Grönfingers Gartenfachmarkt, Rostock
New light in the greenhouse – flexible and efficient Grönfingers garden center in Rostock Lots of plants, lots of space, lots of daylight: garden centres place unique demands on lighting. The successful lighting retrofit at Grönfingers, the leading garden centre in the Rostock region, demonstrates how well a solution using the RIDI LINIA trunking system in combination with the APCON EASY BLE lighting control can meet these needs.From a cooperative nursery just outside Rostock, founder Rudolf Heinemann built a garden…
Tiefgarage METPARK, Place Gambetta, Bordeaux
From dead space to highlight: the underground car park of the future Underground car park METPARK, Place Gambetta, Bordeaux Urban mobility is evolving – becoming more diverse, inclusive, and sustainable. This transformation also includes existing infrastructure such as car parks. In Bordeaux, the regional operator METPARK is preparing its garages for the future – with holistic renovation concepts and lighting expertise from RIDI. If you asked people to imagine the underground car park of the future, they would likely…
Hubschrauberhangar Rosenhöhe, Bielefeld
Fully operational across the board In the Rosenhöhe helicopter hangar in Bielefeld, the RIDI LINIA LED trunking system ensures excellent visual comfort. Perfect organization is vital in air rescue operations. The requirements for the new lighting in the hangar for Christoph 13, the rescue helicopter stationed in Bielefeld-Brackwede, were correspondingly clear: light quality, efficiency, and reliability were the criteria with which the RIDI LINIA trunking system impressed both designers and users. Alarm for Christoph 13 –…
Westend Carree, Frankfurt am Main
New work in the heart of the city – As part of the refurbishment measures, luminaires in the existing ceiling system will be replaced 1:1 with new luminaire inserts with light modules from the RIDI Multilens technology platform, following appropriate lighting calculations. The Multilens 5 Premium (M5P) is perfectly suited as a refurbishment luminaire, as the sturdy sheet metal body can be easily adjusted in length and width. The straightforward production of the luminaires and the smooth interaction between sales, work…
Messe München has 18 exhibition halls whose lighting will be completely refurbished over the coming years until the end of 2026. Our new RIDI LINIA continuous lighting system will be used for this and the first 4 halls have already been successfully refurbished. Short conversion times, a long service life and a halving of energy consumption are extremely important for the operator - because once all 18 halls have been equipped with LEDs, the annual electricity savings will total around 1.5 million kilowatt hours (kWh). …
S-Bahnhof Hackescher Markt, Berlin
Jewel from the 19th century – The refurbished train platform lighting at Hackescher Markt S-Bahn station is ultra-modern and anything but historic. The existing pendant luminaire (Hellux) was replaced by an LED solution from RIDI. Deutsche Bahn relied on our expertise in lighting technology and production. To create the lighting calculation, RIDI technically developed the conversion kit on an existing luminaire. The lighting technology was tested in the RIDI lighting laboratory and proved to be a good solution in terms of…
Intersport Rebi, founded in 1941 in Bitz, is one of the oldest sports shops in southern Germany. The company offers a varied selection of sports and leisure articles on two floors, which are divided into different areas. The RIDI LINIA continuous-row lighting system is used to illuminate the walkways, while the CIRQUA spotlight was specially developed to illuminate the products. The VLDF-F LED strip is used in the extensive bicycle department on the ground floor, including the workshop. Switching from conventional…
Fraunhofer-Institut IEE, Kassel
The Fraunhofer Institute for Energy System Technology IEE in Kassel has been conducting research into energy supply based on renewable energies for over 30 years. The institute develops solutions to technical and economic challenges in order to further reduce the costs of renewable energies, secure supply and create new business models that will make the energy transition an economic success. RIDI supplied a lighting solution for the building with over 1,200 M24 profile luminaires in various lengths, which are used in…
After three years of construction, AOK Nuremberg is back at Frauentorgraben. The new building extends over five floors with 13,000 m² of floor space and offers room for 600 employees. Around 400 customers visit the modern and invitingly designed customer centre on the ground floor every day. Optimal lighting is provided by the lighting concept developed holistically by RIDI . The reception area is skilfully highlighted by the VENICE and EDLR luminaires, clearly recognisable as the first point of contact for customers. The…
Parkhaus Am Theater, Frankfurt a.M.
