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2019
Kardorff_Ingenieure_FLOAT_HGEsch In the Media Harbour of Dusseldorf, the office complex "FLOAT“ represents an architectural highlight, conceptualised by Pritzker-Award winner Renzo Piano. Kardorff...

Float, Düsseldorf

2018
Nationalmuseum_Stockholm_Exterior_Kardorff_Ingenieure_Lichtplanung_Lintner With the motto: „Nationalmuseum in a New Light“, the Swedish National Museum reopened its doors in October 2018 after an extensive renovation. The museum, originally...

Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

2019
Kardorff_Ingenieure_VFLWolfsburg_VIP_Lintner The VIP area of Volkswagen Arena is revealed in a new light after a comprehensive restoration of the ceiling. Linear luminaires in a square arrangement and square...

VIP-Area of Volkswagen Arena

2019
Kardorff_Ingenieure_Kaiserhof_Lintner Kaiser Hof is positioned as an exclusive office property on Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring in Cologne. The lighting concept supports the bright and communicative atmosphere of the...

Kaiser Hof, Cologne

2014
Park_Hyatt_Vienna_Kardorff_Ingenieure The five-star Hotel Park Hyatt Vienna is located at the Hof, one of the historically most important squares in Vienna's city centre. The building, built in 1915, is a...

Park Hyatt Vienna

2019
Cinedom_Koeln_Kardorff_Lintner The multiplex cinema Cinedom in the Mediapark Cologne with almost 4000 seats and a gross floor space of more than 25.000 m² is one of the largest cinemas in Germany....

Cinedom, Cologne

2019
Kardorff_Ingenieure_Lichtplanung_L'Osteria_Linus_Lintner The lighting strategy for FR L’Osteria GmbH in Munich can be described als Lighting Design 2.0: we developed a catalogue and how-to instructions for LED-Replacement in...

L'Osteria

2018
KPMG_Berlin_Kardorff_Ingenieure_Lichtplanung The new headquarters of KPMG AG Advisory Services are situated in direct neighbourhood to Berlin main station and the government district. The lighting concept features...

KPMG Headquarters, Berlin

2018
Mercedesplatz_Kardorff_Ingenieure_Lichtplanung Mercedes Platz is a new address for concerts, cinema and entertainment and has the highest screen density in Berlin. Screens on facades and media steles can be...

Mercedes Platz, Berlin

2019
UCI_Mercedesplatz_Kardorff_Ingenieure_Lichtplanung The UCI luxe Mercedes Platz is a flagship of the new luxury cinema brand from UCI Multiplex GmbH, for which we developed a lighting master plan. A common lighting design...

UCI luxe Mercedes Platz

2019
UCI_Potsdam_Kardorff_Ingenieure_Lichtplanung UCI Potsdam has been transformed to a luxury cinema of the brand UCI luxe, for which we developed a lighting strategy and individual light planning of the cinemas. The...

UCI Potsdam

2019
UCI_Gropiuspassagen_Kardorff_Ingenieure_Lichtplanung UCI Gropiuspassagen has been transformed to a luxury cinema of the brand UCI luxe, for which we developed a lighting strategy and individual light planning of the...

UCI Gropiuspassagen

2018
Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa in Baden-Baden has been an impressive grand-hotel since 1872. For the innovative restaurant Fritz & Felix, we developed a lighting...

Fritz & Felix - Restaurant in Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa

2015
Brenners_Hotel_Villa_Stephanie_Kardorff_Lichtplanung The luxury hotel presents itself as a city oasis surrounded by beautiful parkland. Equipped with elegant rooms, antique furniture, Italian marble and exclusive spa...

Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa

2017
Lufthansa Airbus A-350 Chronolicht  The Airbus A-350 from Lufthansa is the first airplane, where the daylight acts as a role model to the first all LED lighting. Warm light colours for relaxation and cool...

Lufthansa Airbus A-350

2015
Atrium Tower, Blick vom Marlene Dietrich Platz Extensive modernization of the former Debis building with the Renzo Piano Building Workshop. Kardorff Ingenieure supervised the DGNB gold-certified project from planning...

Atrium Tower, Berlin

2017
Palais Holler_light planning_Kardorff Ingenieure The representative office and retail building fits seamlessly into the magnificient buildings at the boulevard Kurfürstendamm in Berlin. In addition to the facade, the...

