Barry Wilde Bridge Parramatta
When the Parramatta City Council decided to investigate a new fountain effect on the Parramatta River, HME took the opportunity to cement its growing relationship with the US based The Fountain People – the creative engineers behind some of the most impressive water fountain displays in the US. While this is not on the scale of a Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, or the Disney World Of Colour in Los Angeles, the new display in the heart of Parramatta is a new concept in outdoor displays.
The delivery of this elegant effect required a level of complexity and a number of highly skilled suppliers to execute the works. Ausflow took on the responsibility of getting the water from the river, filtering, treating and pressurising it ready for delivery to the nozzles. HME then took that water at the pump shed, and created the rest of the effect - installing the water delivery system, the control systems, and then engaging and working directly with one of Australia’s top lighting designers Martin Kinnane. The end result of these labours is a light show that occurs each half hour, each evening from dusk through to 9pm.