InterCityHotel Berlin

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 responds to the different vantage points from which the building can be viewed. The hotel was awarded the gold DGNB sustainability certification by the German Sustainable Building Council.

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    • DFB-Academy

      Project

      The German Football Association (DFB) is Germany's largest athletic association. But it did not have a national training center. Which makes the DFB Academy a highly unique project–a new kind of space meant to bring together people of all ages and athletic abilities.
      The architects use a large boulevard to connect the large complex of offices, playing fields, restaurants, fitness and hotel rooms.
      The concept for the lighting design is based on the idea of an outside boulevard. The colors for the ceiling areas were chosen by us to be in two different blue tones without any lighting fixtures mounted in this "sky," the illumination of which is of central importance to create the illusion of light from above all the way down into the darkest areas.
      The lighting on the city boulevard below it is animated and varied making the 230-meter-long route a diverting and entertaining one.
      We designed a six-meter-high tree made of lights to serve as the central feature on the market square. It is constructed out of high jumping poles and consciously symbolizes a niche sport in the DFB.

      Building type
      Cul­ture, Health, Ho­tel, Sys­tem De­vel­op­ment, Sport
      Location
      Europe, Germany, Frankfurt am Main
      Project time frame
      2017 — 2022
    • Rocco Forte "The Charles Hotel"

      Project

      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 design with a highly ambient quality.

      Building type
      Ho­tel
      Location
      Europe, Germany, Munich
      Project time frame
      2007
    • Steigenberger Hotel "Frankfurter Hof"

      Project

      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 location on Kaiserplatz is extraordinary.

      Building type
      Ho­tel, Ur­ban Space
      Location
      Europe, Germany, Frankfurt am Main
      Project time frame
      2006
    • Schloss Elmau

      Project

      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
      Location
      Europe, Germany, Elmau
      Project time frame
      2007
    • Palazzo Versace

      Project

      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 suites with up to six bedrooms. The designer palace opened its doors in December 2015. Kardorff Engineers interpreted Italian flair with an artful facade lighting and excellent lighting technology. The atmospheric lighting design also shapes all areas of the hotel interior as well as the hotel’s gardens, pool and spa.

      Building type
      Ho­tel
      Location
      Asia, United Arab Emirates, Dubai
      Project time frame
      2015