Glas
Sonnenschutz/Verdunkelung
Akzentbeleuchtung
Spannfolie, Lichtstreuend
LED Grundbeleuchtung
Light for art and culture
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main | DE
Although it is built underground, the new building is visible above
the ground. People can walk over the slightly domed lawn of the
Museum, which has a distinctive feature: 195 circular skylights that
inject natural light into the subterranean exhibition area and are also
used as LED artificial light sources. When excessive amounts of
daylight enter the room, the lighting management system ensures
that exhibits are protected and conserved. Movable roller blinds
shut out daylight in four stages until a complete blackout is ob-
tained.
Unfettered enjoyment of art
Demanding requirements when it came to lighting quality were ac-
companied by requests for flexibly groupable lighting and blinds
that were invisibly integrated into the architecture. The combination
of an intelligent control system with cutting-edge LED technology
has produced a totally individual, adaptable lighting concept.
Lighting control strategies
Partitions divide the Garden Hall up into smaller exhibition spaces.
The lighting control system assigns corresponding skylights to the
spaces this creates, thus allowing lighting conditions to be adjusted
selectively. The LED lighting fitted in the skylights is controlled de-
pending on the amount of available daylight and on the basis of the
required lighting or maximum lighting levels that are compatible with
the items on display. This is achieved by a daylight measuring head
that measures prevailing outdoor brightness and relays relevant da-
ta to the lighting management system. This data is also used to set
the adjustable shading system in the skylights to a pre-set position
depending on the position of the sun and outdoor brightness.
Fitted with LED lighting and roller blinds,
LUXMATE-controlled skylights supply the
subterranean exhibition spaces with just
the right amount of daylight and artificial
lighting.
