The building was previously loved as Space for years by the clubbing fraternity, so a major aesthetic objective was the total transformation involving everything apart from the exterior walls! They wanted to build a new, exciting and totally amazing environment, something truly world class on an awesome scale and ambition level.

Well-known for this background as a theatre director and ground breaking work at Ushuaïa Ibiza, Pissenem teamed up with acclaimed show, lighting, set and video designer Willie Williams, whose clients in the concert touring sector include U2 and REM.

This gave Hï two vibrant and lateral thinking imagineers and a talented team headed by technical directors Bertrand De Saint Pern and Philippe Monlong, technical manager Ian Woodall and production manager Caroline Harrington. They wanted to create a signature visual element in the main space so photos, videos and other media generated there immediately identified the location, and they wanted the main space to be theatrical and action-packed with drama and surprise.

Hï’s unique visual insignia evolved into the twist, created with three lines of LED strip curving and twisting playfully around the theatre, defining the space and adding an almost virtual separation between room and stage. Operating seven nights a week with the season at full tilt, they also wanted to be able to radically change the look of the theatre each night, so multiple motors, moving trusses and pods were installed in the roof, together with a custom tracking rail system that allowed whole groups of lights to be moved and re-shaped.

With these rigging aspects in place, the environment was structurally fluid and infinitely changeable. Twenty four of the 72 Pointes were all on this track runner system and shifted around depending on the chosen configuration for that night. This enabled a stream of prominent DJs to play on consecutive nights and it looked like a completely different venue – apart from the identifying Hï twist.

Pissenem first used Robe’s newest Spiider LED wash beam fixtures for a DJ Snake show he designed in Paris late last year, since which they have become another favourite. He also used them extensively for his Ushuaïa Ibiza design this year.

In the Club room at Hï, a 10 x 10 matrix of Spikies – 100 in total – was created and ensconced high in the roof. This allowed it to be hidden as the place warmed up, then revealed as the vibes and atmosphere got pumping.

Spikie is an ideal light for matrix style effects which can look truly fluid and very spectacular bending and rolling with the rhythm of the dance! It is also fast and light so multiple Spikies can be packed into places where weight and space are at a premium (which wasn’t the case here), and they are also very economical on power. Also in the club were 20 x Spiiders used for general wash illumination, run in wide mode for full pixel control, unleashing another whole layer of effects. Control in both rooms was grandMA2.