DESIGN +
PERFORMANCE
THE HYDREL EDGE
Hydrel was launched with a mission: to make the most reliable
underwater lighting the world has ever seen. This was no small
task, since water is a hostile environment for lighting. But we
accomplished it, and in the ensuing decades as we’ve moved
up onto land, the Company has continued to build its expanding lines of outdoor lighting products the same way. Rugged.
Impenetrable. Uncommonly reliable.
One thing is certain: Hydrel products are engineered to outperform anything on the
market. It is our DNA, and customers couldn’t be happier. They know we will stand
behind our products and consistently deliver the results they’re looking for.
Our passion for illuminating architecture
Large public art display,
and exterior surrounddating Hydrel water lighting
products back to the 1960’s.
ings goes back to the
A glimpse at Hydrel’s new
early days as well, and
direction — the G2EDGE
building-mounted luminaire,
one of several variations
continues to be fueled
in a unique design signature
of intersecting geometric
today with expansion
shapes.
into site lighting solutions. For years we’ve
led the industry with advanced optical packages, giving designers a comprehensive
array of tools to place light and color for dramatic effect. As a result, Hydrel provides
a blend of design and performance that is unique in outdoor lighting.
FOUNTAIN OF THE PLANETS,
NEW YORK WORLD’S FAIR
G2 TM DESIGNS
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Hydrel wet-dry fixtures illuminate the Monument to the Harvest in Mikowa Anjou, Japan.
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One objective: The world’s best engineered
outdoor lighting products.
For over 40 years the organization has never strayed
from its singular objective. Hydrel conducts the
most rigorous testing in the industry, replicating
the environments our products will be exposed
to, and then builds those products to exceed
demanding criteria.
Moreover, we focus our product development efforts
on breakthrough technology and engineering. For
example, in 1984 our Sunlight swimming pool light
incorporated new techniques to seal the lamp
and electrical components to ensure zero water
penetration. This superior sealing and use of the
then-new MR16 lamp propelled us to the forefront
of the industry segment. By the early 90s, we were
first to satisfy a wide range of concerns in in-grade
lighting, giving the lighting community and building
owners reliable, long-lasting uplighting tools to
illuminate their projects.
OFFICE OF THE PRIME
MINISTER OF MALAYSIA
Hydrel provided outdoor
lighting design and highperformance luminaires
to light four impressive
structures for the Prime
Minister of Malaysia —
the office, residence,
guest compounds, and
national mosque.
Since that time we’ve developed a unique wet-dry
fitting that is still the only solution to satisfy National
Electric Code standards for zones surrounding bodies
of water. Our 7000 Series modular floodlights were
the first to offer precision light and glare control,
easily altered distributions, internal color filters,
and a precision taper lock knuckle that remains
solidly in place after aiming.
Xscape Indoor Ski Dome, Milton Keynes, England, the first indoor ski arena in the UK.
Lighting by Hydrel uses custom dichroic filtering and colored lamps to create the wintry, icy effect.
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In so many ways, Hydrel has answered the needs – and
solved the problems – of lighting designers, installers,
and owners. However, we can’t claim all of the credit.
Our close collaboration with well-known architects,
designers, developers and building owners has drawn
us into the toughest of outdoor lighting challenges and
led us to significant design breakthroughs.
Hydrel has always worked closely with customers
and their professional resources to meet special
requirements. Most lighting insiders know: If your
project is easy, Hydrel is a fine resource. If your
project is difficult, Hydrel is the only resource.
Such collaboration has resulted in unique solutions
for lighting the spectacular fountains and exterior
architecture of major theme parks around the
world. Groundbreaking work was also accomplished
in this fashion for the Trump Tower in New York,
and for numerous high-profile projects up and
down the Las Vegas strip.
When the developer of the Mirage Hotel and Casino
wanted a graceful daytime fountain to convert on
cue into a spewing volcano at night, Hydrel provided
color application, interface with pyrotechnics,
and fixture on-off sequencing to enable this effect.
At Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, we blended
our exclusive wet-dry technology with special
color treatments to help simulate the raging gun
battle between pirate ships.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
(LEFT) AND LUXOR HOTEL
AND RESORT (RIGHT)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
are among many Las Vegas
installations providing
spectacular testimony to
Hydrel’s ingenuity, capability,
and superior high-performance lighting products.
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Underwater lighting by Hydrel at Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas, NV.
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STOWE LANDSCAPE GARDENS,
NATIONAL TRUST, LONDON
GRAND HYATT,
FUKUOKA, JAPAN
MOMOCHI SEASIDE PARK,
FUKUOKA, JAPAN
Lightscape Projects Ltd,
London used Hydrel
7100 Series floodlights
to illuminate the Temple
of Ancient Virtue at
Stowe Landscape Gardens.
Hydrel floodlights provide
controlled lighting for the
upscale shopping plaza at
the Grand Hyatt Fukuoka.
This beautiful seaside
monument incorporates
Hydrel light fittings
because of their reliable
performance under
corrosive conditions.
PHOTO: TIM SOAR
A GLOBAL PLAYER.
