Welcome to Pharos Architectural Controls
Pharos is an award-winning British manufacturer of dynamic lighting control solutions for architecture, themed entertainment, and other specialist industries. Our hardware and software are designed and built in-house, backed by a 5-year warranty, and supported by an experienced technical team.
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Applications
Pharos products are designed to be used in a diverse range of applications and installations. Tour our Applications to discover the benefits and solutions our controllers provide, and browse our Showcase to see the what our customers have achieved with Pharos.
DYNAMIC LIGHTING CONTROLFOR EVERY PROJECT
Award-winning British manufacturer
Pharos is a specialist lighting controls company, working in collaboration with many leading fixture and systems manufacturers to deliver the best integrated control solutions for architectural and themed settings. Our experienced team has been designing and building our software and controllers in the UK since 2004, backed up by global technical support, making Pharos one of the most trusted lighting controls solutions in the world.
People
Meet the individuals that make Pharos the company it is: helpful, reliable and knowledgeable.
Support
Available 24/7 by email and telephone to help you troubleshoot a problem, answer a query or provide feedback.
Reliable
You can be confident in Pharos. Our developers have created products that just work, whatever you demand of them.
LPC
Our flagship controller, the Pharos LPC, is installed all over the world. The original and still the best!
Customers First
Our products are solid-state and designed with complete stability and reliability in mind. All Pharos products come with a 5-year warranty and our experienced technical support team is available 24/7 for any hardware or programming queries.
The flexibility and robustness of the Designer LPC allowed us to create precise synchronisation between all show elements, helping bring the world of Smurfs to life.
Tom Mampaey, Lux Lumen | Project: Plopsaland Deutschland, Germany
Pharos allowed us to refine the design over time and ultimately deliver a solution where the entire façade could be treated as a dynamic, architectural canvas.
Nick Abel, LS Group | Project: NZICC, New Zealand
The Express system from Pharos is an impressive range… Not only is the technology incredibly powerful, it is simple to use and understand.
Liela Sheppard, Dextra Group | Project: University of West England, UK
With the support of Pharos control solutions, we were able to deliver precise, layered lighting that reveals the building’s heritage without overpowering it.
Alexandre Tougas, LightFactor | Project: Maisonneuve Library, Canada
Pharos gave us the flexibility to develop highly customised scripting and control functionality, whilst still maintaining a reliable and intuitive user experience.
Annelise Goodwin, LS Group | Project: Parakiore, New Zealand
With Pharos Express, we were able to create a control solution that is robust, easy to manage and flexible enough to support both subtle architectural lighting and dynamic colour scenes.
John Burggraaf, LRS Solutions | Project: Chimney Oirschot, Netherlands
Dive in to some of our Customer Projects
Here’s a selection of Pharos projects from around the world.
The RijnWaal Path is a fast cycle route that connects the cities of Arnhem and Nijmegen in the Netherlands. It allows cyclists to...
As part of a $6m overhaul of the Buffalo Convention Center in Buffalo, New York, solutions from lighting controls specialist...
Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden is the Netherlands’ national research institute for biodiversity. In late 2019...
The Mercure Hotel – which recently opened in the heart of Riga’s historic centre – occupies a 1901 Art Nouveau building...
At the newly-built and eagerly anticipated Alba Aréna in Hungary, a system from Pharos Architectural Controls is adding to the...
Segerstrom Center for the Arts is a large performing arts complex in Costa Mesa, California. It is a cultural hub; home to two...
Taking the stairs is a colourful experience at the new Wencel Building in Boulder, Colorado. The staircase leading from street...
The busy pedestrian underpass at Wembley Park, Bobby Moore Bridge, has been renovated with artistic LED displays of softly...
The most prestigious hotel in The Netherlands, Amstel Hotel well-known all over the world and home to many celebrities and royals...
A sensitive and transformative lighting scheme at the Maisonneuve Library in Montreal, supported by a control solution from...
The Capitol Theatre in Melbourne is an iconic performance venue located on Swanson Street. Its interior design is extravagant,...
The Mound is one of Edinburgh’s many historical gems. Linking the Old Town with the New Town, The Mound was created when the...
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