Palais Holler, Kurfürstendamm

2017
Hotel Pullmann Berlin Schweizer Hof_lobby_Kardorff Lichtplanung The Hotel Pullmann Berlin Schweizer Hof chooses a light sculpture for the entrance lobby. Due to the seasons and the events of the hotel, moods are staged by light...

Hotel Pullmann Berlin

2017
Sansibar_Stuttgart_Kardorff_Ingenieure_Lichtplanung_Berlin In addition to Sylt and Düsseldorf, the Stuttgart Sansibar (Zanzibar) is the third restaurant of the Sylt cult brand. In cooperation with the Engineering Office...

Sansibar Stuttgart

2017
Mercedes_Benz_Head_Office_Frankfurt_Kardorff_Ingenieure_Lichtplanung_Berlin High-quality vehicle presentation with a representative external effect -both has been achieved at the Mercedes Benz Showroom in Frankfurt through...

Mercedes Benz Showroom

2017
Facade lighting for a residential and commercial building in a side street of the Kurfürstendamm Berlin.

Schlüterstr. 40

2016
Turmcenter_Frankfurt_Kardorff_Ingenieure_Lichtplanung The changing golden light ceiling element was developed by Kardorff Ingenieure uniquely for this project. The lights shine between two metal lattice planes to ensure a...

Turmcenter Frankfurt

2017
The Promenade Square in Munich is one the most prominent areas of the city. The subtle facade lighting blends the building with its surrounding.

Promenadeplatz Munich

2016
Memorial Church Berlin_East Side_Kardorff Ingenieure Light Planning With only 16 instead of 32 headlights, the facade of the Berlin city-West's historical landmark is illuminated. Thanks to the energy-efficient LED technology, the old...

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

2015
DomAquarée_Heiligegeistgasse_Kardorff Following the motto "light attracts people" the DomAquarée passage was shaped more friendly and inviting by installing large pendant luminaires. For additional...

Heiligegeistgasse

2015
Versace_Palazzo_Dubai_Night_Shot_Kardorff_Ingenieure_Lichtplanung The Palazzo Versace hotel consists of luxury suites located in the Culture Village on Dubai Creek. The two hotel wings, Ala Destra and Ala Sinistra, offer 169 luxury...

Palazzo Versace Dubai

2015
Charlottenhöfe Kardorff Ingenieure New residential building in Berlin City West inspired by Art Deco which fits into the historic streetscape. The lighting concept complements the architecture’s elegance...

Charlottenhöfe

2014
BMBF Kardorff Ingenieure Hauptansicht Between the Charité and the banks of the Spree, not far from the main train station, is the new location for the administrative seat of the Federal Ministry. The...

Federal Ministry of Education and Research

2015
Brückenareal Neuwied_Kardorff Ingenieure As a result of relandscaping, the space beneath the Raiffeisen Bridge can now be actively used by the public. At night our light capitals on the bridge pylons provide...

Bridge in Neuwied

2014
Hessisches Landesmuseum Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung, Waffensaal Reopening following general refurbishment of one of the largest museums in Germany. Drawing on state-of-the-art LED technology, the exhibit lighting highlights the...

Hessen State Museum Darmstadt

2014
Bürgerparkareal Reutlingen_ Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung With the new Bürgerpark and the civic center, a contemporary cultural setting has been created for Reutlingen at the entrance to the medieval city. Following the main...

Bürgerpark Reutlingen

2014
Kardorff Ingenieure Trianon_Eingang The Trianon is one of the highest skyscrapers in Frankfurt. Kardorff Ingenieure’s design for the ceiling and lighting shapes the new image of the building from the...

Trianon

2013
Driving Attraction_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The new driving attraction offers car buyers the opportunity to familiarize themselves with their new vehicle and all its technical assistance systems. An impressive...

Driving Attraction "Ausfahrt", Autostadt Wolfsburg

2009
Neues Museum Treppenhalle, beleuchtet von Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung Another milestone for our team: the lighting of a world heritage site and a large, internationally famous collection. In 2009, after ten years of intensive planning, we...

Neues Museum

2002
Brandenburger Tor, beleuchtet von Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung A milestone for Kardorff Ingenieure Lighting Design: first place in the 2000 competition for the illumination of the Brandenburg Gate, the national symbol of Germany’s...

Brandenburg Gate

2011
F40_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The 2013 German Prize for Lighting Design in the category External Lighting was awarded to Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung: The commercial building at Friedrichstrasse...

