CHRISTIE´S ASIA PACIFIC HEADQUARTERS

CHRISTIE´S ASIA PACIFIC HEADQUARTERS

Feb 28, 2025

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CHRISTIE´S ASIA HEADQUARTERS

The Henderson, Hong Kong
Artificial Lighting & Sustainability

Client: Christie´s
Architect: Collective
Completion year: 2024
Images: 1km Studio & Christie´s

The Henderson, a striking new urban landmark designed by world-renowned architecture firm Zaha Hadid Architects, is the new home of Christie‘s Asia Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong. Spanning the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th floors, clients and future visitors can expect a world-class gallery and saleroom, as well as a creatively designed office space and a client hub.
The new transformable gallery space will be state-of-the-art, with high ceilings, a pillarless floorplan and the flexibility to display a diversity of art and objects, including large-scale pieces. The gallery is innovatively designed for an array of programmes including museum-quality exhibitions, exclusive client and media engagement events, and educational activities. This is a 50,000 square feet one-stop hub where art and luxury enthusiasts from around the world will experience an unprecedented collecting journey.

LIT Lighting Design Awards 2024: winner

Mipim Asia Award 2024: Best Office and Business Project 

The Henderson, a striking new urban landmark designed by world-renowned architecture firm Zaha Hadid Architects, is the new home of Christie‘s Asia Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong. Spanning the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th floors, clients and future visitors can expect a world-class gallery and saleroom, as well as a creatively designed office space and a client hub.
The new transformable gallery space will be state-of-the-art, with high ceilings, a pillarless floorplan and the flexibility to display a diversity of art and objects, including large-scale pieces. The gallery is innovatively designed for an array of programmes including museum-quality exhibitions, exclusive client and media engagement events, and educational activities. This is a 50,000 square feet one-stop hub where art and luxury enthusiasts from around the world will experience an unprecedented collecting journey.

LIT Lighting Design Awards 2024: winner

Mipim Asia Award 2024: Best Office and Business Project 

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HUMBOLDT FORUM

HUMBOLDT FORUM

Aug 17, 2023

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HUMBOLDT FORUM

Berlin, Germany
Daylight & Artificial Lighting

Architect: Franco Stella Projektgemeinschaft
Completion year: 2021
Images: Florian Selig

The Humboldt Forum in Berlin is regarded as Germany’s most significant cultural construction project in the coming decades. With the collection of the “Staatliche Museen zu Berlin” (SMB) moving from Berlin-Dahlem, the building’s main part will function as a museum. The lighting design for museums, particularly the daylight illumination in this historical context, has been adapted to meet today’s strict conservation requirements and structural demands. This involved extensive studies on glazing, solar arrangements, and glare protection systems. The art is primarily staged through lighting emitters that ensure minimal energy entry, aligning with modern conservation standards.

LIT Awards 2023: Winner in Interior Architectural Illumination
LIT Awards 2023: Winner in Exterior Architectural Illumination

Evening view of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, illuminated against a blue sky, with the Berlin Cathedral and TV Tower in the background and a snow-dusted circular plaza in the foreground
Interior courtyard of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, with illuminated classical architecture against a deep blue evening sky
Entrance area, featuring modern architectural design with large glass doors, sleek pillars, and illuminated directional signage.
Exhibition hall in the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, featuring a row of classical statues on pedestals, illuminated by recessed ceiling lights
Exhibition space at the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, showcasing illuminated archaeological ruins and historical artifacts with modern lighting elements
Exhibition space, featuring angled stone structures and display cases with illuminated artifacts, under a softly lit ceiling
Vast interior hall of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, featuring a grand neoclassical entrance with statues and a glass ceiling allowing natural light to illuminate the space
Grand architectural entrance of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, featuring illuminated vaulted ceilings and classical columns leading to the inner courtyard
Sunrise view of the dome of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, with reflective glass panels on the rooftop and the city skyline in the background
Evening view of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, illuminated against a blue sky, with the Berlin Cathedral and TV Tower in the background and a snow-dusted circular plaza in the foreground
Interior courtyard of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, with illuminated classical architecture against a deep blue evening sky
Entrance area, featuring modern architectural design with large glass doors, sleek pillars, and illuminated directional signage.
Exhibition hall in the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, featuring a row of classical statues on pedestals, illuminated by recessed ceiling lights
Exhibition space at the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, showcasing illuminated archaeological ruins and historical artifacts with modern lighting elements
Exhibition space, featuring angled stone structures and display cases with illuminated artifacts, under a softly lit ceiling
Vast interior hall of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, featuring a grand neoclassical entrance with statues and a glass ceiling allowing natural light to illuminate the space
Grand architectural entrance of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, featuring illuminated vaulted ceilings and classical columns leading to the inner courtyard
Sunrise view of the dome of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, with reflective glass panels on the rooftop and the city skyline in the background

The Humboldt Forum in Berlin is regarded as Germany’s most significant cultural construction project in the coming decades. With the collection of the “Staatliche Museen zu Berlin” (SMB) moving from Berlin-Dahlem, the building’s main part will function as a museum. The lighting design for museums, particularly the daylight illumination in this historical context, has been adapted to meet today’s strict conservation requirements and structural demands. This involved extensive studies on glazing, solar arrangements, and glare protection systems. The art is primarily staged through lighting emitters that ensure minimal energy entry, aligning with modern conservation standards.

