555 ADJ Encore LP5 IP Fixtures Transform Global Village Dubai for Landmark 30th Season

A massive installation of 555 ADJ Encore LP5 IP LED par fixtures has transformed the nighttime appearance of Global Village Dubai, one of the UAE's most popular cultural attractions. Installed ahead of the destination's milestone 30th season, the fixtures illuminate more than 1,000 metres of pavilion facades, bringing vibrant colour, dynamic effects and complete creative flexibility to a landmark project that showcases the versatility and reliability of ADJ's IP65-rated lighting solutions.

For the attraction's 30th season, which ran from October 2025 through to the end of May 2026, an ambitious facade lighting project was commissioned to enhance the external appearance of eight of the venue's pavilions. The project was supplied by ADJ's Middle Eastern distributor, GSL Professional, while the design, installation and project management were handled by Pure Minds for Lighting under the direction of Project Manager Armin Nefasati.

The project centred around 555 Encore LP5 IP fixtures, strategically positioned to illuminate the extensive pavilion facades. Each fixture is independently addressed, providing complete DMX control over every section of the installation. This allows each pavilion to maintain its own distinctive colour palette and visual identity while also enabling site-wide colour overlays, synchronised effects and custom looks for special events, celebrations and holiday promotions. Conventional fixtures integrated into the facades are DMX controlled using ADJ Uni PAK II dimmer / switch packs.

"Originally, I wanted to use colour mixing LED fixtures for every part of the facade illumination, but that wasn't possible from a budget perspective," states Armin. "So instead, I designed a hybrid solution that combined non-DMX conventional lights, connected to ADJ dimmer packs, with Encore LP5 IPs. For that reason, the lime chip of the LP5 IPs was very important as it allowed us to perfectly match the colour temperature of the non-colour mixing fixtures when necessary."

The Encore LP5 IP features five powerful 20-Watt RGBL (red, green, blue and lime) colour mixing LEDs, delivering impressive output and a wide colour palette from a compact fixture housing. Its dedicated lime LED allows for superior white light reproduction and enhanced pastel colour mixing, making it particularly suited to architectural and facade illumination.

"In choosing the fixture for this project, size and weight was an important consideration," explains Armin. "These are mainly facades made of foam, so don't have the structural integrity of a solid building, and their heights range from 25 all the way up to 45 metres! It can also get very windy in this region, so we had to calculate the weight loading very carefully."

To facilitate control across the vast installation, 38 Aria X2 Transceiver units were deployed, providing reliable wireless DMX connectivity throughout the site. "The Encore LP5 IP's RDM function was an essential consideration," adds Armin, "imagine having to manually re-address 555 fixtures spread over 1000+ metres of facade at heights of up to 45 metres!"

The lighting system runs every day of the season from 4pm until 2am — a demanding schedule that places significant emphasis on fixture durability in Dubai's extreme temperatures, high humidity and occasional heavy rain. "The clients have been very happy with the Encore LP5 IPs," concludes Armin. "The weather in Dubai can be extreme but, while we have seen some drops in brightness and even occasional failures from the non-ADJ lights, the ADJ fixtures have performed flawlessly with no problems at all."

Following the success of the first phase, plans are already being discussed to extend the lighting system beyond the initial eight pavilions to eventually encompass the full Global Village pavilion facade and landscaping.

Gear list: 555 x ADJ Encore LP5 IP, 48 x ADJ Uni PAK II, 38 x ADJ Aria X2 Transceiver. Venue: Global Village, Dubai. ADJ Distributor: GSL Professional. Design, project management and installation: Pure Minds for Lighting. Project Manager: Armin Nefasati.