F40

2013
Mercedes-Benz Vertrieb Deutschland_Kardorff Ingenieure The Mercedes-Benz building contains office space for 1,200 employees, an impressive vehicle showroom, and a restaurant. Kardorff Ingenieure was responsible for designing...

Mercedes-Benz Vertrieb Deutschland

2014
Allianz HQ Zürich_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung For the new construction of the Allianz headquarters in the Richti-Areal in Wallisellen Zurich, the ergonomics of the workstation lighting were of great importance, as...

Allianz HQ Wallisellen

2013
Kunsthalle DB Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The art gallery in the Deutsche Bank’s Berlin headquarters is an established platform for international contemporary art. Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung designed the...

KunstHalle Deutsche Bank

2014
Bugatti Motor Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung An engine as a sculpted work of art: this is how Bugatti presents its W 16 engine in the Premium Clubhouse in Wolfsburg. A central platform with a reflective black...

Bugatti engine

2013
McFIT in Hamburg-Othmarschen, Bereich Geräte, Kardorff Ingenieure The gym McFIT has introduced new lighting to its Corporate Line. Engineers at Kardorff have developed individual light rooms for each training area.

McFIT

2013
KölnTurm Lobby_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The KölnTurm is the highest office building in Cologne. Its façade by Jean Nouvel has become emblematic of the Cologne Media Park. The newly designed lobby was upgraded...

KölnTurm Lobby, Cologne

2013
Museum für Architekturzeichnung_Kardorff Ingenieure The 2015 German Prize for Lighting Design in the category Museum was awarded to Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung. This private museum for architectural drawing located...

Museum for Architectural Drawing

2013
InterCityHotel_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung This hotel belonging to the Steigenberger Group is part of the Europacity development around Berlin’s main train station. The facade lighting designed by Kardorff...

InterCityHotel Berlin Hauptbahnhof

2013
Museum Wiesbaden_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung Since May 2013, the Wiesbaden Museum has displayed its collection of old masters in the remodeled and newly organized south wing. The lighting concept designed by us for...

Museum Wiesbaden

2012
Porsche Pavillon, Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung With its extraordinary design, the Porsche Pavilion adds to the urban character of the automotive theme park in the car-manufacturing city of Wolfsburg. The sculptural...

Porsche Pavilion, Wolfsburg

2015
Bühnen Köln_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The historically listed building ensemble consisting of the opera house, theater, and opera terraces, built between 1954 and 1962 according to designs by the architect...

Renovation Opera House and Theatre Cologne

Pariser Platz_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The illumination of Pariser Platz emphasizes the horizontal areas. There is no direct lighting of the building facades. As an historical monument, the Brandenburg Gate...

Pariser Platz Berlin

2009
Altes Stadthaus_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung To illuminate this imposing building, a patented spotlight system with projection glasses was used for the first time in Germany. Using this state-of-the-art technology...

Altes Stadthaus Berlin

2006
Bebelplatz_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung Bebelplatz is one of Berlin’s most important urban squares on the main boulevard Unter den Linden. Framed by historical buildings, such as the State Opera, Cathedral of...

Bebelplatz Berlin

2006
Hotel de Rome_ Ballsaal, beleuchtet von Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The Hotel de Rome is located on Bebelplatz in direct proximity to the grand boulevard Unter den Linden. This beautifully restored historical structure, built in 1889 by...

Grand Hotel de Rome

2011
OLED_Pendelleuchte_Kardorff Ingenieure The world’s largest OLED chandelier according to a design by Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung hangs in the presence of highly prominent art. It is suspended over seven...

OLED pendant luminaire

2012
Friedrich 2_ Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung A word-light installation for the 300th birthday anniversary of Frederick the Great. Using lasers, the poems of the Prussian king were projected on to the facades of the...

Lumières – Frederick II

2012
Betriebskantine Zeiss_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung For the main production facility of the Carl Zeiss AG in Oberkochen, a new restaurant for the staff was designed, which not only serves as the main focus of the lunch...

Zeiss staff cafeteria, Oberkochen

2011
Sevens Düsseldorf  Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The SEVENS is a shopping mall on Düsseldorf’s Königsallee, one of the most exclusive shopping boulevards in Germany. Kardorff Ingenieure was responsible for the...

