https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2200 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15708 Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15708-a-berlin-subway-station-illuminates-the-daily-commute-for-local-travelers Illuminated by the German lighting design firm's Barcelona hub, the 12-pointed steel-and-glass star was installed atop the tower at Antoni Gaudí’s basilica.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15599 Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15599-snapshot-luminous-new-star-on-sagrada-fam%C3%ADlias-tower-of-the-virgin-mary-by-lkl Sagrada-Familia-Star-01.jpg Sagrada Família. Photo © LKL Design Hub Barcelona Two German design teams collaborate to create artificial daylight in the basement of HSBC's Düsseldorf headquarters.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13378 Wed, 09 May 2018 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13378-hsbc-canteen-by-ttsp-hwp-seidel-and-licht-kunst-licht The design team illuminated a photo panorama of the Rhine River on a concrete wall behind an artificial window, transforming this basement employee cafeteria into a popular “room with a view.” Photo © Johannes Roloff / Licht Kunst Licht Floor- and ceiling-mounted LED strips between the glass and the image cycle through a program that corresponds to the effects of the sun outside, providing varying hues and degrees of light throughout the day, from sunrise to sunset. Photo © Johannes Roloff / Licht Kunst Licht Floor- and ceiling-mounted LED strips between the glass and the image cycle through a program that corresponds to the effects of the sun outside, providing varying hues and degrees of light throughout the day, from sunrise to sunset. Photo © Johannes Roloff / Licht Kunst Licht Floor- and ceiling-mounted LED strips between the glass and the image cycle through a program that corresponds to the effects of the sun outside, providing varying hues and degrees of light throughout the day, from sunrise to sunset. Photo © Johannes Roloff / Licht Kunst Licht Floor- and ceiling-mounted LED strips between the glass and the image cycle through a program that corresponds to the effects of the sun outside, providing varying hues and degrees of light throughout the day, from sunrise to sunset. Photo © Johannes Roloff / Licht Kunst Licht Image courtesy ttsp hwp seidel Lentzl@bnpmedia.com (Linda C. Lentz) The enlightened renovation of a regional government building in Germany benefits from an ingenious daylighting strategy.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13063 Fri, 03 Nov 2017 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13063-baden-wurttemberg-state-parliament-by-staab-architekten-and-licht-kunst-licht At its core, the parliamentary debating chamber has been infused with daylight and given views through a unique daylighting system using skylights. Photo © Marcus Ebener The ca. 1960 building in Stuttgart by Kurt Viertel was protected by landmark status. Photo © Marcus Ebener New glazed walls borrow daylight from a lobby Photo © Marcus Ebener Skylights above the chamber provide diffuse and direct daylight into the space. Photo © Michael Tümmers Skylights above the chamber provide diffuse and direct daylight into the space. Photo © Michael Tümmers Light cones are ringed with LED strips. Photo © Marcus Ebener Bendorf, a rhine river city north of Koblenz, Germany, and a former center of mining and ironwork, acquired the derelict Sayn Iron Works Foundry in 2004 to repurpose it as a cultural attraction and an event space.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11974 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11974-sayne-foundry After it was renovated in 2014, the Sayn Foundry was lit entirely from within, so that it radiates a warm glow in the evening that showcases the building’s intricate architectural details. Photo © Johannes Roloff After it was renovated in 2014, the Sayn Foundry was lit entirely from within, so that it radiates a warm glow in the evening that showcases the building’s intricate architectural details. Photo © Johannes Roloff The ceiling in the building’s nave is washed in white or red light supplied by concealed RGB LED strips, while the columns receive a cool white glow from LED spotlights. Photo © Johannes Roloff The ceiling in the building’s nave is washed in white or red light supplied by concealed RGB LED strips, while the columns receive a cool white glow from LED spotlights. Photo © Thomas Naethe Image courtesy Carl Ludwig Althans Image courtesy Carl Ludwig Althans Floor plan Image courtesy Carl Ludwig Althans From the founding of their namesake monastery in 1145, the clerics of Santa María de Retuerta pursued Roman Catholic values of work, peace, and hospitality. Although monks have not occupied this corner of Spain’s Sardon del Duero area since 1931, contemporary visitors to their former abbey subscribe to the same principles, but in the reverse order.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11656 Sun, 01 May 2016 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11656-hotel-spa-abad%C3%ADa-retuerta-ledomaine The Santuario spa represents Phase 2 in the conversion of a monastery into the Abadía Retuerta LeDomaine. Licht Kunst Licht left the spa’s subterranean courtyard pools unlit to better reflect the perimeter. Photo © Marcus Ebener LKL-designed bronze floor lamps provide most of lighting in the groin-vaulted refectory, now a restaurant. Photo © Marcus Ebener The hotel encompasses the former abbey and stables. LKL grazed the compound’s exterior walls without light spillage using metal-halide lamps. Photo © Marcus Ebener In the wine cellar, custom bronze luminaires evoke candles once mounted to the walls. Photo © Marcus Ebener LEDs housed in mold-blown glass volumes dot the ceiling of the spa’s indoor pool. Photo © Marcus Ebener A guest room features custom fixtures. Photo © Marcus Ebener Folded-bronze sconces illuminate limestone-clad corridors. Photo © Marcus Ebener Image courtesy Marco Serra / Diener & Diener The Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz station lies 60 feet under the inner city of Leipzig, yet architect Max Dudler, who is based in Zürich, Frankfurt, and Berlin, wanted to create the impression that this public space is flooded with daylight.

]]> 1511-wilhelm-leuschner-platz-leipzig-max-dudler-licht-kunst-licht.asp Sun, 15 Nov 2015 23:30:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/10274-wilhelm-leuschner-platz Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz The Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz station lies 60 feet under the inner city of Leipzig, yet architect Max Dudler, who is based in Zürich, Frankfurt, and Berlin, wanted to create the impression that this public space is flooded with daylight. Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz Part of a greater four-station City Tunnel project in Leipzig, the Wilhelm-Leuschner- Platz station is clad with glass block at both its street-level entrance (above) and underground. Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz Each end of the 460-foot light-filled platform (above) has two entrances. Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz There are stairs and escalators at each entrance to transport passengers in and out of the 60-foot-deep station.