bowl design and comfort optic has also been developed for Avenue post-top, providing a soft glow ambience with minimal glare for increased visual comfort. The bowl dimensions have been developed specifically to offer a fine balance of visual comfort and minimal ULOR.
Morten Lyhne, of Lyhne Design, commented: “At Lyhne Design, our way of working is shaped by Danish design tradition, emphasising good craftsmanship with a focus on functionality, minimalism and aesthetics. Each of Avenue’s design features makes sense in relation to functionality, construction and production methods, and the design consists of as few parts as possible in high quality, reusable or recyclable materials.
“The visual design features clean, harmonious lines, transforming a highly technical and functional product into something simultaneously poetic. Avenue is thoughtfully designed with a focus on superior lighting comfort and drawing inspiration from Nordic aesthetics. In the Nordic regions, we have always gathered around light, which represents safety, comfort and social gathering. With our outdoor luminaires we strive to embody these values, providing lighting solutions that enhance both safety and comfort in outdoor spaces.”
Eliot Horsman, Director of Product & Application Management at Thorn Lighting added: “For me, the new Avenue luminaire family represents the best of collaborative, customer-focused design. The result is a solution that offers flexibility and versatility in connectivity & IoT and lighting design; environmentally and socially responsible illumination; and a timeless aesthetic.
“Avenue is manufactured in Thorn Lighting’s highly accredited plant in Spennymoor, UK, bringing together the best of Scandinavian design and British manufacturing. It’s a lighting solution built not just for today’s cities, but for the evolving needs of future urban environments. Avenue offers a unique opportunity to invest in a product which can be maintained, upgraded and refurbished for generations to come.”