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36 Landscape Architect and Specifier News water feature products, as well as custom LED lighting for the two main water features. Linking the upper and lower park, the grand staircase fountain consists of a dramatic staircase flanked by water cascades and a series of water curtains that fall from glass balconies above. Carved alongside the stairs are bike runnels, allowing cyclists to easily navigate the stairs and in recognition of the full-service bike commuting facility contained within the park. During installation, 238 25-watt RGB LED lights were added to the staircase fountain in total, 139 of them niche mounted in the staircase. The lights are digitally programmed and can switch between colors with incredible speed, variation and accuracy. The red, green and blue colors work together to deliver a virtually unlimited palette of colors, enabling spectacular water and light shows. At night, the stairway and water curtains are awash in color projected by a variety of LED lights, many with custom mounting and stainless steel finishes. Ninety-nine 25-watt RGB LEDs were mounted within the fountain's main pool underneath the rain curtain using decorative custom bollards. These decorative bollards were specially developed at the request of the aquatic designer to conceal the underwater junction box (which houses the fountain controls) and the light stand from view. "The water features at Smale Riverfront Park are beautiful, but also interactive, Top The plaza deck adjoining the main staircase fountain is filled with interactive water jets and additional LED lights. The jets shoot programmed bursts of water that drain away to prevent accumulation. Additional site features, which are scheduled for completion by the 2015 baseball All-Star Game in Cincinnati, include a new carousel, additional water features and a conference center. Bottom Forty-one deck level Choreo Switch sequencing jets (Crystal) were installed for the dry deck interactive fountain. These jets are an all-in-one interactive fountain device containing two LED lights and the water-sequencing nozzle. The fountain incorporates a total of 82 LED lamps, which are programmed for sequenced water and light shows at night. 34-37.indd 36 3/25/14 3:32 PM