The ‘Am Theater’ underground car park in Frankfurt am Main’s Bahnhofsviertel district offers 371 parking spaces across three storeys. To make the lighting in the facility more powerful and efficient, the decision was made to replace the conventional lighting with an LED solution. The SURVIVOR luminaire from RIDI saves energy and has a higher light yield, but its advantages don’t end there. Thanks to its high IK10 impact resistance and IP65 protection rating, SURVIVOR is well equipped to handle external influences, making it…
Ev. Markuskirche-Gemeindezentrum, Köln-Porz
The new community centre building at St. Mark’s Evangelical Church in Porz am Rhein is a sculpturally shaped structure that is especially suitable for music performances and choir rehearsals. For their project, architects Maier + Hollenbeck wanted a lighting solution with two separate light chambers that followed the sloping ceilings and homogeneously illuminated the space between the wooden beams. The variable H-LINE luminaire system immediately impressed with its high degree of flexibility and timeless, classic design.…
The Hessen-Center Frankfurt is a shopping and communication centre where almost 1,000 employees ensure the well-being of visitors every day. Located in the east of Frankfurt, the three-storey centre comprises around 115 shops on a sales area of approx. 39,000 square metres. As part of the extensive modernisation of the mall, a visual highlight was sought to break up the atrium areas. The customised spherical luminaires from li:fy hang at different heights as eye-catchers in the airspace of the atrium. The filigree thread…
Gartencenter Pflanzen-Kölle, Unterhaching
With more than 200 years of success to look back on, Pflanzen-Kölle is a testament to adaptability and the ability to innovate. Over these two centuries, the family business developed from the original landscape and market gardener in Ulm into today’s full-experience garden centre with 13 locations and two of its own nurseries in Germany. RIDI Leuchten GmbH developed a suitable lighting concept for the garden centre in Unterhaching in addition to the branches in Berlin and Munich. The universally applicable BRITT light…
Markthalle Stuttgart is an exquisite shopping venue and has gained a reputation as a well-known and popular hidden gem far beyond the borders of Stuttgart. The Markthalle was constructed according to plans developed by the architect Prof. Martin Elsässer and inaugurated in January 1914. Since then, it has constituted an important economic factor and provides a livelihood to numerous trading companies and service providers. RLS-LEDs by RIDI illuminate the art nouveau architecture of the glass-roofed hall, which is now a…
Iris by Spectral Lighting has been used extensively across all floors of the newly refurbished Panagram Building in London. With a desirable location in the lively Clerkenwell area, architect Buckley Gray Yeoman have brought a tired 1980s building right into the 21st Century with a vibrant refurbishment. Not only have they transformed the building, the new workplace spaces have an emphasis on well-being which is so sought after and important following the COVID pandemic. The developer, Dorrington, working with BGY and Peter…
Fry Building School of Mathematics, Bristol
The University of Bristol has remodelled the Grade II listed Fry Building (a complex series of listed buildings) to create a new home for the School of Mathematics. The site lies within a designated conservation area and is adjacent to another. RIDI was proud to provide a sustainable lighting concept which was utilised throughout the project. The new building, designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects, features lecture theatres, smaller classrooms, a variety of common rooms and areas for interaction. Whilst retaining the…
barth Spedition GmbH, Hechingen
The barth logistics group is a medium-sized freight-forwarding and logistics company that has enjoyed continuous economic success for over 70 years thanks to the development of its logistics products. In addition to its main location in Burladingen, the company opened its new freight-forwarding hub in Hechingen, which boasts a handling hall, petrol station, lorry service bay and office building, as well as 50 loading gates in the freight-forwarding terminal, in September 2021. The design of the facility focused on…
Product Madness, an award winning developer of social and mobile games, have occupied the 6th Floor of the listed 1 Finsbury Avenue building in the heart of London’s financial centre. They have turned the category A space, with the help of contractors Oktra, into an imaginative workspace comprising of 24 differentiated work zones and fulfilled their brief of delivering Passion, Creativity and Collaboration. All this in a traditional area of the City of London normally occupied by financial institutions. In 2019 the Category…
Kresen Kernow ("Cornwall Centre") houses the world's largest collection of documents, books, maps and photographs relating to the history of Cornwall. The state-of-the-art new archive centre was built on the site of the former Redruth Brewery (World Heritage Site). As well as storing Cornwall's archive collections, the centre has exhibition space, learning rooms and a digital media room. Purcell Architects was commissioned to restore and extend this historic site. Spectral Stora-LK pendant luminaires provide the main…
Atelier Türke has been supporting companies with brand development and brand management since 1978 and provides a customised team of specialists in trade fair design, advertising, digital and live communication to meet its clients' objectives. On 850 square metres, the open-plan design of the new building offers plenty of space for the development of creative ideas. RIDI Leuchten GmbH provided a suitable lighting concept for this. H-LINE, with its versatile application possibilities as a single luminaire and construct,…
With the move to new premises, Uhland Apotheke in Mühlacker went looking for a new, modern lighting concept. The KARO and CIRQUA spotlights in a refined black finish match the open ceiling and illuminate the pharmacy’s aisles and shelves. The black ll:fy Cornice Medium pendant luminaire fits perfectly into the design and illuminates the counters and a part of the sales area.
