Media wall facade lighting for buildings worldwide
ALL LED Direct designs and supplies media wall facade lighting for commercial buildings, hotels, towers and landmarks, and we supply and quote worldwide. Jobs run from a plain white wash through dynamic RGBW colour to media facades and full LED media walls on facades, podiums, atriums and shopfronts.
We design and supply, with remote and technical commissioning support. Installation and on-site commissioning are by your electrician or integrator.
What we mean by media wall facade lighting
A media wall is a fixed LED screen built into or onto the building. Day and night video, brand content and advertising on the facade, not a temporary hire screen. Pixel pitch follows viewing distance from the street or the lobby. Outdoor cabinets are weather-rated. Indoor atrium walls use a finer pitch for closer viewing.
Not every building needs full video:
| Type | What it does | Usually controlled by |
|---|---|---|
| Static white | Washes, grazes or outlines the building in one colour temperature. Same look every night. | Time clock, photocell or lighting control system |
| Dynamic RGBW | Changes colour and brightness. Scenes for events, seasons or brand colours. | Lighting controller with stored scenes |
| Media facade | Each fitting or pixel is addressed on its own, so the whole face of the building can show patterns, text or low-resolution video. | Control system with pixel mapping from a content player |
| LED media wall | A fixed LED screen showing full video and advertising. | Video processor and media player |
For freestanding screens and billboards, see custom LED displays and outdoor LED screens.
Typical building jobs we quote
- Full facade and podium media walls on commercial towers and retail
- Indoor atrium and lobby media walls
- Curved and corner cabinets to follow the building line
- Roadside building-mounted advertising screens
- White, RGBW and media facade lighting
- Content controllers and media players as part of the package
How we design it
The design starts with the building, not a product list.
- Look at the building. Drawings, elevations and night photos. Glass reflects and barely lights up; render, stone and timber show grazing light well.
- Set the idea. What people see from the street, and what stays dark.
- Pick fittings and positions. Grazers, floods, pixel points or screen cabinets, kept out of sight where possible.
- Plan power and data. Cable routes, power supply locations and the control network.
- Plan the upkeep. How someone reaches each fitting later. A fitting you can't reach is a fitting nobody replaces.
Lighting controls and media players
Static white schemes often run on a time clock and photocell or a lighting control system. Dynamic RGBW and media facades run from a controller that stores scenes and timed shows, with content pixel-mapped across the fittings. Media walls run from a video processor and media player.
We design the control layout and the scenes and schedules, and supply the controller and fittings. Your electrician or integrator does the installation and on-site commissioning, with remote and technical commissioning support from us. If the building has an existing control or building management system, we'll plan how the facade ties in.
Approvals and site notes
Outdoor facade advertising often needs local planning approval, and larger jobs can need a formal application. We supply the technical data. The owner or their planner lodges it. Some conditions also limit colours, brightness, moving content or hours, so send them early and we'll design to them from the start.
Tight optics, careful aiming and dimming keep light out of neighbours' windows and the sky. Coastal air, heat, dust and wind affect fitting and fixing choices.
Supply only, or design and supply
Supply only: we supply the fittings, screens and controls to your designer's schedule. Design and supply: we design the scheme, supply everything, and give remote and technical commissioning support. Installation and on-site commissioning are by your electrician or integrator.
What to send us
- Building name and location
- Elevations or drawings, plus day and night photos
- Static white, dynamic RGBW, media facade or LED media wall, or not sure yet
- For a media wall: wall size, indoor or outdoor, and viewing distance
- Any council, landlord or brand conditions
- Existing lighting or control systems
- Timing: concept only, tender, or a set opening date
Also see custom LED displays, commercial LED lighting, lighting services and lighting poles.
FAQ
Do you supply media walls for building facades worldwide?
Yes. We design and supply full facade, podium and atrium media walls and facade lighting for commercial buildings worldwide, quoted from the wall size, indoor or outdoor, and viewing distance.
What's the difference between a media wall and a billboard?
A media wall is built for the building: facade, podium or atrium. A billboard is usually a freestanding or roadside advertising screen. We quote both from size and viewing distance.
What's the difference between RGBW and a media facade?
Dynamic RGBW changes the colour of groups of fittings together. A media facade addresses each fitting or pixel on its own, so it can show patterns, text and low-resolution video.
What pixel pitch do I need?
It follows the viewing distance and the size of the wall, and those two also set the price.
Can you follow a curved facade?
Yes. Cabinets can be cut and framed to follow a curve or a corner.
Can you light a glass building?
Glass reflects most light aimed at it, so we light the frame, spandrels, edges or features behind the glass instead. Send photos and we'll look at what's there to work with.
Do I need council approval?
Often yes for outdoor facade advertising. We supply the technical data. The owner or planner lodges it.
Do you install?
No. We design and supply, with remote and technical commissioning support. Installation and on-site commissioning are by your electrician or integrator, and we supply the technical data they need.
Do you publish prices?
No list prices on project work. Quote from the brief.
Talk to us at info@alledirect.com.