AUDI Highlight-Tower

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 vehicles have been illuminated in an extremely energy-efficient manner using LED spotlights and are visible from all sides without any interruptive glare.

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      Project

      The lighting design firm Lichtvision was commissioned to develop a concept to illuminate the facades of the Humboldt Forum. The result was an intentional lighting of the facades in terms of intensities of illumination and their distribution.
      The lighting design bathes the building in a uniform light. It accentuates the mighty presence of the Royal Palace in the heart of Berlin. The flat evenness of the light without much shadowing places priority on the building's three-dimensionality over its details so that it appears imposing and grand, especially from a distance. The height of the light points is necessary to avoid casting hard shadows and to create a uniform lighting.
      The designers' lighting specifications were based on standard luminaires. Their design then needed to be integrated into the light columns that also illuminated the exterior areas. KARDORFF was commissioned with achieving these two tasks by using one type of light column.
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      This made it possible to achieve the same lighting effect even with another product and at other positions than Lichtvision had originally designed.
      As a result, the illumination of the square and the facade have been integrated into one luminaire.

      Building type
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      Location
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      Project time frame
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    • Schumacher Quartier

      Project

      In the Schumacher Quartier, over 5,000 flats for more than 10,000 people are being built in a lively, urban environment. Innovative construction methods, a climate-neutral energy supply, high energy standards and new models for mobility will characterise the quarter. The technologies needed for this are largely being researched and developed next door on the site of the former Tegel Airport.

      As with the neighbouring Urban Tech Republic research and industrial park, we are planning the lighting for the public streets and squares. Multifunctional light columns developed by us meet the requirements of the future-oriented and sustainable Smart City. These can be equipped in different ways and, in addition to lighting components, can accommodate technology for communication and security as well as e-charging stations.

      Building type
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      Location
      Europe, Germany, Berlin
      Project time frame
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      Project

      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, the facade is lit horizontally, free of glare, and very energy-efficiently. The power consumption is 2 kW, less than 1 Watt per square meter of facade.

      Building type
      Mon­u­ment, Ur­ban Space, Sys­tem De­vel­op­ment
      Location
      Europe, Germany, Berlin
      Project time frame
      2009
    • O2 Headquarters - Uptown Munich

      Project

      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 on the building’s crown and in the floor plan, as well as the single-wall glass facade with electrically controlled quarter windows for natural ventilation of the office space.

      Building type
      Of­fice, High­rise, Ur­ban Space, Sys­tem De­vel­op­ment
      Location
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      Project time frame
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    • House Huth

      Project

      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 houses the Berlin office of the DaimlerChrysler concern.
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      Building type
      Of­fice, Ur­ban Space
      Location
      Europe, Germany, Berlin
      Project time frame
      2005