CONGRESS CENTRE HAMBURG LIGHTING SPIRAL
Client: CCH Immobilien GmbH & Co. KG
Architect: Consortium of TIM HUPE Architects and agn Leusmann
Design: Spiral of Light by TIM HUPE Architects
Other participants in the project: Sprinkenhof, Bartenbach Lichtdesign
Photos: Piet Niemann | SATTLER | Achim Scholz
The Swabian designer lighting manufacturer SATTLER has successfully broken into new lighting dimensions with the largest pendant luminaire ever produced for the newly designed CCH – Congress Center Hamburg. The basis of the light object was the design of the architects' working group TIM HUPE Architekten with agn Leusmann. With a gigantic diameter of 18 metres at the upper ring and 10 metres at the lower ring, the spiral of light is the highlight in the entrance area. Due to a profile height of 25 cm and a width of 7 cm, the profile segments, which are connected by concealed screw connections, appear very delicate, so that the luminaire as a unit seems to float weightlessly in space. New standards in dimension and design, not least due to the elegant surface structure and the specially developed technology. The SATTLER assembly team showed the highest degree of precision and expertise in installing the luminaire.
A SUPERLATIVE LIGHT
This impressive project features an installation with a maximum diameter of 18 metres and a height difference of 8.5 metres. The total length is 208 running metres, while the system has a total weight of 1,200 kilograms. With 105 suspensions and 5 supply lines, the construction is carefully supported and supplied. External, revisable technical units ensure optimal maintenance possibilities. The installation is located at a height of about 20 metres, which underlines its impressive dimension and complexity.
1. atrium of the Congress Centrum Hamburg
2. Atrium of the Congress Centrum Hamburg (view from below)
3. Atrium of the Congress Centrum Hamburg (side view)
INSTALLATION
DEVELOPMENT – PRODUCTION – ASSEMBLY
The spiral of light, which is in no way oversized in view of the overall dimensions of the foyer, appears to have no beginning and no end. As the focal point of the extension, it is the key element that connects the two buildings. It consists of 58 aluminium profile segments with a total length of 208 running metres. During the in-house production, the gigantic dimensions of the luminaire presented all those involved with new challenges. Only specially developed electronics based on 48V LED technology made it possible to achieve the required cable lengths. The total weight of the luminaire, 1.2 tonnes, also had to be securely anchored to 105 steel cables with a thickness of 1.5 mm, and the necessary technical units had to be invisibly placed in the ceiling.
CCH Congress Center Hamburg
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Products used
TOCCATA
1550
TOCCATA
1900
TOCCATA
900
