Schloss Elmau

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 hideaway and several luxury spas. The mood of the light at this special place is influenced by warm gold reflections which are reminiscent of sun and moonlight when walking through the rooms, the four restaurants and the three luxury spas. The likewise warm-toned guestrooms allow for variations in mood with custom-designed
and easy to use luminaires.

Building Type:
Hotel +
Schloss Elmau links a long tradition with a fundamentally new ambiance. The light is a significant factor in the now warmer and more opulent atmosphere of the restored and expanded luxury hotel.
Area:
Hotel Room +
The lights in the large rooms permit a diverse selection of moods with absolute ease. In the bathrooms, optimal mirror lighting is provided for and the bedside reading lamps give off direct, undisturbing light.
Entrance +
The entrance as the first impression. Pendant, wall and ceiling lights differentiate the entrance hall with an intimate lighting.
Staircase +
The lighting fixtures for the stairs and hallways were developed by us to achieve vivid light through strong rhythms.
Wellness +
The extraordinarily large wellness area belongs to the leading spas in Germany and is worth visiting.
Restaurant +
In the four restaurants and two halls, the lighting moods are adjusted to the spatial proportions. Luminous light on the tables in the restaurants through direct halogen light; soft, warm light in the halls through wall luminaires.
Ballroom +
The concert hall is a multifunctional space which is complemented by high-quality stage lighting in addition to the general lighting of wall and ceiling lights. (stage tech designed by Profimusik, Lüneburg).
Lighting Technology:
Artificial Light +
A hotel is complex in terms of uses and needs. Nevertheless, it was possible to create individual lighted spaces with few types of lighting fixtures.
Region:
Germany
Picture credits:
Photographs +
Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung
Schloss Elmau Presseabteilung
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