Architectural designed outdoor lighting, combined with smart lighting solutions from HESS, Germany

1. Lightletter Q3 | 2016
by Hess
Dear Sir or Madam,
On foot, by bike, by car, by bus or by train: Mobility is
an integral part of our everyday life and not least an
expression of freedom and quality of life. As part of
our topic series “Sustainable Living in the Cities of
Tomorrow”, after dealing with “energy” we are now
focusing on the topic of “mobility”.
What mobility solutions will emerge in the face of
scarcer raw materials and climate goals mandated by
policy-makers? And what sustainable concepts can
cities and municipalities put forth to optimise mobility
and thus afford more quality of life? We discussed
these and other questions with Dr Florian Herrmann,
the mobility expert from the Fraunhofer Institute for
Industrial Engineering IAO. Moreover we also pursue
current development trends and innovative visions for
the urban transport of tomorrow.
The Swarovski Crystal Worlds attraction in Wattens,
Austria is among the most visited tourist attractions
in Austria. After the most extensive expansion to date,
to around 7.5 hectares of total area in 2015, numerous
new attractions were created relating to the fascinating
crystal. The arrival area and the “Grand Square”
located in front were also redesigned. Its atmospheric
illumination is provided by white aluminium lacquered
CITY ELEMENTS illuminating columns from Hess, which
also provide a very special touch in this colour tone,
particularly during the day.
Sophisticated staging of attractive buildings, whether
industrial and administration buildings, hotel facilities,
hospitals, universities, schools or museums. The new
Hess brochure „Your success – in the best light and
design“ is dedicated to this topic. Explore the breadth
of our product and solution portfolio, which ranges to
multifunctional light systems and tailor-made special
designs. So that your property and your values are
literally shown in the right light and atmosphere!
In addition, selected international projects and new
products from our Italian affiliate company GRIVEN –
the specialist for sophisticated architectural
solutions – await you.
We hope you enjoy reading it.
Hess GmbH Licht + Form
Hess . A member of the Nordeon Group
©FraunhoferIAO
The Expert-Interview
with Dr Florian HerrmannFraunhofer IAO

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New showroom at GRIVENKurilpa Brige, Australia
Architects, not Architecture
in Hamburg (GER)
GaLaBau 2016 in Nuremberg (GER)
Vienna moves
Russia: Night of
Museums 2016
Light Festival Lux –
Helsinki, FIN
Nights 2016 –
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3. Lightletter Q3|16
Mobility in the
“City of Tomorrow”
Short distances between home, work and leisure activities not
only save valuable time but also are an expression of quality
of life and significant factors determining business location
quality. As part of our topic series “Sustainable Living in the
Cities of Tomorrow”, after addressing “energy” we are focusing
on the topic of “mobility”. We talked about concepts for future-
oriented mobility with mobility expert Dr Florian Herrmann from
the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO.
Urban traffic in transition
Current trends and development tendencies
Megatrends such as urbanisation affect life in cities in particular:
Cities are growing and people are constantly on the move,
using mobility to shape their day-to-day life as required. But the
ever-growing volume of traffic compromises quality of life
through dust, noise and lack of parking.
Scarcity of fossil fuels, climate policy objectives and an
increased environmental awareness in society have led to
wide-ranging rethinking of mobility: Sustainable solutions that
are environmentally friendly, attractive and inexpensive, and
which are based on the principle of “use instead of ownership”,
are in demand.
More mobility – less traffic
This change is particularly noticeable in urban traffic: With the
expansion of public transport and bicycle paths, many cities
have already laid the foundation for sustainable mobility
development. Cities including Copenhagen (DK) and Münster
(GER) have an exemplary infrastructure for bicycles. The latter
is known as the bicycle capital of Germany. Here the bike is
already among the most used means of transport.
Interview with the Head of Complence Competence
Center Mobility Innovation at Fraunhofer IAO
We spoke about important factors of sustainable
mobility with Dr Florian Herrmann (Page 10 . 11).
Cities are increasingly relying on a sustainable and environmentally-friendly mobility development.
Münster is known as the bicycle capital of Germany. Hardly any
other German city has such a well-developed network of cycle
paths, which are used daily by more than 100,000 people.
