Futuristic lighting design for an unusual structure
Humboldt-Box - Berlin, Germany
The Humbolt Box is the temporary information and communication centre for the Berlin city castle.With an expected life duration of eight years it takes on the task of informing about the Humboldt Forum future project, its future contents, the design of the castle forecourt and about the construction project in general. With 3,000 m² of surface area and a height of 28 metres on five storeys, the Box is an eye catcher, exhibition space, viewing platform and event location all in one, a "communicating spatial sculpture" as the architects have named their project.
Detalhes:
Categoria: Architecture, Others
Local: Berlin , Germany
Tecnologia/Serviços: LED luminaires
Ano: 2012
Multifunctional options within a steel skeleton
The Humboldt Box is characterised by a striking steel skeleton serving as a framework for the outer textile shell. Between this facade and the actual building shell of cellular concrete there is an intermediate space of 30 cm that backlit, with the aim of emphasising the polygonal structure of the complex.
The challenge was to create a lighting solution that corresponds with the interior design concept: multifunctional use and design with a temporary character.
Emphasis of the polygonal form via light
Siteco backlit the outer shell of the Humboldt Box with around 800 SiPLAST damp-proof battens with KNX control installed to the support structure of the cube. The linear light emphasises the steel structure of the building and also the polygonal form.
The lighting extends this concept in the inner rooms that have largely done without coverings to the ceilings and walls. General lighting here is with approximately 500 open distribution batten luminaires.
Luminaires:
- 800 SiPLAST® damp-proof batten luminaires with KNX control
- 500 Siteco® Batten Luminaires
Parceiro de Projeto
| Architect: | KSV Krüger Schuberth Vandreike, Berlin |
| Planner: | Lichtvision, Berlin |
| Installer: | Kramer Elektro, Rangsdorf |
| Number of luminaires: | 1300 |