As a system house for information and telecommunications technology, 3iMedia has been creating the conditions for communication in the areas of telephony, networks and software since 1995 and offers its customers consulting, planning, realisation and support from a single source. The flat F-EDGE pendant luminaires ensure a high level of visual comfort and glare-free light in the new offices in Karlsruhe. With their indirect component, the high-quality luminaires create uniform and homogenous illumination and create a…
In mid-June 2020, a flagship ROSSMANN store was opened at the former Poznański factory. The factory is now called Manufaktura Łódź. Manufaktura is a tourist attraction, a true gem bustling with activity and full of positive energy. The restored post-industrial buildings give it a unique character. Rossmann stores are a step into the future: places where modern design blends with top-notch technologies, and the selected brands are consistent with the latest international trends. Rossmann currently has 1,429 stores in Poland.…
Bergfreunde GmbH, Kirchentellinsfurt
Since it was founded in 2006, Bergfreunde.de has grown into one of Europe’s leading online mountaineering retailers. It now employs over 320 members of staff, who work to provide the best possible shopping experience for mountaineering and outdoor sports enthusiasts. Bergfreunde management headquarters are located in the loft of a former textile factory in Kirchentellinsfurt, where the individual workstations are illuminated by the RIDI LINIA-FLAT continuous lighting system with VLG-LENSES gear tray. The lens array of…
Dixie Dean Hospitality Suite FC Everton, Liverpool
Having supplied the iconic centre piece lighting structure for the main reception at Everton FC’s corporate HQ in the Liver Building, Spectral have again provided another design lead scheme. This time we have worked with Everton’s Goodison Park Stadium to provide all of the pendant feature ring luminaires for the recently opened Dixie Dean hospitality Suite. A mixture of 950mm, 1200mm and 1500mm diameter versions of Spectral Lightings new Stora-K creates a sumptuous low profile product with a lighting scheme which echoes…
Arm Holdings’ new headquarters building located on Peterhouse Technology Park, Cambridge is one of the most technologically advanced and extensive implementations of smart lighting in the world. It represents a milestone in smart building design. The £90 million building designed by Scott Brownrigg echoes Arm’s pedigree by taking inspiration from the structure of silicon – the science behind integrated circuits. Internal and external architectural details reflect crystalline silicon. The architect specified Spectral Blade…
Spectral supplied Orto floorstanding direct/indirect luminaires to Kresings Architektur GmbH for their offices in Münster. Orto provides soft indirect illumination and focussed task lighting. The matt black products used have soft touch dimming control built into the support and include a handy USB charger to reduce workspace clutter. The standout feature is the 90° head design, made possible by using an incredibly stable single piece cast aluminium corner. The cast corner piece is available in a number of different…
Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen
Aberdeen Art Gallery has recently reopened to the public after a four-year refurbishment which cost £34.6m. It has one of the finest art collections in the UK - including works by Joan Eardley, Barbara Hepworth, Samuel Peploe and Tracey Emin. Awarded Planning Permission in 2014, Hoskins Architects had won a national competition for the redevelopment and expansion of the category A listed Aberdeen Art Gallery. Renowned lighting design practice, Speirs and major, were appointed as the lighting consultant. For the War Memorial…
thyssenkrupp is a diversified industrial group with around 162,000 employees on all continents. Our business operations are organised in five business areas: Plant Technology, Automotive Technology, Material Services, Elevator Technology and Steel Europe. Nearly a third of the total number of people who are employed in the camshaft sector worldwide work at one of our two factories in Ilsenburg. Eleven million units are produced annually in Ilsenburg, making it the world’s number one location for camshaft production. The…
Real Markt Balingen in the Gehrn business park became a Markthalle and celebrated a major re-opening in July 2019. Following Krefeld and Braunschweig, Balingen is the third location following this concept, which evokes an image of a traditional market hall with its world of gastronomical experiences and numerous small stands. The individual areas are highlighted using lighting by RIDI. In the entrance area and the primary traffic paths, the RIDI LINIA-FLAT continuous lighting system provides basic illumination and guides…
Klinik Kurhessen, Bad Sooden-Allendorf
The clinic of the German Pension Insurance DRV is a rehabilitation clinic for patients in orthopaedics, internal medicine and pneumology. The clinic management is always looking for the latest technical equipment for their buildings to be up to date. The fire alarm and voice alarm system was renewed during ongoing operations as part of extensive fire protection measures. For this purpose, suspended ceilings were used in some cases for laying cables, but other solutions were required in the corridors with visible concrete…
Claremont Fan Court School, London
The Claremont School, located south-west of London, offers 13 new classrooms for science and nutrition, as well as workshop areas and a design and technology studio. The building was designed by Fletcher Crane Architects and the lighting concept was developed by Michael Jones Associates. The lighting is based on various products from RIDI, mainly from the Spectral portfolio. The atrium was fitted with ring luminaires from the H140 profile series in various diameters in combination with Iris pendant luminaires at the rear.…
Christ Church Downend, Bristol
Christ Church Downend was constructed in 1836 and is a Grade II listed church. As part of the comprehensive refurbishment works that included removal of pews and a new limestone floor, a key factor in the transformation of the church was specifying new LED lighting throughout. TSA consultants chose Spectral Lighting to design the lighting scheme after seeing previous completed heritage projects. Installed by Hart Design & Construction, the central pendant Spectral H80 chandelier fittings were delivered complete and raised…
itdesign GmbH provides software solutions for customer relationship management and project portfolio management. Established in 1999, the company is one of the most well-respected partners of groups and medium-sized companies in terms of implementing their individual vision of a customer-centred corporate strategy. The company’s head office in Tübingen, a striking building on the edge of the historic city centre, has room for modern workspaces as well as for large and small training courses. Here, dimmable LENSES-S…