(Image: Press Office Münster, Tilman Roßmöller)
Dr Florian Herrmann
The Expert-Interview
“Sustainable living in the Cities of Tomorrow”
Lightletter Q1 The Fraunhofer “City of the
future”-initiative
Lightletter Q2 Energy in the “City of Tomorrow”
Lightletter Q3 Mobility in the “City of Tomorrow”
Lightletter Q4 Digital Networking in the
“City of Tomorrow”
Overview of our topic series
Lightletter Q1
by Hess
Sehr geehrte Damen
und Herren,
nachhaltig, wandlungsfähig und lebenswert soll sie
sein – die Stadt von morgen. Doch wie sehen zukunfts-
orientierte Konzepte der Stadtentwicklung in der Praxis
konkret aus? Mit dieser Fragestellung
setzen
wir uns in
unserem Top-Thema „Nachhaltiges Leben in Städten von
morgen“ auseinander, welches uns über das ganze Jahr
hinweg begleiten wird.
Zum Einstieg stellen
wir Ihnen die „Morgenstadt“-
Initiative der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft – ein breit
aufgestelltes
Forschungsprogramm für nachhaltige
Städte
– und das jüngst
daraus hervorgegangene
Smart-City-Projekt
„Triangulum“ vor. Das von der
Europäischen Kommission
geförderte Projekt besitzt
Leuchtturmcharakter und soll zukunftsweisende
und
übertragbare
Konzepte in den Bereichen Energie-
versorgung, Mobilität und Informationstechnologie für
intelligente Stadtquartiere von morgen entwickeln – mit
hohem
Mehrwert für die kommunale Zukunftsplanung.
Die Zukunft der urbanen Beleuchtung
und Platz-
gestaltung war unser Motto auf der Light + Building
2016, auf der wir eine Vielzahl an Innovationen
und
Produktneuheiten vorgestellt haben.
Gehen
Sie mit uns auf eine kurze Reise in die Messe-
Vergangenheit und erleben dabei
die Zukunft der
urbanen Beleuchtung
und Platzgestaltung – sowie
ARINI, unser brandneues Licht-System, mit dem wir auf
der Messe Weltpremiere
gefeiert haben.
ARINI ist ein Licht-System, das Licht und Multifunktion
mit einem
außergewöhnlichen, von der Natur
inspirierten Design
verbindet. Ein Licht-System, das
völlig
neue
Gestaltungs- und
Anwendungs-
möglichkeiten für städtische Strukturen und jegliche
Art von Platzsituationen eröffnet. Lassen auch Sie
sich von ARINI inspirieren.
Darüber hinaus
stellen
wir Ihnen
spannende Pro-
jekte unserer Schwestergesellschaft GRIVEN vor.
Anhand ausgewählter Referenzen legen wir Ihnen die
Bandbreite des vielseitigen
Produkt- und Lösungs-
portfolios von GRIVEN dar.
Diese und weitere Themen und Veranstaltungstipps
finden Sie in unserem Lightletter.
Viel Freude
beim Lesen wünscht
Ihre
Hess GmbH Licht + Form
Hess . Ein Unternehmen
der Nordeo
n Gruppe
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Lightletter Q2|2016by Hess
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
nach der Vorstellung der Morgenstadt-Initiative –
ein breit aufgestelltes
Verbundforschungsprojekt
der Fraunhofer Gesellschaft für die Stadt der
Zukunft – setzen wir unsere Themenreihe „Nachhaltiges
Leben in Städten von morgen“ mit dem Schwerpunkt
„Energie“ fort. In einem Experten-Interview mit dem
renomm
ierten Wissenschaftler Prof. Dr. Eicke R. Weber,
Leiter des Fraunhofer Instituts für Solare Energie-
systeme ISE in Freiburg, sind wir der Frage nach-
gegangen, wie eine nachhaltige Energieerzeugung
und -versorgung in Zukunft aussehen kann.Nachhaltigkeit
spielte
auch bei der Gestaltung des
Hans-Scharoun-Platzes in Stuttgart-Rot eine tragende
Rolle: Die neue Quartiersmitte
wurde als beispiel-
haftes Projekt einer nachhaltigen Stadtgestaltung mit
dem Deutschen Bauherrenpreis 2016 ausgezeichnet.
Die homogene Ausleuchtung des Platzes übernehmen in
den Abend- und Nachtstunden zeitlose CITY ELEMENTS
Säulenleuchten von Hess.
