Steigenberger Grandhotel Handelshof
A new luxury hotel in Leipzig's former trade fair palace - atmospheric and effectively illuminated to suit human perception using lighting tools from ERCO.
Architect:
Markus-Diedenhofen Innenarchitektur, Reutlingen
Lighting designer:
Markus-Diedenhofen Innenarchitektur, Reutlingen
Photographer:
Thomas Pflaum, Castrop-Rauxel
Place:
Leipzig
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Lighting solutions
A hotel with special ambience - Leipzig's Handelshof, a trade fair and trading palace dating back to 1908-09, has now been transformed by the Steigenberger group into a luxury hotel. The historic façade of the old building hides what was once a trendsetting concrete steel skeleton. The interior devised by hotel and interior designers Markus-Diedenhofen takes up topics typical of Leipzig, such as Goethe's Faust or the book culture. Cooperating with ERCO, the designers developed a perception-orientated lighting concept which gives attention to diverse usage scenarios and contributes to creating an atmospheric lighting design.
Factsheet
Address: "Am Naschmarkt", Salzgässchen 6, 04109 Leipzig, Germany
www.steigenberger.com/Leipzig
Operator: Steigenberger Hotels AG
Opening: April 2011
Construction period: 2007-2011
Investor: Handelshof GmbH
Investment: EUR 40m
Project developer: Leipziger Stadtbau AG
Interior designer: Markus-Diedenhofen, Reutlingen
www.markus-diedenhofen.de
Interior work of hotel: HEAD Hotel Equipment and Design GmbH, Frankfurt
www.head-gmbh.com
Interior work of brasserie: Simon Möbel
Number of rooms: 177
Spa/fitness: 350 m2
Conference area: 7 rooms on 500 m2
(Source: "Hotelbau" magazine, 4/2011)
Lighting tools used
LED orientation luminaires IP68
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Nadir IP67
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ERCO track
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Guide
The Guide section provides thorough information on everything from the physical bases of lighting to suggested solutions for different lighting situations. The interactive knowledge modules vividly illustrate lighting solutions that are possible with this product range.
General lighting
Providing ambient luminescence
Accentuation
Emphasising objects to attract attention
Orientation lighting
Light to provide orientation in the room
Recessed floor luminaires
Diverse light distributions for recessed floor luminaires
Spotlights
Flexible luminaires for tracks to produce accent lighting
Wallwashers
Lighting technology for vertical surfaces
Recessed luminaires
Recessed ceiling luminaires with different light distributions
Working plane
Lighting for workstations through to large rooms
Wall
From scenic wall illumination through to vertical visual tasks
Object
Eye-catching lighting effects for objects in the room and pictures
orientation lighting
Using light to provide orientation in rooms
Tungsten halogen lamps
Lamps with halogens for increased luminous efficacy
Metal vapour lamps
Efficient lamps for brilliant light
LED
Powerful lamps with an extremely long life

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