In 1991 Hydrel was invited into the early planning stages
of an extravagant theme park in Paris, France. Our
client was so impressed with the creative application
and superior performance of
This led to additional projects throughout Europe,
the Middle East, the Far East, and Central
Hydrel lighting, they incorporated then
and South America, as Hydrel’s reputation for
engineering and practical problemluminaires from across our vast innovative
solving spread.
We were selected to light the exterior walls of
outdoor product spectrum.
Forbidden City in Beijing, China with over 300
ROYAL AND ANCIENT GOLF
CLUB OF ST. ANDREWS,
SCOTLAND
Hydrel in-grade fixtures and
floodlights were chosen to
highlight exterior features of
this world-famous golf club,
using HPS lamps to create
a warm, welcoming effect
on the sandstone façade.
in-grade luminaires, giving this national shrine
“the honor it deserves.” We helped design and
provided landscape lighting for the world’s tallest
building, the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia. The Dead Sea Hyatt chose Hydrel for
exterior lighting because of our superior product
performance and longevity in highly corrosive
environments.
Today, Hydrel is the only U.S. company maintaining
global certification for a fully-diversified line of
outdoor lighting products. This means that lighting
designers handling multiple projects in New York,
Buenos Aires, Tokyo – or anywhere – can satisfy
all local codes and requirements.
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IN-GRADE LIGHTING: THE REVOLUTION.
It began as a simple idea: to offer in-ground landscape
lighting in pre-sealed watertight modules, separately
encapsulating lamp, ballast and connectors, so that
water penetration and condensation would cease to
be a problem. Once
Over a 24-month period, the concept was developed to prototype stage,
then tested and fine tuned. It employed advanced seals developed for
lighting, and added dry air purging during the sealing process
refined and brought to underwater
at the factory. Moisture had no chance of entering – not even during
as this process would occur in a clean, dry environment.
market, this innovation relamping,
The unique modular approach reduced installation costs by 50%, and
critical components from physical abuse during construction.
revolutionized in-grade protected
Ongoing maintenance fell to an absolute minimum.
Smaller, more efficient lamps, precision reflectors and optically active
lighting worldwide.
lenses were also introduced with the innovative 9000 Series, setting
new standards for exterior lighting. Interchangeable reflector modules
allowed easy modification of light distributions for the first time in
in-grade lighting.
The advent of our patented modular in-grade package spurred high
growth in the category, propelling Hydrel ahead of all competition in
quality and technology.
Today, Hydrel’s M9000 Series delivers further advancements such as
lower lens operating temperatures, and the ability to aim fixtures from
the outside. The M9000 Series also includes the world’s first 400-watt
HID performance in-grade luminaire, providing the industry with a
phenomenal tool for challenging floodlighting applications. It’s no wonder Hydrel in-grade products are increasingly selected for entertainment,
theme park, hospitality and other high-performance applications around
the world.
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Hydrel’s innovative 9000 Series modular in-grade lighting at Hermes, Seoul, South Korea.
LOW LEVEL AREA
FOUNTAIN
FLOOD
BUILDING MOUNTED
IN-GRADE
ACCENT
SWIMMING POOL
A new century brings fresh opportunities to express
Hydrel’s underlying belief: outdoor luminaires should
be made to survive years in hostile environments.
As a matter of course, we go to extremes to keep
moisture and humidity out. The same sealing
construction techniques developed for underwater
products are inherent in virtually all Hydrel outdoor lighting. Our fixtures are noticeably heavier
than competitors’, because of rugged materials
and construction. Where other manufacturers
use galvanized steel, we insist on bronze, stainless
steel, and exotic polymers.
We’re equally committed to lighting performance,
with a plethora of advanced optical packages available to create a wide variety of lighting effects.
Combining today’s smaller, more efficient lamps
with precision reflectors, we achieve photometric
performance seldom seen in outdoor lighting –
a soft, uniform illumination that is noticeably
superior. Whether spot, flood, or wallwash, we
put more high-quality light where you want it.
Lighting performance is so impressive that fewer
fixtures are generally needed to accomplish the
desired effect. This can add up to considerable
cost savings.
Hydrel in-grade products satisfy an extraordinary range of lighting needs,
spanning from 35 to 400 watts. Interchangeable, optically active lenses
make our unique “twist-of-the-wrist” aiming easier. A myriad of accessories such as louvers, glare shields and filters allow further control of
light and color.
With Hydrel floodlights, the focus is on beam and glare control to assure
the most efficient possible distribution of light, with close attention paid
to dark sky preservation. Hydrel is also at the forefront in providing color
filters and lamps to achieve dramatic effects on exterior architecture
and landscaping.
A wide choice of accent lighting offers versatile solutions for a diversity
of exterior applications. Presented in elegant styles, materials and finishes,
they encompass virtually all lamp types, wattages, voltages and light
distributions. Meanwhile landscape, area, underwater, and wet-dry zone
lighting products by Hydrel continue to exceed industry standards for
performance and durability.
And the result of such consistent, fanatical pursuit of quality? Loyal
customers – people who agree that Hydrel products are well worth the
investment, delivering considerable savings as years go by.