Apropos CITY ELEMENTS. Noch mehr Möglichkeiten
für ganzheitliche Beleuchtungslösungen bietet die
CITY ELEMENTS in Kombination mit der LED-Leuchte
DALVIK S: Durch die Anbindung der DALVIK S wird die
CITY ELEMENTS lichttechnisch
noch flexibler und
eignet
sich für ein noch breiteres Anwendungs-
spektrum – bei einem
gleichzeitig höchst
attraktiven Erscheinungsbild. Neben
der reinen
Beleuchtungsfunktion lassen
sich
vielfältige
zusätzliche Versorgungslösungen
für weitergehende
Anforderungen realisieren, beispielsweise
für Strom
und Wasser, WLAN,
den Einbau
einer Sicherheits-
kamera, attraktive Lichtprojektionen oder zum Thema
E-Mobilität. Die CITY ELEMENTS vereint
in dieser
Kombination das Beste aus beiden
Produktfamilien:
maximale Multifunktionalität und bestes Licht.Keine
Projekte und Preise,
sondern vielmehr
persönliche Erfahrungen standen im Mittelpunkt des
Architektenevents „Architects, not Architecture“ am
10. Juni 2016 in Hamburg, das Hess unterstützt hat.
Rund 370 Teilnehmer nutzten
die Gelegenheit, um mit
den Gastreferenten Hadi Teherani, Alexandra Czerner
und Kilian Kada ins Gespräch zu kommen. Wir lassen
die Highlights des unterhaltsamen Abends
in einem
Rückblick nochmals Revue passieren.
Darüber hinaus stellen wir Ihnen ausgewählte Projekte
und Produktneuheiten unserer Schwestergesellschaft
GRIVEN
vor – dem führenden Spezialisten für
Architekturlichtlösungen.
Diese und weitere
Themen finden Sie in unserem
Lightletter.
Viel Freude beim Lesen wünscht
Hess GmbH Licht + Form
Hess . Ein Unternehmen der Nordeon Gruppe
©LAVAundAtelierIllume
Prof. Dr. Eicke R. Weber
Das Experten-Interview
Mobility in the “City of Tomorrow”
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4. Lightletter Q3|16City No. 6 in portraitMobility in the “City of Tomorrow”
High quality of life through car-free city centres
Through closure of city centres to car traffic, cities are hoping
for space for movement, safety and better air for pedestrians.
This is a trend that has caught on in Scandinavia in a lasting
manner and been taken up by other European cities.
The Norwegian city of Oslo is a pioneer in this area: It is
striving for a completely car-free city centre by 2019. Car
traffic in the entire city is also to be reduced by 30 per cent
by 2030. Restrictions on city centre traffic are common in
other European cities as well: London relies on a congestion
charge for greater use of public transport, Florence designates
the entire city centre as a limited traffic zone, and Paris
would like to completely ban diesel vehicles from the inner
city by 2020.
Innovative visions for tomorrow’s mobility
In addition, the industry is working on innovative solutions
for future urban transport that are, in part, not yet ready for
the market.
Autonomous and connected: The city bus of the future
In July 2016, the first self-driving city bus from Daimler Buses
successfully completed its 20-kilometre maiden voyage
on Europe’s longest bus rapid transit line near Amsterdam
without stepping on the accelerator or brake. The
sophisticated technology is coupled to a number of cameras,
sensors and the satellite-controlled positioning system
GPS, ensuring that the bus stops precisely to the centimetre
at bus stops and traffic lights, brakes for obstacles and
pedestrians, and communicates with signalling systems.
A driver remains on board, monitors the system and provides
passengers with a feeling of safety.
Through the new technology, Daimler hopes to increase
the efficiency, safety and performance of public transport.
At the same time, passengers reach their destination quickly,
easily and on time. According to previous forecasts, the
innovative city bus should be operational by the end of
the decade.
Environmentally friendly travel with the “e-floater”
The solar powered electric scooter “e-floater” could be a new
generation of the city bike – a new product developed by the
Hamburg start-up company “Floatility” in cooperation with the
BASF Group. The collapsible scooter weighs less than 12 kg, is
made of more than 80 per cent composite and plastic materials,
Farewell to the car: The city centre of Oslo (NO) it to be
entirely car-free by 2019. (Bild: VisitOSLO/Tord Baklund)
The first self-driving city buses from Daimler with the assistance system “CityPilot” should be operational by 2020. (Image: Daimler)
Electromobility is developing more and more into
a form of mobility that represents an alternative
to conventional internal combustion engines.