LEONI is a global provider of products, solutions and services for energy and data management in the automotive sector and other industries. The value chain encompasses wires, optical fibers, standardised cables, special cables and assembled systems as well as intelligent products and smart services. RIDI Leuchten supplied the light strips with LED LINIA-FLAT gear trays for the new ‘Fabrik der Zukunft’ building complex in Roth which covers a total area of 50,000 square metres. These light strips now illuminate the…
Wolfson College Buttery, Oxford
Wolfson College was founded in 1966 and is the largest and most international of the Oxford graduate Colleges, having 70 different nationalities, studying for Doctorates and Masters Degrees across a broad spectrum of disciplines. The College (Listed Grade II) was designed by Powell and Moya, one of Britain’s most significant post-war architectural practices on the site of what was a large house and garden. The building’s form and arrangement within its green setting clearly reflect the founder’s vision: to create a college…
The trading company REIFF Reifen und Autotechnik is one of the most important tyre dealers in Germany with sales units in the specialist retail, discount, e-commerce and wholesale sectors. The office and reception area at the Hechingen site has been equipped with new LED pendant luminaires from the LENSES family. The luminaire's optical array provides user-orientated and glare-free working at the screen, while the additional indirect light component ensures a uniform lighting level at the workplace. The flat LED luminaire…
The Ludwig Erhard Zentrum in Fürth is intended to serve as a museum of the memory of the Federal Chancellor Ludwig Erhard, who was born in Fürth. It shows testimonies of his life and work as a politician. The building was designed by Reinhard Bauer architects from Munich. The clean design of the new building next to the Fürth City Hall is continued in the linear lighting systems from the newly developed S36 profile series. The 8.40 m long profiles are connected via hidden internal linear connectors and, despite their…
Spectral Lighting has provided its Blade lighting and acoustic system to the Redtree Shawfield office development outside Glasgow. The Red Tree development is a coworking hub to provide contemporary collaborative workspace for start-up businesses and established businesses alike. Providing a flexible space with premium desking required a flexible premium looking lighting system. Arups Glasgow office saw Blade as an ideal solution. Spectral Blade can be supplied in continuous format or suspended as individual panels. At…
Cambridge Central Mosque, Cambridge
Spectral Lighting is proud to be associated with the New Central Mosque in Cambridge. Designed to be environmentally friendly, it boasts zero carbon on-site emissions, rainwater harvesting and air source heat pumps. The H-PROFIL 140 LED lighting rings by Spectral provide all the main lighting and were designed not only to be a feature but also to be energy efficient in line with the buildings ECO credentials. With its emphasis on sustainability and high reliance on green energy, the mosque will be Europe’s first eco-mosque.…
Quartermile 3 is the latest innovative office development in the heart of the Scottish capital. Designed by Foster + Partners, the six-storey building offers almost 6,780 m² of flexible office space with spectacular views across the city towards Edinburgh Castle, just minutes from the city centre. The Quartermile complex's prime location and state of the art office space has already attracted a number of leading global companies from a wide range of sectors, from creative agencies and technology companies to finance…
Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Köpenick
The ‘An der Alten Försterei’ stadium is located in the neighbourhood of Köpenick to the south-east of Berlin, and has been home to 1. FC Union Berlin since its inauguration in 1920. With a current capacity of 22,012 spectators (as of 2019), it is the largest purpose-built football stadium in the capital. 1. FC Union Berlin made it to the first tier of the Bundesliga for the first time in its history in the 2018/2019 season. After the entire grandstand was fitted with conventional RIDI luminaires, the stadium built on its…
An impressive quarter has been created on the site of the former Schultheiss brewery in Berlin-Moabit, offering around 30,000 square metres of shopping and dining. A new building was added to the historic, listed parts of the old brewery, which together house numerous shops for indulgence, fashion and technology. RIDI supplied a lighting concept for the traffic zones and public areas of the neighbourhood with RIDI and li:fy luminaire systems. EDLR downlights (RIDI), Maxi pendant luminaires (li:fy) and the Bottle luminaire…
Beutelsbacher Halle, Weinstadt
Beutelsbacher Halle in Weinstadt is a popular venue that hosts a wide array of sport and recreational activities and fits up to 1,000 people when used as a festival hall. A sleek, functional LED solution that could be used both as is and as a pendant luminaire mounted to the ceiling was needed to light the multi-functional hall. The ball-resistant luminaire ROBUST met these mechanical and technical requirements. These sleek luminaires look great on the slat ceiling of the 45 m long hall, and constitute an optimal and…
KIT Altes Stadion 8, Karlsruhe
The Old University Stadium in Karlsruhe is a listed heritage building on the South Campus of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Under the grandstand, there is a sports hall with ogival tapered ceiling arches, lending an almost sacral character to the space. The room is a striking composition of exposed white concrete, red brick walls and a light wooden floor. The new lighting system does justice to this special hall: IHLS-L LED sports hall luminaires with opal discs and RBGW control ensure that the room can also…
The lighting system of the Carl-Benz-Halle in Marxzell was recently refurbished. The original luminaires from the 80s with power-hungry conventional lamps and ballasts made way for an efficient LED solution with considerable potential for energy-savings. Ball-resistant RIDI ESHL-L sports hall luminaires with parabolic mirror louvres were selected for the sports and multi-purpose hall. The integrated LED linear circuit boards were produced in the Jungingen factory and subjected to stringent quality control. In the glass roof…
The history of FISCHER Automobiles began over 40 years ago. Today, the company boasts a sales area over 10,000 square metres in four locations, and a team of over 100 staff. At the Landau branch, vehicles from Peugeot, Citroën, DS and Mitsubishi are on display under RIDI LED lighting. RLS1-LED high bay reflector luminaires in silver provide blanket illumination for the high sales hall. The individual light points reflect in the highly polished bodywork and set glistening accents.
