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2012
Flughafen BBI_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung Commissioned by the planning consortium pg bbi, consisting of GMP and JSK, Kardorff Ingenieure designed the lighting from the basic evaluation to the conceptual design....

Airport Berlin Brandenburg International

2007
Al Mas Tower_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung With its function as a trading center for gold and diamonds, the Al Mas Tower assumes a central role in the urban landscape of the Jumeirah Lake Towers. At 340 meters...

Al Mas Tower, Dubai

2002
Allianz Kai_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung In 2002 on the Theodor-Stern-Kai am Main, with a direct view of the Frankfurt skyline, the new office and service center for nine Allianz insurance companies with...

Allianz Kai, Frankfurt

2009
Altes Stadthaus_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung 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...

Altes Stadthaus Berlin

2005
Autouni Mobile Life Campus_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung With the “Mobile Life Campus”, the Volkswagen AutoUni developed a new type of university. The master plan by HENN Architekten intended for five main buildings, a...

Autouni Mobile Life Campus

Baku_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung For the capital city of Azerbaijan, a light master plan was developed for the corniche and the central boulevard.

Baku, Corniche und Boulevard

2006
Bebelplatz_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung Bebelplatz is one of Berlin’s most important urban squares on the main boulevard Unter den Linden. Framed by historical buildings, such as the State Opera, Cathedral of...

Bebelplatz Berlin

Berliner Dom_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The Berlin Cathedral was built as a baroque-influenced Italian high-renaissance structure. The eastern facade is lit by only two light poles standing on the other side...

Berlin Cathedral

2004
BMW-FIZ_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The newest models of the BMW Group are designed at the Research and Innovation Center. Project groups with up to 100 employees work together in flexible, two-storey open...

BMW Research and Innovation Center (FIZ)

2002
Brandenburger Tor, beleuchtet von Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung A milestone for Kardorff Ingenieure Lighting Design: first place in the 2000 competition for the illumination of the Brandenburg Gate, the national symbol of Germany’s...

Brandenburg Gate

2014
Bürgerparkareal Reutlingen_ Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung With the new Bürgerpark and the civic center, a contemporary cultural setting has been created for Reutlingen at the entrance to the medieval city. Following the main...

Bürgerpark Reutlingen

Burg Ziesar_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The old fortress structure is a modern center for culture and administration with the museum for medieval church and cultural history in Brandenburg, the chapel, the...

Castle Ziesar

D1 Tower_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The D1 Tower is located directly next to the Palazzo Versace Hotel on Dubai Creek. The 80-floor skyscraper houses residential apartments with wellness spa, business...

D1 Tower

Domaquaree_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The CityQuartier DomAquarée with a total rental space of 70,000 m2 not only offers individual shopping opportunities and gastronomical highlights, elegant apartments,...

DomAquarée

2003
DR Byen_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The Danish national broadcasting corporation (DR) has relocated and concentrated all activities at one new headquarter in Copenhagen. The lighting design encompasses the...

DR Byen Danmarks Radio

2005
E-Werk_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The former electric power substation now listed for historical preservation has become a popular venue in Berlin Mitte since 2005. The closed character of the industrial...

E-Werk

2007
Europapassage_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The Europa Passage connects the shopping district on the Mönckebergstrasse with the Jungfernstieg and offers high-quality retail stores housed in elegant architecture. A...

Europa Passage

2011
F40_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The 2013 German Prize for Lighting Design in the category External Lighting was awarded to Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung: The commercial building at Friedrichstrasse...

F40

2009
BMFSFJ_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung New construction of the Federal Ministry along the Glinkastrasse connected up with the pre-war buildings in the Taubenstrasse and Jägerstrasse.

Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth

2003
Turm der Französischen Kirche_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The French Dome stands on one of the most beautiful squares in Berlin, the Gendarmenmarkt, and is part of an architectural ensemble with the Deutscher Dom (New Church)...

French Dome

2002
Friedrich-Carre_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung Within the glassed-in area facing the Friedrichstrasse, a thin rod of light (height: 21 m) was installed at a slightly tilted angle. Through its multiple reflections on...

Friedrich-Carré Haus 148, Berlin

2005
GAP 15 Hochhaus, beleuchtet von Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung In 2005 at the end of the renowned Königsalle in Düsseldorf, a 23-floor high-rise for Ernst&Young was built. Our light concept for the building includes the...

GAP 15 Düsseldorf

2005
Globushaus_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung With its new globe of Gottorf, the new Globe House on the grounds of Gottorf Palace has become a noted international attraction since its opening in 2005.

Globushaus, Gottorf

1997
Gloria Galerie_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The commercial building Gloria Galerie on the Kurfürstendamm was completely renovated. The symmetrical facade has been underscored by a lighted gateway which also...