(Image: fotolia/Petair)
“Use instead of ownership” is the basic idea of the car-sharing
trend. Shared use of electric cars in cities has many advantages,
including flexibility, environmental protection and reduced costs.
(Image: car2go)
An alternative to the bicycle is the collapsible mini-scooter
“e-floater”. (Image: BASF)
New mobility strategies through electric drive systems
Sweeping technological developments such as electromobility
are paving the way for new strategies in urban traffic. For
example, more and more people are using electrically driven
rental vehicles rather than private cars for short distances in
urban areas.
An exemplary e-car-sharing project was launched in 2012
under the name “car2go”, when in the greater Stuttgart area
the Daimler Group put the largest electric car fleet in Germany
on the streets with 300 electric Smart cars. Shared use of
electric cars has proven itself in practice. Today, “car2go”
has more than 1,320 electrically powered rental vehicles in
Stuttgart, Madrid and Amsterdam.
The location search and hiring – 29 cents per minute in
Stuttgart, for example – takes place conveniently via app.
After the trip, the car can be parked for free on any public
parking space in the connected cities.
The city of Munich has launched a similar pilot project: Since
01 July 2016, Sendlinger Strasse in the historic district has
belonged only to pedestrians – initially for just one year.
Then the city council will decide whether the popular
shopping street will receive its final transformation into a
pure strolling promenade. and provides the user with the feeling of being virtually
weightless while on the go. With a top speed of up to 25 km/h
and a range of 15 kilometres, the environmentally friendly
mini-scooter is ideal for short distances in the city.
The recommendations for the approval of the “e-floater” for use
on roads and cycle paths have already been drawn up by a
working group in Brussels. Similar to what has already been
done in Austria, this will be written into national law in
Germany shortly.
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5. Lightletter Q3|16City No. 6 in portrait
Micro Smart Grid
Fraunhofer IAO Micro Smart Grid
With the Fraunhofer IAO Micro Smart Grid, a “living laboratory”
was built in the car park at the Institute Centre Stuttgart with the
aim of supplying electric vehicles with local green power and
testing specifically developed energy management strategies
under real conditions.
With more than 30 charging stations and Europe’s fastest
high-performance quick-charging station, the facility has one
of the largest charging infrastructure installations for electric
vehicles in a car park.
Photos: Fraunhofer IAO
The first European LOHC hydrogen storage system in use
All driving electricity is produced by a photovoltaic system
on the roof of the car park. In this way production and
consumption can be optimally coordinated using a lithiumion
battery storage device.
With the first European LOHC hydrogen storage system in
routine operation, hydrogen can be molecularly bonded to a
carrier oil. Elaborate pressure accumulators or cooling systems
for liquid hydrogen can thus be dispensed with. With a storage
capacity of 2,000 kWh, it provides long-term storage for the
electricity not immediately needed for charging in the Micro
Smart Grid. The LOHC hydrogen storage system is connected
to the power supply through a fuel cell.
The individual components are connected energetically
through an innovative DC intermediate circuit and monitored
and operated using self-developed smart controllers.
Mobility as a field of research – Fraunhofer Institute for
Industrial Engineering IAO
As a central component of a liveable city of tomorrow, daily
mobility plays an important role, especially for future-
oriented urban development. Changing lifestyles, new
technologies and not least the need to make your own
life more sustainable require new mobility solutions.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO in
Stuttgart explores how sustainable mobility concepts for
the future may look in the business area “Mobility and City
System Design”. Together with cities and industry, an
interdisciplinary team of 40 researchers develops strategies
and system solutions for market-driven implementation of
emission-free, connected and electric mobility.
Current projects include the „Fraunhofer IAO Micro Smart
Grid“. The focus of the project is the investigation of various
operating scenarios for optimal interplay of power generators,
storage systems and consumers based on a smart energy
management system (Micro Smart Grid).
Some 20 charging stations of 3.6 kW and 10 stations of 22 kW
are available in the car park for charging electric vehicles.
The first LOHC hydrogen storage system of its kind on the roof of the car park is used as an energy storage system and has a
capacity of 2 megawatt hours. This quantity can provide power for a two-person household for up to eight months.
www.3sat.de/mediathek/?mode=play&obj=61612
www.muse.iao.fraunhofer.de/
VIDEO
Fraunhofer IAO Micro Smart Grid
Thanks to this intelligent networking, load peaks can be
smoothed, ensuring efficient charging processes.