The Grafton Centre is a shopping centre in the heart of Cambridge. As part of a comprehensive refurbishment programme, the focus was on upgrading the lighting in the mall and atrium areas. Engineering group Intoheat developed a lighting solution using products from the RIDI's extensive portfolio, a large number of which are from the Spectral brand segment. In areas with high ceilings, for example, the S36 profile was used with a specially developed mounting system for integration into the wooden slatted ceilings. A mixture…
Sense, a national charity that supports deafblind people or those who have sensory impairments, appointed renowned architects Glenn Howells to design a building that puts humans at the heart of the design.. TouchBase Pears is both pioneering and innovative. The £10 million project was undertaken under the JCT Design and Build Contract 2011 and was funded by many contributors including Birmingham City Council, the Arts Council, various charitable trusts and individual private donations. Glenn Howells, together with the…
Cálem is a traditional brand of fine wines known for its famous Port. The winery is located in the city of Porto on the south bank of the Douro River and has become famous for its successive international awards. Cálem was founded in 1859 by António Alves Cálem, who took advantage of the liberal trade regime in the Douro region. The winery is still family-owned and is now a well-known tourist attraction in the city. Cálem commissioned Imagination from London to create a unique and fascinating museum with a cellar tour, a…
Winterhalter is a third-generation family-owned company focused on professional solutions in the commercial warewashing sector. With 41 subsidiaries worldwide, the company has become a major global systems provider for warewashing technology across multiple sectors. Winterhalter recently invested in a new logistics facility and administration building at the company headquarters in Meckenbeuren near Lake Constance. This modern office building, which is decorated with black furniture, required functional, high-quality…
Spectral previewed the new Dome suspended and floor standing luminaire at the Surface Design Show and it caught the eye of entrepreneur Manoj Bharwani who liked the discreet integration of the indirect light, the integration of the power supply within the fitting body (requiring no external box to hide) and the glass panel to the underside offering a comfortable yet excellent direct light for co workers using the spaces. He wanted a “high end looking” luminaire for his new office space in north London and placed quality of…
Everton Football Club, Liverpool
Everton Football Club has relocated its headquarters from Goodison Park into new state-of-the- art facilities at the Royal Liver Building. The Club’s new offices offer panoramic views across the River Mersey, along the famous waterfront and into the heart of Liverpool city centre. They have been designed to create an environment that is conducive to staff wellbeing while also creating a platform for collaboration and growth. Conceived by the architects, 2M2 Studio, the sleek main reception area features a suspended light…
Condé Nast International, London
British publishing brand Condé Nast International, famed publishers of the world’s premium magazine brands, including Vogue, GQ, Tatler and Wired, have moved into the iconic Adelphi building on the Embankment in London. MCM’s design has been shortlisted for 2018 FX Awards Global Project. GDM were the consultants and have been shortlisted for a 2019 London Region British Council for Offices (BCO) Award under the ‘Fit Out of Workplace’ category. Spectral's H Profil system was specified due to its immense flexibility and…
The Tübinger Tafel (Tübingen Food Bank) has made it its mission to collect surplus food and food waste, and to give this to people in need. Established in 1998, the food bank is run today by around 130 voluntary workers and has become an integral part of Tübingen’s cityscape. Over time the old premises on Katharinenstrasse became too small and the association saw the need to act, as more and more residents from Tübingen and the region started using the service. After a three-year search for bigger spaces, management found…
Royal Veterinary College, London
Spectral has recently supplied Stora-LK pendant luminaires to the Royal Veterinary College in London. The project was designed by architects Rivington Street Studio, with monitoring and evaluation (M&E) undertaken by Scotch Partners. The project was realised using H-Line Pendant luminaires with direct and indirect lighting from RIDI. The project was also equipped with a DALI control system from RIDI , which makes it possible to adjust the illuminance levels in the various work areas and to use preset lighting scenarios in…
McEwan Hall University, Edinburgh
McEwan Hall is the graduation hall of the University of Edinburgh in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. It was donated to the university in 1897 by the famous brewmaster and politician William McEwan. It was extensively renovated in 2015. The aim was to restore the historic landmark as a functional university building that could fulfil modern needs. The restoration work, which was carried out by BuroHappold Engineering in collaboration with LDN Architects, was completed at the end of 2017. One of the challenges was to…
The Eurotheum is a 110-metre-tall building located in the heart of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Constructed parallel to the Main Tower, it has 31 floors and is one of the few skyscrapers in Frankfurt that contains both offices and a hotel. Following the departure of the European Central Bank as one of its main tenants, the building was redesigned by architecture firm Peter Kulka. The foyer ceiling varies widely in height and now features a range of curved walls made of industrial glass profiles up to seven stories tall.…
LRC, Salford City College, Eccles Campus
LINIA LED system was used throughout the new Library Resource Centre at Salford College. The designers were after a clean efficient look coupled with latest technology and within certain cost constraints. The feature of the LINIA-FLAT FS luminaires is the microprism optic which gives an intriguing look while providing very good glare control for the VDT screens. The LINIA-FLAT FS LED modules are also incredibly energy efficient due to the premium grade LED’s used and the efficient optical design of the product. The modules…
The new restaurant for a leading international banking group was designed as a subterranean space to create an interesting and comfortable hub. The wooden versions of the Blade product would delineate ‘pathways’ throughout the restaurant and form ‘hub’ areas in triangular areas. Good quality lighting would be key. Perkins + Will used wood extensively in the space to create a warm ambience and approached Spectral to gauge our response to extending this theme to the lighting. The key would be to collaborate with a timber…
Pippbrook House (Mole Valley District Council), Dorking
The refurbishment of the office and conference rooms in Pippbrook House (Mole Valley District Council) took place over a period of one year. In order to utilise the building during the refurbishment, the project was split into seven phases of work, during which staff had to relocate within the building. The existing building was previously lit by a combination of ceiling washlights with 400W high pressure sodium vapour lamps and some pendant luminaires of unknown origin. The renovation included a complete replacement of the…
Bedford Modern School, Bedford
A new science block at Bedford Modern school to replace the existing building that had been largely unchanged since it was built in 1974. The building consists of a central atrium area for flexible teaching and 17 labs and associated prep rooms. We supplied EBRME DPS fittings, rated IP54 wth twin R-Tube to light the laboratory areas and ELDR and EDLQ downlights to the surrounding circulation areas. Square LF-LEDs and Venice were used surface, recessed and wall mounted in stairwells and in the atrium area.
