Limbecker Square

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 the illumination of the facade with reflective, hemispherical, sequin-like LED specifically designed for this purpose. By day when the sun is shining, the mirror surfaces glisten, and by night, colorful dynamic light scenes appear on the 15,000 sqm large facade.

Building type
Retail, Luminaire
Location
Europe, Germany, Essen
Project time frame
2009
Architect
HENN Architekten
Client
ECE Projektmanagement
Image rights
Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung

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