Sevens Shopping Mall, Düsseldorf

2012
Flughafen BBI_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung Commissioned by the planning consortium pg bbi, consisting of GMP and JSK, Kardorff Ingenieure designed the lighting from the basic evaluation to the conceptual design....

Airport Berlin Brandenburg International

2012
Transa Backpacking_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung Transa is the largest outdoor outfitter in Switzerland. In September 2012, Transa opened its flagship store with a sales area of 3,000 m² on the Europaallee directly...

Transa flagship store, Zurich

2012
Rohbau_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung “Rohbau” is the name of the shop and also the style in which three high-quality outdoor brands (Icebreaker Ugg, Nau, Victorinox) are presented. The interim urban outdoor...

Rohbau, Zurich

2012
Emirates Park Tower_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung With a height of 355 m, the Emirates Park Tower was opened in Dubai as the world’s tallest hotel building in 2012. Offering a wide range of business facilities with more...

JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai

2012
Marlene-Dietrich-Platz_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung Between the Potsdamer Platz and the Kulturforum in Berlin, the Marlene-Dietrich-Platz serves as the entrance to the Casino and Musical Theater Adagio. To animate and...

Marlene-Dietrich-Platz

2010
Zeithaus_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung An innovative lighting concept was developed for the ZeitHaus in this car-manufacturing city. Mirrored ceilings allow for new angles of perspective for viewing the...

ZeitHaus Wolfsburg

2015
Eleftheria Square_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The public square is located in Nicosia, the capital of the Republic of Cyprus. The square includes the new construction of a bridge and remodeling of the grounds in the...

Eleftheria Square, Cyprus

2012
AUDI Terminal_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The 31 meter-high “Highlight Tower” of the Audi dealership in the Berlin neighborhood of Adlershof forms a new landmark that can be seen from a distance. The exhibited...

AUDI Highlight-Tower, Berlin

2007
Al Mas Tower_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung With its function as a trading center for gold and diamonds, the Al Mas Tower assumes a central role in the urban landscape of the Jumeirah Lake Towers. At 340 meters...

Al Mas Tower, Dubai

2008
My Zeil, beleuchtet von Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The shopping center My Zeil captivates through its funnel-shaped, structured glass facade facing the Zeil that lets in lots of daylight into the interior. As a result, a...

My Zeil Frankfurt

2010
Jameel Square Jeddah_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The Jameel Square is a Grade A building which offers over 38,000 sqm including two floors of high-end retail below eight floors of prime office space, capped by a...

Jameel Square, Jeddah

2012
Haus Rissen Hamburg_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung Founded in 1954, the non-profit institute Haus Rissen is a private, impartial and independent educational institute focusing on global issues in politics and economics....

Haus Rissen Hamburg

2000
Procter & Gamble_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The research and administrative building for Procter & Gamble is located in Schwalbach am Taunus. The labs and open office areas are arranged around a glass-roofed...

Procter & Gamble Research Center

2001
Bürohaus Schillstraße_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung This Berlin office building was built by the architects Pysall/Rollenhagen from 1972 to 1974. Remodeling and modernization took place in 1999-2001 and were carried out...

Bürohaus Schillstraße

2009
Limbecker Platz, beleuchtet von Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The ultimate shopping center: in the heart of downtown Essen, an urban shopping center was built with an area of approximately 70,000 sqm. Kardorff Ingenieure designed...

Limbecker Platz

2011
museum kunst palast_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The innovative lighting concept with LED technology was newly designed and implemented for the foyer and two wings of the museum in Düsseldorf. The glass mosaic window...

museum kunst palast

2002
Lichtmasterplan Berlin_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The light master plan covers the historic Berlin Mitte. The master plan was drawn up in such detail that the city and future planners will have direct information on the...

Light Master Plan Unter den Linden

2008
O2 Arena_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung With a seating and standing capacity for 17,000 plus 59 suites, the O2 World Arena is the second largest multi-functional hall in Germany. The lighting concept for the...

O2 Arena

2009
Novartis_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The Novartis Campus offers an optimal environment for innovation and research for 10,000 employees. Kardorff Ingenieure designed the lighting in all areas except the...

Novartis Campus Basel

2007
Schloss Elmau_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung Steeped in tradition, Schloss Elmau was built in 1916 as a cultural meeting place for friends and artists, and following a fire, redeveloped into a five-star cultural...