The Schwelhalle (carbonisation hall) located in the Frommern district of the German town of Balingen looks back on a long history. The hall was originally built to serve as a site where slate was carbonised in ovens to derive oil. Alongside fuel, heating oil, bitumen, paraffin, synthetic resin, paints and lacquers were produced here until 1949. After that time, the hall served as a production or storage hall for various companies. In 2017, the advertising agency Atelier Türke, based in the Weilstetten district of Balingen,…
The new headquarters for the Metropolitan police service is the Curtis Green Building on Victoria embankment. The stone clad building has been extensively remodelled and equipped with a new timber and glass ground floor pavilion which serves as the entrance. Spectral worked with Arup lighting and architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris to produce a bespoke 30m long oval ‘racetrack’ luminaire which runs the entire length of the pavilion. With only a few additional downlights and pelmet lighting providing accents, the…
The Big Data Institute (BDI) is a 7,500 m2 medical research building, dedicated to analytical research of the causes, consequences, prevention and treatment of disease. The building, designed by Make Architects for the University of Oxford, has space for over 550 people. The researchers process enormous amounts of data and aim to provide insights into a wide variety of illnesses and treatments worldwide. The large server room currently provides enough computing power for 600 trillion operations a second. Despite the heat…
Stadtteilbibliothek, Stuttgart-Vaihingen
Thanks to its central location, the Stuttgart-Vaihingen City Library is a meeting place for people of all ages. It works together with other city libraries and the Stuttgart Central Library to provide all its visitors with access to education, culture and a wide range of leisure activities. Spread across three floors, visitors can find a large selection of literature, music and films, as well as computer workstations with Internet access. Even illumination and ambient lighting is provided by a special version of the EBRE9,…
Designed in association with Marks Barfield Architects, who were responsible for this iconic new attraction on the south coast. At the base of the tower is the Belle Vue restaurant and a Spectral custom pendant ring luminaire provides the lighting for the centrepiece bar area. The chandelier was produced using the H-Profil 140 system to an exact diameter of 5630mm which matches the circular bar area beneath. To give the impression of a floating ring, the architects wanted as few suspension points as possible and the…
An ambitious project carried out in Holborn district of London where the original 5 storey building was refurbished to create a 6 storey scheme without increasing the overall height of the building. This led to creative demands on the lighting scheme as the ceilings on each floor were now being finished off without any real voids to work with. HUT Architects together with Energy Lab Building Services were assisted by our RIDI team to come up with a creative design which met the technical brief but also offered a modern…
General Cat A fitout in central London designed by Jonathan Hart Associates in Surrey. Client wanted a simple lighting scheme to work with the exposed metal services. Individual 1500mm H-LINE LED luminaires were selected. To give the correct lighting balance, 1500mm LED modules combined with an opal diffuser was used for the direct lighting. The indirect lighting was done with a 1200mm open area lensed module.
Project designed and installed by Broadfield Builders together with AGAP Architects. VENICE-LED was selected for this Cat A office fitout to give a clean and modern look to the spaces on the 1st and 2nd floors. The VENICE system was recessed into a plasterboard ceiling and was supplied with a low glare microprism diffuser suitable for office use. The ideal thing about VENICE is the versatility in the wiring if the occupied space becomes partitioned up. The integral wireways in VENICE mean that the plug & play LED light…
West Ham's New Stadium, London
The lighting for the corporate entrance area for West Ham’s new London stadium proves that stunning results can be achieved using standard products. A theme of circles runs through the area, with 1.9m diameter Stora-LK luminaires interspersed with circular acoustic suppression panels. In total 13 Stora-LK rings were supplied by Spectral in a silver paint finish. The Storal-LK 1.9m is a completely standard product for Spectral, supplied in one part pre-fitted with wire suspensions and power feeds, for a truly simple…
Rivington Street Studio, London
Rivington Street Studio is an award-winning architectural practice that is at the forefront of sustainable technologies for new buildings. Having worked with RIDI on a number of projects, the studio approached Spectral for the redesign of their own premises. Working with the architecture firm, Spectral provided lighting calculations to ensure the client's designs would work lighting-wise. VENICE was chosen from the RIDI product range for a clear, consistent look and was fitted with a special angle connection for homogenous,…
The redevelopment of Furness House, on Leadnhall Street, London, provides four flours of modern open plan office accommodation. For the entrance and communal areas on the Ground floor, ORMS approached Spectral to supply a number of H-Profil ring luminaires. The lighting design specified by Hoare Lee, required very specific up/down lighting levels at different times of the days. To achieve this flexibility, H-Profil 140 was used, with its ability to house high output LED modules in both sections of its H shaped extrusion. On…
Cumnor House School, Haywards Heath
Cumnor house school is an independant school near Haywards Heath near the South Downs National Park in England. The project involved two new buildings. The nursery/pre-school block was a single storey building made into one large open plan space. Here they used a suspended ceiling grid where we used ARKTIK-LED PS luminaires to provide an efficient yet broad spread of light. EDLR's were also provided for circulation spaces. The room was controlled via a DALI scene setting plate to enable 4 different moods which ranged from…
Spectral worked together with architectural firm Sheppard Robson to devise a solution for an extraordinary vision: to light the internal foyer area of a prestigious private bank in the centre of London using just two suspended, ring-shaped luminaires. The technical lighting specification developed with engineers Troup, Bywaters + Anders resulted in a total required luminous flux of 390,000 lumens to achieve an average illumination intensity of 250 lux. This level of illumination is generated by 15,000 LEDs with a total…
Guildford Council, Borough of Guildford