Further Information
More information about the business area “Mobility and City
System Design” at Fraunhofer IAOand the project Micro Smart
Grid are available under: www.muse.iao.fraunhofer.de/
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6. Lightletter Q3|16
Long-term developments such as urbanisation
and diminishing resources make mobility a major
challenge. What effect does that have on mobility
in cities?
The fact is that, in the future, people will have at least the
same need for mobility as today. The mobility requirements
are intensifying; thus mobility must be more intensively
organised and planned.
Digital tools such as smartphones and related apps are
one example. They are becoming more and more important
particularly for individual mobility planning by enabling
mobile bookings, by making real-time data of public
transportation such as buses or trains accessible to users
and by providing them with high added value in the process.
For questions such as “What’s the quickest route to work?”
or “What’s the best way to get home?”, various apps quickly
and reliably identify the most convenient connections. It is
important to offer the user an interface and thereby provide
him with easy access to these new tools.
What changed requirements for mobility result
from this?
The mobility of the future is automated, connected, emission-
free and electrified.
These are high standards which, in part, have yet to be
fulfilled. In the future, mobility offers must to be tailored
much more to the individual, feature a variety of options for
use across various means of transportation and fulfil criteria
such as convenience, flexibility and willingness to pay on the
part of users.
An important contribution to this is made by electrical
mobility as well as automated and connected travel. More
and more electric vehicles are already on the go in many
cities today. E-car and e-bike sharing models are becoming
attractive and affordable alternatives compared to private
motorised transport of individuals.
Through the combination of electromobility with vehicle
automation and networking, many scenarios , which can be
realised in the coming years, are also possible – such as the
creation of intelligent charging infrastructures which enable
automatic parking and charging of electric cars, for example.
Using smartphone apps, traffic information is
already conveyed to road users in real time. What
role does the linking of transport and
communication play in the city of tomorrow?
A huge role. For example, it is an effective lever for
preventing congestion in the city and making it easier to find
a parking space. We now know that searching for parking
spaces accounts for up to 30 per cent of traffic in cities.
Useful solutions in these areas can be generated through
networking. Seamless function of this linkage is important.
Intelligent transport planning and traffic control
is already a topic for many cities. How do you
assess the status quo and future development in
these areas?
For finding parking and disseminating reports of traffic jams,
intelligent traffic management is already successfully put
into practice.
A new approach in this sector is “gamification”. The idea
is to use playful means to promote acceptance and use of
intelligent transport networks. In specific terms, traffic
control is designed so that users can retrieve information
about the current traffic situation on the individual route
using an app or software program before taking off on the
trip.
In addition, alternatives can be proposed to the user. The
decisions are in turn integrated into a bonus/penalty system.
In this way the user can actively influence “traffic control”
in real time. Information about whether waiting times will
occur due to congestion, whether an alternative route is
more suitable for getting to work or even whether leaving at a
later point in time makes more sense are only a selection of
possible options.
For the mobility of tomorrow, the necessary
lighting infrastructure can play an important role.
What potential do you see?
It is indeed the case that the subject of lighting technology
in urban areas plays a key role for mobility. One practical
use of intelligent lighting control mechanisms is indicating
unoccupied parking spaces, for example. A charging
infrastructure in combination with intelligent lighting,
allowing the user to immediately see, in the dark, the location
of an available charging station, is also conceivable. The
characteristics of the lighting technology and light intensity
on the charging station must be selected accordingly.
In addition, ongoing digitisation will cause the existing lighting
infrastructure to be more multifunctional in the future. Light
poles will no longer just give off light but also may offer many
additional features, such as Wi-Fi, emergency call functions,
and charging technology for e-bikes and e-cars. For cities
and municipalities, this opens up a variety of possibilities to
respond to the needs of citizens and create conditions for
better quality of life.
What viable solutions can put cities and
municipalities on the path to optimising mobility
while simultaneously contributing to climate
protection and better quality of life?
In principle, the needs of each urban system must be
determined depending on context in order to develop
tailor-made mobility concepts. The cooperation between
different stakeholders from local government, politics,
academia and industry is crucial for success. Only through
the cooperation of all partners involved can viable and
forward-looking solutions emerge. The City of Tomorrow
initiative provides the ideal platform for this.
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Interview with the Head of Competence Centre Mobility
Innovation at Fraunhofer IAO
We spoke about important factors of sustainable mobility
with Dr Florian Herrmann.