Gloria Gallery

2006
Hotel de Rome_ Ballsaal, beleuchtet von Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The Hotel de Rome is located on Bebelplatz in direct proximity to the grand boulevard Unter den Linden. This beautifully restored historical structure, built in 1889 by...

Grand Hotel de Rome

2003
Grand Hotel Heiligendamm_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung Heiligendamm, the first and most elegant of the German seaside resorts, has picked up on its earlier tradition with the Grand Hotel. The complex atmospheres of this...

Grand Hotel Heiligendamm

2005
Haus Huth_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung 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...

Haus Huth

2012
Haus Rissen Hamburg_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung Founded in 1954, the non-profit institute Haus Rissen is a private, impartial and independent educational institute focusing on global issues in politics and economics....

Haus Rissen Hamburg

2012
Heinrich-Heine-Gärten_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The Heinrich Heine Gärten in the urban neighborhood of Heerdt was designed as an exclusive quarter with its own identity and trendsetting security and service standards.

Heinrich-Heine-Gärten

Hotel Berlin Berlin_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The original Hotel Berlin, founded in 1958, was an important post-war site for culture and society. Today, Berlin’s third largest hotel embodies both this past and a...

Hotel Berlin Berlin

2001
Indische Botschaft_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The new construction of the Indian Embassy in Berlin’s Tiergartenstrasse appears on the outside as cuboid with an interior cylindrical atrium. A soft lighting of the...

Indian Embassy, Berlin

2013
InterCityHotel_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung 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...

InterCityHotel Berlin Hauptbahnhof

2010
Jameel Square Jeddah_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The Jameel Square is a Grade A building which offers over 38,000 sqm including two floors of high-end retail below eight floors of prime office space, capped by a...

Jameel Square, Jeddah

2012
Emirates Park Tower_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung With a height of 355 m, the Emirates Park Tower was opened in Dubai as the world’s tallest hotel building in 2012. Offering a wide range of business facilities with more...

JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai

2016
Memorial Church Berlin_East Side_Kardorff Ingenieure Light Planning With only 16 instead of 32 headlights, the facade of the Berlin city-West's historical landmark is illuminated. Thanks to the energy-efficient LED technology, the old...

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

2010
Klostergärten_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The condominiums have been designed according to a high standard and are located directly on the promenade at Hörsterplatz. Ranging from the spa all the way to the...

Klostergärten, Münster

Königskinder_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The two 18-storey twin towers are separated from each other by a public square.  It is planned to place 18 meter-high sculptures by Markus Lüpertz on the roofs.

Königskinder

2018
KPMG_Berlin_Kardorff_Ingenieure_Lichtplanung The new headquarters of KPMG AG Advisory Services are situated in direct neighbourhood to Berlin main station and the government district. The lighting concept features...

KPMG Headquarters, Berlin

2007
Lenbachgärten_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung On the former site of the Ludwig-Maximilian University between the Sophienstrasse and Karlstrasse, an architectural ensemble was constructed consisting of a luxury hotel...

Lenbachgärten im Max-Viertel

2002
Lichtmasterplan Berlin_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The light master plan covers the historic Berlin Mitte. The master plan was drawn up in such detail that the city and future planners will have direct information on the...

Light Master Plan Unter den Linden

2009
Limbecker Platz, beleuchtet von Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung 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...

Limbecker Platz

2009
MBP3_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The residential buildings on Potsdamer Platz are made of a natural stone foundation and stuccoed walls. The lighting for the colonnades, lobby, and all public areas was...

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park 3

2013
Mercedes-Benz Vertrieb Deutschland_Kardorff Ingenieure The Mercedes-Benz building contains office space for 1,200 employees, an impressive vehicle showroom, and a restaurant. Kardorff Ingenieure was responsible for designing...

Mercedes-Benz Vertrieb Deutschland

Modullum_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The developed system for the lighting fixture "ModulLum" offers a variable lighting tool for the illumination of facades, urban squares and streets. The serial product “...

ModulLum Luminaires

2013
Museum für Architekturzeichnung_Kardorff Ingenieure The 2015 German Prize for Lighting Design in the category Museum was awarded to Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung. This private museum for architectural drawing located...

Museum for Architectural Drawing

2000
Niketown_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The design for Europe‘s first Niketown in 1997 was very complex. Each sport is showcased in its own pavilion and receives individual lighting. The illumination of the...

Niketown Berlin

2008
O2 Arena_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung With a seating and standing capacity for 17,000 plus 59 suites, the O2 World Arena is the second largest multi-functional hall in Germany. The lighting concept for the...

O2 Arena

2006
O2 Hauptverwaltung Uptown München_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung 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...

O2 main administrative office, Uptown Munich

2017
Palais Holler_light planning_Kardorff Ingenieure The representative office and retail building fits seamlessly into the magnificient buildings at the boulevard Kurfürstendamm in Berlin. In addition to the facade, the...

