Cocoon
 Den Haag
     March 2004

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    Cocoon is The Hague's newest lounge club. The venue's interior was designed to recreate the warm welcoming atmosphere of home and provide an escape from the drab city outside. A ground floor entrance bar area sets the scene with a distinctly Gaudi-esque design scheme. The heavy use of Mosaic tiles covering the room's walls and columns is symptomatic of the strong influence that Southern European nightclubs have had on the style of the venue. Fresco painted ceilings further enhance the airy feel with an extra twist added by the unique light fittings throughout - each one individually designed and tailor made for its location.

    Moving downstairs into the heart of Cocoon, a mixture of lighting effects have been used to create a constantly changing range of moods. The low ceiling height of this underground area meant that the use of moving head luminaires was severely restricted. That said, room has been found for a collection of Clay Paky, MundoColor and Robe lighting fixtures as well as numerous par cans, which have been installed to great effect. Certainly the owners are particularly pleased with the colour changing effects: "The lighting of the walls with their changing lights are something not often seen (yet!) in The Netherlands," notes Jeroen, the club's spokesman. It is not just the lighting which has given the team cause to smile. The subject of the new audio install (carried out, like the lighting, by Wytec) also elicits an enthusiastic response: "The sound system is absolutely awesome! We've experienced various sound systems in our venues and the one in Cocoon is by far the best."

    light

    8 x Pulsar Mini Pack 4x5a H/Wired; 2 x Pulsar 18 channel Single preset desk; 1 x SGM Powerlight 612d dimmer pack; 1 x SGM Pilot 2000 DMX512 controller; 20 x AVR CM50S; 1 x Colourmaster Surface; 2 x AVR Cmd/16 Driverbox Colourmaster; 17 x Mundocolor Plot Alu 12v Blue 19LEDs Clear; 5 x LDR Tempo PC650 Plus Spot; 2 x Clay Paky Stage Light 300 Chrome; 4 x Robe DJ Scan 250 Spot Msd250; 16 x Doughty T20100 Hook Clamp; 16 x Par King Par56p/Sr Blower chroom short; 1 x 150 Meters Neon

    sound

    1 x Ecler Mac 90v mixer; 10 x Ecler Awak112i speaker system; 1 x Ecler Tawa-3001 processor system; 1 x Ecler APA1400 amplifier; 1 x Ecler Compact-5 mixer; 2 x Ecler DAC161 distribution unit; 2 x Ecler APA2000 amplifier; 1 x Ecler Tawa-3002 processor system; 2 x Technics SL1210 Mk2E Turntable

    links: www.cocoon.nu