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Dr Herrmann, the research field mobility is your
métier. What does mobility include and what is its
significance in everyday life?
Generally speaking, mobility is understood as mobility of
persons and things. Mobility ensures reliable transport of
people and goods but is also responsible for the associated
emissions – in the form of pollutants or noise.
If you also consider that our cities are getting bigger and
bigger and that mobility services need to keep pace with
this development, then there is a great need for efficient
and sustainable concepts. Those of us in research have
a clear focus on technical innovations in urban areas,
which allow modern, climate-friendly and future-oriented
mobility.
The City of Tomorrow initiative of the Fraunhofer
Society understands mobility as a key component
for the liveable city of tomorrow. What is your
vision of sustainable mobility?
In our view, mobility must meet the requirements and
values of today’s society. Specifically, this means: It should
correspond to the climate objectives set by the federal
government, be attractive and economical, and be accepted
by users and residents. Given the digital transformation,
mobility must also be in keeping with the times.
This means that the technological possibilities must be
utilised and translated into attractive solutions. We see
mobility as a complex overall system. We therefore
consider ecological, economic, social and technological
factors in equal measure in our research.
Dr Florian Herrmann
The Expert-Interview Currently, various ideas are being developed, individual
components, so to speak, which are to lead to increased
use of intermodal offerings – meaning the combination of
different means of transport such as car, bus, tram and
train on a single route.
Since each city has different traffic requirements, the
solutions must always be adapted individually to the
respective city system – a master plan for linking transport
and communications which could also be transferred to
other cities on a one-to-one basis does not yet exist.
Your mobility in comparison: Costs, time and CO2
How does your current daily mobility behaviour measure
up in terms of cost, time requirements and environmental
impact? What are the possible alternatives in comparison?
The mobility calculator of the Ministry of Transport Baden-
Württemberg will help you answer these questions and
offers individual mobility advice on a monthly basis with
specific information about cost, time requirements and CO2
emissions:
https://rechner.neue-mobilitaet-bw.de/
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The Swarovski Crystal Worlds:
World of art and fantasy
CITY ELEMENTS from Hess ensure great ambience
Already the reception, by a water-spouting botanical giant with
sparkling eyes, puts you in the mood for this simply magical
place that is just waiting to be discovered.
The Swarovski Crystal Worlds in Wattens (AUT) with the iconic
giant – a work by the multimedia artist André Heller – opened
its doors in 1995 on the 100th anniversary of the Tyrolean
family company Swarovski. At the centre of this world of
adventure is the fascinating raw material crystal, with
which Swarovski has been writing its success story since its
inception in 1895.
Subterranean chambers of wonder and a rambling garden
provide space for sculptures and creative interpretations of
well-known contemporary artists, with and out of crystal,
that make it possible to experience the material sensuously
in many ways. Today the Swarovski Crystal Worlds are world
famous and are among the most visited attractions in Austria,
with 650,000 visitors per year.
Since its opening, the adventure destination has been
expanded several times. After the third and largest ever
expansion in 2015, to an area of approximately 7.5 hectares,
the Crystal Worlds presents itself with numerous new
attractions and a redesigned arrival area, appealingly and
atmospherically lit by CITY ELEMENTS illuminating columns
from Hess, that are lacquered in a white aluminium colour.
Swarovski Crystal Worlds Website
www.kristallwelten.swarovski.com
The Swarovski Crystal Worlds with the iconic giant opened their doors in 1995.
In the course of the largest expansion in the last year, the arrival area has been redesigned.
Hess – Reference project (SWAROVSKI Crystal Worlds Wattens, AUT)
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Goal of the lighting concept:
a feel-good atmosphere, quality of light and design
The lighting concept for the Great Square is closely integrated
into the landscape architectural design and tailored to the use
of the space as a place for visitors to linger and as a stage for
variousactivities.Inadditiontoapleasantfeel-goodatmosphere,
the designers from PLACE Studio valued quality illumination,
attractive night and day appeal and thus a charming visual
connection of the luminaires to the design of the foyer as a
birch forest.
New highlights in the exterior area
Crystalline park landscape
For the design of the newly developed park landscape, the
company was able to recruit the renowned French designer duo
Cao|Perrot as well as the landscape architectural office PLACE
Studio of Portland (USA). On the basis of the artistic principle
of the Crystal Worlds, extraordinary new ideas were realised
relating to all aspects of the crystal material.