Schloss Elmau

2003
Grand Hotel Heiligendamm_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung Heiligendamm, the first and most elegant of the German seaside resorts, has picked up on its earlier tradition with the Grand Hotel. The complex atmospheres of this...

Grand Hotel Heiligendamm

2005
E-Werk_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The former electric power substation now listed for historical preservation has become a popular venue in Berlin Mitte since 2005. The closed character of the industrial...

E-Werk

2006
Alexanderplatz_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The lighting concept underpins the spatial proportions of the square. The luminaires outline its polygonal shape, showcasing the fountain, the world clock, and the...

Alexanderplatz

2013
Humboldt Palais_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung With the Humboldt Palais on Hegelplatz in Berlin Mitte, the property developer BUWOG has realized a new construction project offering exclusive residential space. The...

Humboldt Palais, Berlin

Domaquaree_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The CityQuartier DomAquarée with a total rental space of 70,000 m2 not only offers individual shopping opportunities and gastronomical highlights, elegant apartments,...

DomAquarée

2002
Canisius Kirche_KardorffI Ingenieure Lichtplanung The new church building includes the surrounding urban areas in its spatial design concept. The structure consists of an open and closed cube. The interior design of the...

St. Canisius’ Church

Hotel Berlin Berlin_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The original Hotel Berlin, founded in 1958, was an important post-war site for culture and society. Today, Berlin’s third largest hotel embodies both this past and a...

Hotel Berlin Berlin

2011
Ericusspitze_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The new Spiegel headquarters on the Ericusspitze forms the gateway to Hamburg’s HafenCity. The design by Henning Larsen Architects for the prominent structure won the...

Spiegel Headquarters

2012
Vodafone Campus_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The innovative architectural design of the new headquarters for Vodafone in Germany reflects the team-oriented corporate structure. It connects high user quality with...

Vodafone Campus

2013
Pentominium_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The Pentominium Tower is the "highest residential tower in the world" and has over 100 floors. One to two residential units per storey are planned. Motor yachts,...

Pentominium Tower Dubai

2011
Marlene-Dietrich-Platz_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung To increase the attractiveness and enhance the Marlene Dietrich Platz, heliostats reflecting natural light onto the square were placed on the adjacent buildings. In...

Study Marlene-Dietrich-Platz

2001
J-Cups_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The futuristic coffee shop concept was developed for reproduction all across Germany. An innovative interior design, beverage and service concept was to contrast with...

Kraft Foods "J_Cups"

Berliner Dom_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The Berlin Cathedral was built as a baroque-influenced Italian high-renaissance structure. The eastern facade is lit by only two light poles standing on the other side...

Berlin Cathedral

2001
Indische Botschaft_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The new construction of the Indian Embassy in Berlin’s Tiergartenstrasse appears on the outside as cuboid with an interior cylindrical atrium. A soft lighting of the...

Indian Embassy, Berlin

Modullum_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The developed system for the lighting fixture "ModulLum" offers a variable lighting tool for the illumination of facades, urban squares and streets. The serial product “...

ModulLum Luminaires

2009
Marktplatz Neubrandenburg_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The market place in Neubrandenburg has always formed the center of this “town of four gates” in the Mecklenburg lake district. The central element of the lighting design...

Market Place Neubrandenburg

2003
Turm der Französischen Kirche_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The French Dome stands on one of the most beautiful squares in Berlin, the Gendarmenmarkt, and is part of an architectural ensemble with the Deutscher Dom (New Church)...

French Dome

2005
Haus Huth_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung Haus Huth is the only building on Potsdamer Platz originating from the German Empire that has survived the tumultuous history of Berlin virtually unscathed. It currently...

Haus Huth

2001
Bar Gendarmenmarkt_Kadorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The red lacquered walls with the mounted glossy panels of picture size form the basic design element of the Bar am Gendarmenmarkt. The light connects these two surfaces...

Bar am Gendarmenmarkt

2010
AUDI UFA_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung Within the scope of the architectural biennale, the participants in the first Audi Urban Future Awards in 2010 were exhibited in the Scuola Grande della Misericordia in...

AUDI Urban Future Award 2010, Venice

1998
Siemensstadt_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung For the Siemens AG, a light master plan was developed for the 100th anniversary of the Siemensstadt in Berlin. This master plan highlighted the highly urban qualities of...

