BERLIN CENTRAL STATION

BERLIN CENTRAL STATION

Apr 3, 2023

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BERLIN CENTRAL STATION

Berlin, Germany

Artificial Lighting

Architect: gmp Architekten
Interior Design Ceiling: Winkens Architekten
Completion year: 2006
Images: Roland Horn

The new Berlin Main Station serves a dual purpose, combining Europe’s largest and most modern rail transportation hub with the facilities of a major shopping center. The lighting design goals were to create a feeling of comfort and safety and to support visual clarity and orientation, with an overall emphasis on system efficiency and maintainability. The lighting of elliptical ceiling cutouts is combined with the functional, linear platform lighting to provide rhythm and structure to the space.

IALD Award of Merit 2007

The new Berlin Main Station serves a dual purpose, combining Europe’s largest and most modern rail transportation hub with the facilities of a major shopping center. The lighting design goals were to create a feeling of comfort and safety and to support visual clarity and orientation, with an overall emphasis on system efficiency and maintainability. The lighting of elliptical ceiling cutouts is combined with the functional, linear platform lighting to provide rhythm and structure to the space.

IALD Award of Merit 2007

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HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL INFORMATION CENTRE

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL INFORMATION CENTRE

Apr 2, 2023

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HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL INFORMATION CENTRE

Berlin, Germany
Artificial Lighting

Architect: Peter Eisenman
Exhibition design: Dagmar von Wilcken
Completion year: 2005
Images: Lepkowski

The Holocaust Memorial Information Centre is located beneath the Memorial, with an exposed concrete ceiling structure that mimics the field of concrete stelae above. Balancing the physical experience of the Memorial, the Information Centre introduces an intellectual element by describing the context and impact of the Holocaust.
It is designed as a guided tour through exhibition rooms, wherein the visitor experiences a close link between information and space, a symbiosis of installation and architecture with light serving as a mediator between content and abstract form. The complexity of light atmospheres draws attention while respecting the powerful and sombre contents of the exhibition.
The Holocaust Memorial Information Centre is located beneath the Memorial, with an exposed concrete ceiling structure that mimics the field of concrete stelae above. Balancing the physical experience of the Memorial, the Information Centre introduces an intellectual element by describing the context and impact of the Holocaust.
It is designed as a guided tour through exhibition rooms, wherein the visitor experiences a close link between information and space, a symbiosis of installation and architecture with light serving as a mediator between content and abstract form. The complexity of light atmospheres draws attention while respecting the powerful and sombre contents of the exhibition.

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EGYPTIAN COLLECTION IN THE ‘ALTES MUSEUM’

EGYPTIAN COLLECTION IN THE ‘ALTES MUSEUM’

Apr 2, 2023

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EGYPTIAN COLLECTION IN THE ‘ALTES MUSEUM’

Berlin, Germany

Daylight & Artificial Lighting

Architect: Hilmer Sattler Albrecht Architekten
Completion year: 2005
Images: Staatliche Museen Berlin

The overall lighting design concept is characterized by a clear segmentation of the stretch ceiling construction of this interim installation and pivoting track-mounted spotlights come to use for the general lighting as well as for the lighting of the single exhibits.
The overall lighting design concept is characterized by a clear segmentation of the stretch ceiling construction of this interim installation and pivoting track-mounted spotlights come to use for the general lighting as well as for the lighting of the single exhibits.

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FLICK COLLECTION HAMBURGER BAHNHOF

FLICK COLLECTION HAMBURGER BAHNHOF

Apr 2, 2023

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FLICK COLLECTION HAMBURGER BAHNHOF

Berlin, Germany
Artificial Lighting & Lighting Controls

Architect: Kühn Malvezzi Architects
Completion year: 2004
Images: Ulrich Schwarz

In the newly renovated extension of the Hamburger Bahnhof, the Rieckhallen, the collection of contemporary art by Friedrich-Christian Flick is shown on approx. 6,000 m² of exhibition space. The biannual change of exhibits, consisting of paintings, sculptures and media installations, requires a lighting system that can react flexibly to changing exhibition situations. The design is based on the principle of design invisibility – implemented with only one type of luminaire and interchangeable reflectors as well as a DALI lighting control system.
In the newly renovated extension of the Hamburger Bahnhof, the Rieckhallen, the collection of contemporary art by Friedrich-Christian Flick is shown on approx. 6,000 m² of exhibition space. The biannual change of exhibits, consisting of paintings, sculptures and media installations, requires a lighting system that can react flexibly to changing exhibition situations. The design is based on the principle of design invisibility – implemented with only one type of luminaire and interchangeable reflectors as well as a DALI lighting control system.

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SCHWABENGALERIE

SCHWABENGALERIE

Apr 2, 2023

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SCHWABENGALERIE

Stuttgart, Germany

Artificial Lighting

Architect: Léon Wohlhage Wernik Architekten
Completion year: 2003
Images: Christian Richters

The Schwabengalerie has a plot size of over 25,000 m2. The building complex consists of additive cubatures with different functions. Central spot is the citizens’ forum with its gallery-like circulation area. Of importance for the area is the connection between different functional areas, the conveying of security and convenience, especially in the evening hours, as well as the aspect of the effect on possible customers from a distance.

Licht Architektur Preis 2005, Recognition

The Schwabengalerie has a plot size of over 25,000 m2. The building complex consists of additive cubatures with different functions. Central spot is the citizens’ forum with its gallery-like circulation area. Of importance for the area is the connection between different functional areas, the conveying of security and convenience, especially in the evening hours, as well as the aspect of the effect on possible customers from a distance.

Licht Architektur Preis 2005, Recognition

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