HOOVER DAM,
BOULDER CITY, NEVADA
The spectacular 726 foot
high Hoover dam is illuminated by Hydrel 7200 Series
metal halide floodlights.
DEAD SEA HYATT,
DEAD SEA, ISRAEL
Considering the particularly
corrosive environment surrounding this Hyatt resort
hotel, Hydrel’s reliable, highperformance floodlights
were the hands-down choice.
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PROBLEM SOLVING COUNTS.
With so many outdoor lighting options available from Hydrel, it is important that we converse regularly with our customers – assuring that every
criterion is met, every lighting problem solved.
Each business day we’re engaged with designers, architects, engineers,
consultants, contractors, project managers – addressing issues, answering
questions, offering technical counsel. As a result, lighting professionals
realize the effects they visualized... and we remain aware of their challenges
and concerns, helping us to continually refine our leading-edge products.
Hydrel is in the lighting solutions business. We back up our products with
ideas, expertise, and creative problem-solving. This may take the form
of application recommendations, technical consultation, or responding
quickly with product samples and mock-ups.
Other times it means modifying an existing product to meet a specific need,
or collaborating to develop a completely new custom design. Want your
fixture to resemble a theatrical light, or an ancient nautical fixture, for
that matter? Hydrel can, and will, make it happen.
There are occasions, too, when Hydrel’s project management experience
is called for, due to the scope of a project, or the difficulty of the challenge.
Moving beyond our traditional role as lighting manufacturer, we’ll work
closely with customers, calling in resources to assure all aspects are well
orchestrated and executed.
THOROUGHBRED PARK, KENTUCKY (FAR LEFT)
Because of varying conditions in which fixtures must be capable
of operating submerged or out of water, Hydrel was selected
for the entrance wall of Thoroughbred Park. Our wet-dry lighting is the only solution that satisfies National Electric Code
standards for zones surrounding bodies of water.
BRUNEI WALL SCONCE (LEFT)
Over 1,200 generously dimensioned sconces, custom-designed
by Hydrel, adorn the Sultan of Brunei’s Jurdong Park Hotel —
clearly visible from 500 yards.
ORANGE COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER,
COSTA MESA, CA (RIGHT)
For this limousine marshalling area, the architect requested a
low-level light source with varying distributions in a bollard of
stainless steel, matching the building. The bollard also needed
to absorb and deflect encounters with automobile bumpers.
Hydrel answered this specific need, while also providing underwater and in-grade lighting for the project.
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Hydrel is in the lighting solutions business. We back
up our products with ideas, expertise, and creative
problem-solving.
DESIGN +
WHERE WE’RE HEADED.
New designs available from Hydrel today – and others
in development – offer singular visual appeal by day
and renowned Hydrel performance at night.
Hydrel has always been the “tough environment”
lighting company. It’s no wonder. We earned our
reputation the hard way — under water. And we
excelled next with in-grade solutions, where the
surroundings are only a fraction more hospitable.
The focus has been on night lights. Conveniently
hidden by day, spectacular when the sun sets.
These high-performance systems continue to define
Hydrel, remaining at the heart of our offering.
However, in recent years architectural flood lights,
accent lights, and specialized lighting designs have
brought Hydrel out into full view. Which leads us
to the next significant advance in broadening our
reputation — the launch of a completely innovative
approach to site lighting design.
Our objective is to develop a comprehensive range
of outdoor luminaires integrated by singular design
signatures. As this concept comes to life, architects
and lighting designers will be equipped, for the
first time, to realize a high level of aesthetic continuity across all segments of site lighting.
PERFORMANCE
ABOVE Bisecting geometric shapes articulate a new vision in building mounted perimeter lighting. Hydrel’s new G2TM EDGE, PLATE
and BLOCK give designers remarkably versatile tools to highlight or blend into the architecture by day and illuminate it at night.
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A COMMITMENT TO LIGHTING LEADERSHIP.
Hydrel has been on the forefront of outdoor lighting since 1961, and our recent
association with Acuity Brands has advanced that leadership position.
HOLLYWOOD AND HIGHLAND,
HOLLYWOOD, CA
The wide artistic range
of Hydrel products – and
the passion of our designers
and applications experts –
are clearly apparent in
the exterior lighting of the
Kodak Theatre, a Hollywood
shrine.
We now share in the resources of our parent and sister
companies within the Acuity Lighting Group, resulting in
the continual exchange of new challenges and ideas. We
also share widespread involvement in industry groups and
associations, contributing to the development of lighting
standards of the day – and of the future. We encourage
lighting education and research through the Besal Fund,
the Nuckolls Fund, and the Jim H. McClung Research
Foundation.
As a member of the Acuity Lighting Group, we’re better
positioned than ever to put exterior architecture and its
surroundings in the best possible light... with an exclusive
blend of design and performance that is the Hydrel edge.
WESTIN SAINT FRANCIS HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO (RIGHT)
Hydrel floodlights paint the elegant architectural features of this
legendary turn-of-the-century hotel overlooking Union Square.
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