Siemens City Berlin

2004
Museum für Frühgeschichte _Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung In 2004 the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte was restored and completely rearranged. We designed the lighting for the areas open to the public, including the vitrine...

Museum for Prehistory and Early History

Pergamon Museum_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung In 1997, a daylight and artificial lighting concept was developed for all the rooms with skylights in the Pergamon Museum. For the first time, a computer simulation of...

Pergamon Museum

2002
Gemäldegalerie_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The lighting was adapted for a sculpture exhibit in the hall of the Gemäldegalerie.  The light fixture designed by Christoph Sattler and Thomas Albrecht was...

Berlin Picture Gallery

2002
Friedrich-Carre_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung Within the glassed-in area facing the Friedrichstrasse, a thin rod of light (height: 21 m) was installed at a slightly tilted angle. Through its multiple reflections on...

Friedrich-Carré Haus 148, Berlin

2005
GAP 15 Hochhaus, beleuchtet von Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung In 2005 at the end of the renowned Königsalle in Düsseldorf, a 23-floor high-rise for Ernst&Young was built. Our light concept for the building includes the...

GAP 15 Düsseldorf

2005
Sky Office_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The 89-meter high Sky Office introduces itself as a new landmark on the Kennedyallee in Düsseldorf and offers a splendid view. The design by Ingenhoven Architects...

Sky Office

2006
Frankfurter Hof_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The five-star hotel Frankfurter Hof is one of the best addresses in Frankfurt am Main. Across from the Commerzbank, Germany’s tallest skyscraper, the hotel’s impressive...

Steigenberger Hotel "Frankfurter Hof"

2007
Rocco Forte_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung This five-star hotel in Munich belonging to the Rocco Forte Group located in London was a great challenge in terms of planning an individual and impressive lighting...

Rocco Forte "The Charles Hotel"

2007
Lenbachgärten_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung On the former site of the Ludwig-Maximilian University between the Sophienstrasse and Karlstrasse, an architectural ensemble was constructed consisting of a luxury hotel...

Lenbachgärten im Max-Viertel

VW Pavillon_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The Volkswagen pavilion is located in the car-manufacturing center, Wolfsburg. The truncated VW logo radiates light from blue neon tubes out into the interior.

VW Pavilion, Autostadt Wolfsburg

Future Lab Wolfsburg_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The Future Lab at the Konzernforum in the car-manufacturing city of Wolfsburg thematizes the process of automotive design. Along with current design studies, visitors...

CarDesign Studio, Wolfsburg

2003
Space Park Bremen_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung Bremen is home to Germany’s largest integrated shopping and entertainment center. The two construction complexes are lit up as a space ship and its docking station. In...

Space Park Bremen

Taunusanlage_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung A shadow study was performed at the request of the Allianz Immobilien GmbH regarding the construction project at Taunausanlage 20 in Frankfurt am Main. We examined the...

Taunusanlage Frankfurt

2004
KaDeWe_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung For its 100thanniversary, the famous department store was revamped. The goal was to create a pleasant, yet elegant shopping atmosphere. The high-class display areas are...

KaDeWe - Department Store

2002
Gläserne Manufaktur_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung In Dresden, VW constructs its vehicles in a completely different way: in a production site made of glass visible to all. The light behind the transparent facades puts...

Gläserne Manufaktur Dresden

1997
Gloria Galerie_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The commercial building Gloria Galerie on the Kurfürstendamm was completely renovated. The symmetrical facade has been underscored by a lighted gateway which also...

Gloria Gallery

Geschaeftshaus Alexander_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung A shop in Vienna for high-quality fashion. The lighting is with the best color rendering and of high luminance. The ceiling is in a light pastel blue to make it look...

Alexander Fashion, Vienna

2007
Europapassage_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The Europa Passage connects the shopping district on the Mönckebergstrasse with the Jungfernstieg and offers high-quality retail stores housed in elegant architecture. A...

Europa Passage

2000
Niketown_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The design for Europe‘s first Niketown in 1997 was very complex. Each sport is showcased in its own pavilion and receives individual lighting. The illumination of the...

Niketown Berlin

2007
Schloss-Straßen-Center_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The Schloss-Straßen-Center unites a diverse group of 30 specialty shops onto three levels. It is located in one of Berlin’s most popular and commercially most...

Schloss-Straßen-Center Berlin

2000
Forum Neukölln_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The objective of the lighting concept was to do justice to the organic layout through random placement of the lighting fixtures. The type of luminaire developed for this...

