Bugatti Engine

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 surface serves as a pedestal. The engine appears to be almost levitating in the light designed by Kardorff Ingenieure with small recessed luminaires.

Building type
Culture
Location
Europe, Germany, Wolfsburg
Project time frame
2014
Interior Designer
Spacemark Studio für Gestaltung
Client
Autostadt GmbH
Image rights
Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung

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