Guildford Borough Council's 30-year-old office is a facility for the public, staff, councillors and visitors. The office was previously only open during the day, but is now staffed around the clock. This change presented the operators with the task of optimising energy consumption, which meant finding an alternative to the existing fluorescent lighting system. "We worked with RIDI throughout the project and installed ARKTIK recessed luminaires," said Kevin Handley, Council's Office Services Manager. "Fewer luminaires were…
Stammherr GmbH Druckweiterverarbeitung, Waiblingen
Stammherr in Waiblingen is one of the region's most innovative folding specialists, offering numerous possibilities for processing printed products on a space of 1.100 square metres in total. To provide optimum illumination in the large production hall, the company opted for the flexible RIDI LINIA-FLAT luminous beam system. Linear lenses for wide-angled light dispersion and the transverse prismatic disk made of PMMA that reduces glare in the longitudinal direction guarantee optimum lighting conditions at the individual…
Ring-Textilservice, Waiblingen
Ring-Textilservice GmbH is a one-stop-shop for textiles and professional clothing in the areas of industry and trades, healthcare and the hotel and gastronomy sectors with a portfolio ranging from requirements analysis all the way to logistics. The laundry facility in Waiblingen-Hohenacker washes an average of 40 tons of laundry per day. Ensuring optimum illumination in the individual large halls called for a professional lighting solution: RIDI LINIA-FLAT with the VLG-FS equipment carrier. Linear lenses for wide-angled…
GABLER Immobilienverwaltung GmbH & Co KG
Gabler Immobilienverwaltung in Schorndorf provides storage in several large halls for forwarding agencies and other companies. A variety of goods can be stored, managed and processed at a location spanning over 10,000 square metres. Due to the long cooling period of the metal halide lamps, the existing conventional lighting reacted too slowly to meet the demands of the customer in terms of the lamps switching on and off. It is for this reason that a modern and energy-efficient LED solution should be employed. The extremely…
The Real Markthalle in Krefeld opened at the end of 2016 with a total area of over 11,500 square metres. Real's new "Food Lover" concept with an extensive food experience and numerous small stalls is reminiscent of a traditional market hall. The lighting emphasises the individuality of the individual stalls and manufactories. While the market stalls were given functional lighting with spotlight systems, decorative lighting with individually selected pendant luminaires was used in the counter area, among others. The RIDI…
Pfarrkirche St. Augustin, Coburg
The parish church of St Augustin in Coburg was designed in the neo-Gothic style from 1855 to 1860 according to plans by the architect and ducal building councillor Vincenz Fischer-Birnbaum. In 2014, the 21-month general renovation, redesign and extension of the church began, culminating in its ceremonial reopening in March 2016. The result is a transparent and open church interior with a clear concept - a space that is open for various forms of liturgy, festive services, a small circle of devotion and quiet prayer. The…
Openly designed workplaces and open-plan offices define the interior at BW Papersystems in Nürtingen. However, this room layout does increase the noise level, and this can have a detrimental effect on the human psyche. The answer comes in the form of "Silentium Raumakustik" innovative sound insulation solutions, which harmonise perfectly with the modern working world and create a pleasant spatial impression with their natural surfaces. The SPADA floor lamps are equally adaptive: They are versatile and offer optimal…
The entrance of 55 St James’ street is framed by a backlit glass screen featuring images that capture the history and character of the site. The entrance is set off by two large and distinctive lighting features created by Spectral. The main 5.9m diameter ring was made using Spectral’s new H-PROFILE 140 extrusion and features an opal diffuser for direct lighting and L-TUBE segments in the top for the indirect component. This meant one single fixture was able to cover a vast area as well as creating an interesting halo…
The offices at 1-3 Pemberton Row underwent a significant refurbishment to create a more modern, comfortable office, with the owners requiring a contemporary lighting design to reflect the new environment. “The 1-3 Pemberton Row project is a fantastic example of a modern lighting system in an office environment,” says Colin Maddox of Michael Jones & Associates LLP. “We specified RIDI’s ARKTIK luminaire because we knew it was a reliable product that produces a high quality of light and that we could rely on RIDI to provide a…
Kindertagesstätte Schatzkiste, Illingen
The single storey, angular kindergarten in a timber frame constructed building offers over 700 square metres for two kindergartens and two infant groups, and is partially equipped with flexible room dividers to permit as many different uses as possible. The colour scheme of the facade in gold/brown tones conjures up associations with a treasure trove, and the colour concept continues in the interior in the shade luminaires. The Maxi shade luminaires (li:fy brand) in various shapes and colours, as both pendant and…
The new fire station in Eisingen is a highly-modern and future-facing functional building that meets all the requirements of a modern voluntary fire brigade and offers the best structural prerequisites for the fulfilment of its demanding tasks. The numerous rooms, all used for different purposes, called for an optimally matched illumination concept based on the latest LED technology. Luminaire models featuring various fastening options were chosen to create a uniform image. The F-LINE was installed on the ceiling in the…
Daniel’s Blumenstudio, Illingen
A continuous power rail, on which the KARO LED spotlights can be positioned anywhere along the length of the room and aligned with pinpoint accuracy, is installed to provide accented illumination of shelves and display cabinets. The KARO can be rotated around 360° and swivelled around 135°. This spotlight, equipped with lenses, is therefore able to reach every corner and every object. Glare-free general illumination is required for the working and display cabinet area. The transparency of the Iris LED ring light emphasises…
Newscorp International, London
The new corporate building for News International was creatively lit in different zones to reflect the various tasks and to help delineate these areas. For more relaxing breakout work spaces, Paul Nulty Lighting Design chose suspended ARKTIK as a crisp and clear light source to be suspended in between the baffled ceiling. The frosted materials used in ARKTIK enable the whole luminaire to glow in a soft diffuse way while the underside has a microprism diffuser offering glare control and further visual interest. The ARKTIK-BE…