Forum Neukölln

2009
Bethmann Kolonnaden_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung In the course of renovating a Frankfurt law office dating from the 1960’s, an 80 m long colonnade was built and illuminated.  The colonnade is given rhythm through...

Bethmann Colonnades

2005
Globushaus_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung With its new globe of Gottorf, the new Globe House on the grounds of Gottorf Palace has become a noted international attraction since its opening in 2005.

Globushaus, Gottorf

2002
Allianz Kai_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung In 2002 on the Theodor-Stern-Kai am Main, with a direct view of the Frankfurt skyline, the new office and service center for nine Allianz insurance companies with...

Allianz Kai, Frankfurt

2002
Friedrichs Carree_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung We designed a solar reflecting system for the narrow lighted courtyard (5 x 5 m) in the residential building in the Friedrich-Carré. The rays of sun are reflected all...

Friedrich-Carré Haus 60, Berlin

2004
BMW-FIZ_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The newest models of the BMW Group are designed at the Research and Innovation Center. Project groups with up to 100 employees work together in flexible, two-storey open...

BMW Research and Innovation Center (FIZ)

2000
BMW-Tischleuchte_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The Circle desk lamp was developed exclusively for BMW. With its handle of hand-sewn leather and casing in a cooling fins look, the lamp cites elements of motorcycle...

BMW Desk lamp "Circle"

2005
Autouni Mobile Life Campus_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung With the “Mobile Life Campus”, the Volkswagen AutoUni developed a new type of university. The master plan by HENN Architekten intended for five main buildings, a...

Autouni Mobile Life Campus

2002
Boston Consulting Group_Atrium_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung For the BCG headquarter in Munich, the goals of the corporate architecture were analyzed before designing the light concept. Kardorff Ingenieure supplemented its team...

Boston Consulting Group

2003
DR Byen_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The Danish national broadcasting corporation (DR) has relocated and concentrated all activities at one new headquarter in Copenhagen. The lighting design encompasses the...

DR Byen Danmarks Radio

UEC-Tower-1_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung Material studies were performed for the foyer and the special areas of Tower 1. The planned use of high-grade steel wall and ceiling liners was assessed in terms of...

UEC Tower 1

Allianz Zollernhof_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung A lighting solution was required for a conference room that would allow the user to not only use the light to respond to specific moods, but that would also allow for an...

Allianz AG representative office, Zollernhof Berlin

Burg Ziesar_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The old fortress structure is a modern center for culture and administration with the museum for medieval church and cultural history in Brandenburg, the chapel, the...

Castle Ziesar

2012
Sophienterrassen_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The exclusive residential quarter on the Außenalster in Hamburg consists of seven urban villas, four groups of apartment houses and two office buildings.

Sophienterrassen

2009
MBP3_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The residential buildings on Potsdamer Platz are made of a natural stone foundation and stuccoed walls. The lighting for the colonnades, lobby, and all public areas was...

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park 3

Wall_Litfasssäule_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung In 1997, we developed a lighting system for a Litfass pillar that received a patent. Only in 2010 was it possible to begin serial production after advertising systems...

Wall Litfass pillar

ZVK_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung Kardorff Ingenieure conducted a study of the effect on working conditions by a light-deflecting slatted window blind and a light reflector on the ceiling. The design of...

ZVK Berlin

BCG_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung For the new branch office of the Boston Consulting Group, it was necessary to create a contemporary atmosphere that would particularly appeal to the young consultants...

BCG- Boston Consulting Group, Berlin

2002
Bibliothek Pforzheim_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The center of the city library is formed by the foyer with its “reading eye”. This double ring of luminous ceiling and skylight combines daylight with an artificial...

Pforzheim City Library

Baku_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung For the capital city of Azerbaijan, a light master plan was developed for the corniche and the central boulevard.

Baku, Corniche und Boulevard

2000
VW Konzernforum_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The VW Autostadt in Wolfsburg is located directly on the Mittellandkanal and parallel to the inter-city express rail line Berlin - Hanover. Based on an artist’s design,...

VW Konzernforum

2005
E.ON Ruhrgas_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung With this new building, E.ON Ruhrgas AG sets an example in terms of energy-efficient urban architecture. The main energy expenditure is reduced by 40% when compared to...

