New National Gallery
Berlin
The result
For the extensive redesign of the
luminaires, the lighting designers
found an expert partner in mawa
with its knowledge of museum
lighting and extensive experience
in the illumination of architectural
monuments. mawa also has its own
production facility with a high level
of vertical integration, where sever-
al thousand original lumi naires in
various states of repair have been
refurbished and converted. The
mawa factory uses 3D printers,
CNC technology and aluminium
casting, among other methods, to
manufacture any special parts that
are no longer available.
The challenge
After almost 50 years of intensive
use, the complete renovation of
this architectural masterpiece was
on the cards. The appearance of
the listed building was not to be
changed, not even by the light-
ing installations. The brief was to
integrate the existing technology as
far as possible in order to conserve
resources and preserve the original
design.
NEW NATIONAL GALLERY
Potsdamer Str. 50
10785 Berlin
C E N T R E S T A G E
Photo: Stefan Lucks
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