When West London architects, Rundell Associates moved into their new premises in Bayswater, the design represented a challenge as the space they moved into had no windows in a large volume of space. A key feature to bring in natural light was the huge lightwell formed from an array of circular glass blocks. This baths the clean white space in plenty of natural light. To supplement this a subtle lighting scheme was needed. The client opted to use an acoustic baffle system in the perimeter ceiling areas and Spectral‘s Blade…
The recent refurbishment of the iconic grandstand at Lords, the home of Cricket, was all about reinstating the original features from this 70's design as well as fully refurbishing the bar and restaurant. The key feature is the long corridor which runs the length of the stand. Over the years this had been covered up with exposed services so the architects vision was to restore the original concrete coffered structure and actually accentuate this detail. The problem was lighting the space without covering the ceiling. In the…
The new headquarters in the Wandsbek district of Hamburg have been fitted with a flexible lighting system equally suited for open-plan offices, conference areas and single office rooms. The Spectral ICE-T5 continuous lighting system was specially developed for this project. The lighting units are linked using dummy elements to create 2 and 3-length runs. Mounting using lighting tracks enabled extreme adjustability to changing room requirements. The direct and indirect light distribution achieves both ceiling illumination…
Residing on one of the floors of the iconic London Shard building, Warwick Business School (part of Warwick University) needed a presence in London to attract senior students within the business community. One of the key aims of the design was to make the learning spaces attractive and different. The IT Learning Suite was a case in point where they were looking for a less conventional solution to light the space. The use of the Spectral Stora-LK rings was an innovative and fun idea to make the space look more interesting.…
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, London
The offices of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners on the 14th floor of the iconic Leadenhall Building, popularly dubbed the “Cheese Grater”, has recently been equipped by Spectral with new LED luminaires. A customised version of the Iris blended ideally into the interior design concept, emanating a unique transparency and lightness into the room with minimal contrast. The special feature of the installation: the system responds to daylight intensity and changes the light colour according to a prescribed profile. Wherever the…
The Drysdale Building at City University has a network of subterranean basement lecture theatres that have no natural light. The breakout zones were formed into imaginative double height spaces but with no natural light needed something special to bring out the volume of space. The Aoca from Spectral was a perfect product to add drama and good all round illumination for such a deep space. Photos: Newbery Smith Photography
RIDI has a long relationship with Bristol University and has supplied lighting for many areas of its estate. Of particular note are the many classical Victorian buildings in central Bristol. These buildings require special attention and special solutions and Spectral lighting has supplied many custom made solutions to work with the varying architecture. The results are a spectacular combination of modern and classical design. Photos: Newbery Smith Photography
St. Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol
St. Mary Redcliffe is an Anglican parish church located in Bristol Temple Meads. The church building was constructed from the 12th to the 15th centuries, and it has been a place of Christian worship for over 900 years. The church is renowned for the beauty of its Gothic architecture and is classed as a Grade 1 Listed building Historic England. It was famously described by Queen Elizabeth 1st as „the fairest, goodliest, and most famous parish church in England.“ When the side chapel needed refurbishing great care was taken…
The „LebensPhasenHaus“ constructed in Tübingen‘s Rosenau district is a building designed to serve the purposes of research and demonstration: It allows the use of both technical assistance systems and associated services to be tested, validated and demonstrated as well as experienced hands-on. The aim of the project is to examine how technical and social innovations can enable the elderly and those in need of care to live for longer in their own homes. Given responsibility for providing energy-efficient LED lighting the…
International law firm CNA Hardy reside in one of London‘s iconic new buildings, The Walkie Talkie Building in Fenchurch Street. A variety of Spectral products were used throughout core areas and meeting rooms to provide something very special. The result is a fascinating and intriguing mix of products to help differentiate the various areas. Photos: Newbery Smith Photography
McArthurGlen Designer Outlet, Swindon
Spectral’s striking STORA LK luminaire has taken pride of place at the revamped Swindon Designer Outlet Centre. The £35 million project included an extension to the village, an upgrade to the facilities and a conversion of the historic Long Shop building into stunning new retail space. Built in 1874, the Grade II listed structure formed part of the Great Western Railway works building. Paul Tattum, Director at Future Projects, says: "We were keen to find a lighting solution that would fit in with our design goals. We were…
The Mall of Berlin has been built on Berlin‘s historic Leipziger Platz. The developer has succeeded in capturing the flair of bygone days, linking an age-old shopping tradition with the generous expanse of a modern mall featuring over 270 shops and Germany’s biggest food court. The unique character of this special project called for an out-of-the-ordinary lighting solution. All the traffic zones, staircases, lift systems, corridors and public areas of the food court are illuminated by luminaires from RIDI. Most of these are…
The interior design scheme of the new Puma HQ in London is the concept of ‘Light Speed’. This concept is conveyed in by way of light streaks throughout its interior and graphic elements. BLADE LED by Spectral Lighting was specified by London based design firm, M Moser Associates, in the corporate colours of red, black and grey to meet this unique design challenge. Puma moved to Sea Containers House, its new home next to Blackfriars Bridge from its base in the Heal’s Building on Tottenham Court Road. The German company has…
When the library building dating back to 1906 was due for renovation and rewiring, a decision was made to also modernize the lighting system in the reading room. With a view to improving illumination, cutting down on energy consumption and increasing maintenance intervals, the challenge here was to provide contemporary lighting technology which would blend in with the traditional interior architecture and not compromise the listed status of this period building. The minimized design of the H-Profile-based LED solution used…