E.ON Ruhrgas, Essen

2009
BMFSFJ_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung New construction of the Federal Ministry along the Glinkastrasse connected up with the pre-war buildings in the Taubenstrasse and Jägerstrasse.

Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth

Terminal C_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung BauWerke designed a departure terminal for flights in historical airplanes, such as the "raisin bomber". Preparation for this experience takes place with a reception for...

Terminal C, Schönefeld Airport

2001
Bugatti_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The new Bugatti can only be ordered at the former Bugatti guesthouse.  The building was gutted and fitted with elliptical ceiling panels.  The light...

Bugatti, Mohlsheim Headquarter

2001
Buga Potsdam_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The German Federal Garden Show (BUGA) took place in 2001 at the 65 hectare-large Volkspark in Potsdam. The mast-mounted luminaires are laced through the landscape like a...

BUGA - Federal Garden Show, Potsdam

2000
Weserpark_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung Germany’s largest sauna complex underneath a dome with a 50 m diameter requires a spectacular and, at the same time, energy-efficient lighting design.

Oase in Weserpark Bremen

2000
AMI_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung In Kempfenhausen on the shores of Starnberger See, the Allianz has a training center for its management. A subsequently built subterranean lecture hall was to be...

Allianz Management Institute

Allianz_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung A skylight covers the historic foyer. The original backlighting with linear fluorescent lamps did not give off any luminance and caused irritating images on the radial...

Allianz A-Bau

2001
Allianz Tunnel_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung A tunnel passageway is turned into a scene of mixed colors through the lighting and color design. One enters a blue tunnel, but along the way the blue of the accordion-...

Allianz connecting tunnel

2001
Stella_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The sculpture by Frank Stella was examined using extensive light tests while still in storage at the art dealer’s in order to determine its range of effects. The...

Sculpture by Frank Stella

2009
RheinbergGalerie_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung With the Rheinberg Galerie, the city center of Bergisch-Gladbach has acquired a new retail shopping center.

Rheinberg Galerie, Bergisch Gladbach

2009
Criminal Court_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung In the capital of Saudi Arabia a new building is being constructed directly near the most important administrative buildings. We designed the park lighting on the basis...

Riyadh Criminal Court, Saudi Arabia

2008
3Leipziger_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung At Leipziger Strasse 126, a new office building was constructed. The residential and commercial buildings “The 3 Leipziger” distinguish themselves through a top inner-...

“3 Leipziger” office building

D1 Tower_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The D1 Tower is located directly next to the Palazzo Versace Hotel on Dubai Creek. The 80-floor skyscraper houses residential apartments with wellness spa, business...

D1 Tower

2009
King Abdullah Road_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The King Abdullah Road is one of the most prominent main streets in the northern part of Riyadh. The motorway directs traffic through a tunnel with a clear and bright...

King Abdullah Road

2012
Heinrich-Heine-Gärten_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The Heinrich Heine Gärten in the urban neighborhood of Heerdt was designed as an exclusive quarter with its own identity and trendsetting security and service standards.

Heinrich-Heine-Gärten

2010
Klostergärten_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The condominiums have been designed according to a high standard and are located directly on the promenade at Hörsterplatz. Ranging from the spa all the way to the...

Klostergärten, Münster

2012
Montgelaspark_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The new premiere quarter between Montgelasstrasse, Törringstrasse and Händelstrasse will offer not only residential units, but also over 8,000 m2 of exclusive office...

Montgelas Park

Königskinder_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The two 18-storey twin towers are separated from each other by a public square.  It is planned to place 18 meter-high sculptures by Markus Lüpertz on the roofs.

Königskinder

2013
Alter Markt Stralsund_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The existing wall luminaires on the old market place in Stralsund (townhouses and city hall) were optimized and supplemented. The facade of the city hall was lit with...

Alter Markt Stralsund

2006
O2 Hauptverwaltung Uptown München_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The 146 meter-high office high-rise presents itself as the new landmark in direct proximity to the Munich Olympic Stadium. Characteristic are the rounded glass corners...

O2 main administrative office, Uptown Munich

2014
Lighted ring above a 150 year-old oak, Monika Goetz For the 2014 state garden show in Giessen, artist Monika Goetz placed a lighted ring above a 150 year-old oak. Kardorff Ingenieure assisted the artist in realizing the...

Ring of Light, Giessen