https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2747 en-us 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