Palais Holler, Kurfürstendamm

2015
Versace_Palazzo_Dubai_Night_Shot_Kardorff_Ingenieure_Lichtplanung 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...

Palazzo Versace Dubai

Pariser Platz_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The illumination of Pariser Platz emphasizes the horizontal areas. There is no direct lighting of the building facades. As an historical monument, the Brandenburg Gate...

Pariser Platz Berlin

2014
Park_Hyatt_Vienna_Kardorff_Ingenieure The five-star Hotel Park Hyatt Vienna is located at the Hof, one of the historically most important squares in Vienna's city centre. The building, built in 1915, is a...

Park Hyatt Vienna

2013
Pentominium_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The Pentominium Tower is the "highest residential tower in the world" and has over 100 floors. One to two residential units per storey are planned. Motor yachts,...

Pentominium Tower Dubai

2017
The Promenade Square in Munich is one the most prominent areas of the city. The subtle facade lighting blends the building with its surrounding.

Promenadeplatz Munich

2015
Bühnen Köln_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The historically listed building ensemble consisting of the opera house, theater, and opera terraces, built between 1954 and 1962 according to designs by the architect...

Renovation Opera House and Theatre Cologne

2009
Criminal Court_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung In the capital of Saudi Arabia a new building is being constructed directly near the most important administrative buildings. We designed the park lighting on the basis...

Riyadh Criminal Court, Saudi Arabia

2007
Rocco Forte_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung 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...

Rocco Forte "The Charles Hotel"

2007
Schloss-Straßen-Center_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The Schloss-Straßen-Center unites a diverse group of 30 specialty shops onto three levels. It is located in one of Berlin’s most popular and commercially most...

Schloss-Straßen-Center Berlin

2017
Facade lighting for a residential and commercial building in a side street of the Kurfürstendamm Berlin.

Schlüterstr. 40

2011
Sevens Düsseldorf  Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The SEVENS is a shopping mall on Düsseldorf’s Königsallee, one of the most exclusive shopping boulevards in Germany. Kardorff Ingenieure was responsible for the...

Sevens Shopping Mall, Düsseldorf

1998
Siemensstadt_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung For the Siemens AG, a light master plan was developed for the 100th anniversary of the Siemensstadt in Berlin. This master plan highlighted the highly urban qualities of...

Siemens City Berlin

2005
Sky Office_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The 89-meter high Sky Office introduces itself as a new landmark on the Kennedyallee in Düsseldorf and offers a splendid view. The design by Ingenhoven Architects...

Sky Office

2012
Sophienterrassen_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The exclusive residential quarter on the Außenalster in Hamburg consists of seven urban villas, four groups of apartment houses and two office buildings.

Sophienterrassen

2003
Space Park Bremen_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung Bremen is home to Germany’s largest integrated shopping and entertainment center. The two construction complexes are lit up as a space ship and its docking station. In...

Space Park Bremen

2011
Ericusspitze_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The new Spiegel headquarters on the Ericusspitze forms the gateway to Hamburg’s HafenCity. The design by Henning Larsen Architects for the prominent structure won the...

Spiegel Headquarters

2002
Canisius Kirche_KardorffI Ingenieure Lichtplanung The new church building includes the surrounding urban areas in its spatial design concept. The structure consists of an open and closed cube. The interior design of the...

St. Canisius’ Church

2006
Frankfurter Hof_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung 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...

Steigenberger Hotel "Frankfurter Hof"

Taunusanlage_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung A shadow study was performed at the request of the Allianz Immobilien GmbH regarding the construction project at Taunausanlage 20 in Frankfurt am Main. We examined the...

Taunusanlage Frankfurt

UEC-Tower-1_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung Material studies were performed for the foyer and the special areas of Tower 1. The planned use of high-grade steel wall and ceiling liners was assessed in terms of...

UEC Tower 1

2000
VW Konzernforum_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The VW Autostadt in Wolfsburg is located directly on the Mittellandkanal and parallel to the inter-city express rail line Berlin - Hanover. Based on an artist’s design,...

VW Konzernforum

VW Pavillon_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung The Volkswagen pavilion is located in the car-manufacturing center, Wolfsburg. The truncated VW logo radiates light from blue neon tubes out into the interior.

VW Pavilion, Autostadt Wolfsburg

2010
Zeithaus_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung An innovative lighting concept was developed for the ZeitHaus in this car-manufacturing city. Mirrored ceilings allow for new angles of perspective for viewing the...

ZeitHaus Wolfsburg

ZVK_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung Kardorff Ingenieure conducted a study of the effect on working conditions by a light-deflecting slatted window blind and a light reflector on the ceiling. The design of...

ZVK Berlin

2008
3Leipziger_Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung At Leipziger Strasse 126, a new office building was constructed. The residential and commercial buildings “The 3 Leipziger” distinguish themselves through a top inner-...

“3 Leipziger” office building