LIT Awards 2023: Winner in Interior Architectural Illumination
LIT Awards 2023: Winner in Exterior Architectural Illumination

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PERGAMONMUSEUM

PERGAMONMUSEUM

Aug 9, 2023

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PERGAMONMUSEUM

Berlin, Germany
Museum Lighting Design: Daylight & Artificial lighting

Architect: Prof. Dr.-Ing. O.M. Ungers
WPM (Kleihues + Kleihues, Prof. Noebel, BAL)
Renderings: SPK / ART+COM
Ongoing

The renovation and extension of the “Pergamonmuseum” (PMU) is the final step in the completion of the Museum Island Berlin as a globally unique ensemble.
As a daylight museum, the PMU has an exceptional position in this context. The renovation occurs cautiously under full retention of the concept of Wiegand; according to strict historic preservation requirements and to high conservation demands in certain areas.
In these areas in particular, the lighting design takes into account the museum’s requirement to flexibly illuminate permanent and temporary exhibitions with adaptable spotlights. The large-scale use of LEDs is being intensively examined in the lighting design for the museum.

PERGAMONMUSEUM
PERGAMONMUSEUM

The renovation and extension of the “Pergamonmuseum” (PMU) is the final step in the completion of the Museum Island Berlin as a globally unique ensemble.
As a daylight museum, the PMU has an exceptional position in this context. The renovation occurs cautiously under full retention of the concept of Wiegand; according to strict historic preservation requirements and to high conservation demands in certain areas.
Especially in these sections, the flexible illumination of both permanent and temporary exhibitions by adaptable spotlights is of particular importance. The large-scale application of LEDs is currently being carefully examined.

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SHANGHAI ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS

SHANGHAI ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS

Aug 1, 2023

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SHANGHAI ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS

Shanghai, China
Artificial Lighting

Architect: gmp Architekten
Visualizations: Willmore
ongoing

The 860-meter-long former steel factory with its distinctive basic structure, including the characteristic ventilation towers on the roof, will be retained, and fitted out to accommodate the New Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts. With its approximately 220,000 square meters of gross floor area, the new art academy will include all important teaching facilities as well as art studios, a publicly accessible forum with restaurants and retail areas, a library, sports facilities, a museum, and more exhibition areas.
In the future, a 600 personnel strong teaching staff and 4000 students will teach and learn here. The use of daylight is one of the main design factors for the interior design. Lichtvision is designing a holistic and integrative artificial lighting scheme for all teaching, museum, office and retail areas.

a rendering of the entrance of the shanghai academy of fine arts, the building is very open and has a lot of glass, lending itself well to a daylit space
a rendering of the entrance of the shanghai academy of fine arts, the building is very open and has a lot of glass, lending itself well to a daylit space
The 860-meter-long former steel factory with its distinctive basic structure, including the characteristic ventilation towers on the roof, will be retained, and fitted out to accommodate the New Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts. With its approximately 220,000 square meters of gross floor area, the new art academy will include all important teaching facilities as well as art studios, a publicly accessible forum with restaurants and retail areas, a library, sports facilities, a museum, and more exhibition areas.
In the future, a 600 personnel strong teaching staff and 4000 students will teach and learn here. The use of daylight is one of the main design factors for the interior design. Lichtvision is designing a holistic and integrative artificial lighting scheme for all teaching, museum, office and retail areas.
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ZUHAI CITY MUSEUM

ZUHAI CITY MUSEUM

Apr 17, 2023

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ZUHAI CITY MUSEUM

Zhuhai, China
Artificial Lighting

Client: HUAFA Group
Architect: gmp International
Completion year: 2020
Images: CreatAR

The design of the Zuhai City Museum comprises a vertical and a horizontal tract. Together, they combine to form a sculptural ensemble. This contrasting duality reflects both the local situation between the mountains and the coast as well as the museum program – the exhibition areas provide visitors with a view into the past and the future of the city. The architects of gmp synchronise both these aspects to create a uniform architectural gesture.
Visitors enter the museum from the coastal road via the foyer in the linking part between the two tracts. The horizontal part of the building to the south facing the mountains exhibits, on two exhibition levels, the history of the city’s development in this traditional coastal region at the Pearl River Delta. In the exhibition area dedicated to the planning of the town, visitors are guided upwards along a spiral gangway to explore the cascading sequence of stacked exhibition rooms.

The design of the Zuhai City Museum comprises a vertical and a horizontal tract. Together, they combine to form a sculptural ensemble. This contrasting duality reflects both the local situation between the mountains and the coast as well as the museum program – the exhibition areas provide visitors with a view into the past and the future of the city. The architects of gmp synchronise both these aspects to create a uniform architectural gesture.

Visitors enter the museum from the coastal road via the foyer in the linking part between the two tracts. The horizontal part of the building to the south facing the mountains exhibits, on two exhibition levels, the history of the city’s development in this traditional coastal region at the Pearl River Delta. In the exhibition area dedicated to the planning of the town, visitors are guided upwards along a spiral gangway to explore the cascading sequence of stacked exhibition rooms.

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