The crystal cloud: Symbiosis of landscape and art
Based on their creative approach of combining landscape and
art into dreamscapes, the artists Andy Cao and Xavier Perrot
created a spectacular cloud with 800,000 hand-set crystals as
the highlight of the crystalline park landscape. The cloud area
of 1,400 square meters is formed from wire mesh and floats
over a dark pond, in which the light of the crystals is impres-
sively reflected. Through the constantly changing weather and
the cycle of nature, the appearance of the crystal cloud
changes, providing visitors with new and exciting impressions
again and again.
Redesigned arrival area
s_o_s architekten, a consortium of the architects Hanno
Schlögl, Johann Obermoser and Daniel Süß from Innsbruck,
designed the new arrival area in accordance with the guiding
principle of the duo Cao|Perrot. The eye-catcher is the
attractive foyer, which appears to be a white forest. It is the
threshold to the garden and to the Great Square at the front.
The wide sweeping concrete roof of the foyer is literally set
in the birch forest and supported by white birch trunks.
The walls and ceilings are also clad in birch wood.
There is plenty of room under the roof and on the Great
Square, which invites guests to linger. In the evening hours,
CITY ELEMENTS illuminating columns from Hess ensure great
ambience.
Designers and participants
Builder: D. Swarovski Distribution GmbH, Wattens, AUT
Project management: D. Swarovski Tourism Services GmbH
Artistic management: Carla Rumler, Cultural Director Swarovski
General planning: s_o_s architekten (Schlögl_Obermoser_Süß, Innsbruck, AUT)
Garden: Cao|Perrot (Los Angeles, US / Rennes, FR)
Lighting design: PLACE Studio (Portland, US)
Luminaires: CITY ELEMENTS, Hess
Images: Hess, Swarovski Crystal Worlds
CITY ELEMENTS of Hess ensure great ambiance and high light quality.
Hess – Reference project (SWAROVSKI Crystal Worlds Wattens, AUT)
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9. Lightletter Q3|16Hess – Reference project (SWAROVSKI Crystal Worlds Wattens, AUT)
CITY ELEMENTS from Hess fulfil all requirements
The timeless CITY ELEMENTS illuminating columns from Hess
did justice to these high standards: A total of 14 luminaires
with a diameter of 230 mm and a mounting height of 4 meters
provide extremely homogeneous illumination for the square
without glare.
For efficient operation, the terminating elements are each
equipped with a powerful LEVO LED module with wide-beam
light distribution. In the evening hours, the selected light
colour of 3000 K bathes the space in a warm light and creates
a cozy, almost homey atmosphere.
CITY ELEMENTS – Multifunctionality at its best
More than a luminaire
CITY ELEMENTS from Hess is a luminaire system that is suitable
for all requirements in the city and in front of prestigious and
high-profile buildings.
These modular illuminating columns are suitable for any
lighting tasks and fit perfectly with the existing urban
surroundings, as well as with a wide range of architectural
requirements, thank to their characteristics: individually
combinable base, intermediate and terminating elements,
two different diameters, various lighting technologies and
variable heights of up to 9 meters and above.
Furthermore, a variety of additional function and supply
solutions for various municipal and technical requirements
can be implemented with CITY ELEMENTS, such as electricity
and water supply, Christmas illuminations, camera installation
in security areas, emergency calls, attractive light projections
and e-mobility functions.
WiFi Camera Speaker
E-Mobility Power Supply Water Supply
Further information
Swarovski Crystal Worlds
Kristallweltenstrasse 1
6112 Wattens, Austria
Phone 00 43/52 24 51 080
Fax 52 24 51 080 38 31
Open daily 8:30 AM to 7:30 PM,
last admission at 6:30 PM
Project-specific lacquer
The designers paid particular attention to the appearance of
the CITY ELEMENTS during the day. For example, the
CITY ELEMENTS – in keeping with the design of the foyer,
which was modelled on a white birch forest – were coated in
a white aluminium lacquer, putting the visitors in the mood
for the many dreamscapes immediately upon arrival at the
Crystal Worlds.
In the chosen colour, the CITY ELEMENTS seamlessly dovetail
into the birch forest and provide perfect illumination at night as
well as a perfect appearance during the day.
CITY ELEMENTS
www.hess.eu/3400
The CITY ELEMENTS bath the “Grand Square” in warm light.
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10. Lightletter Q3|16GRIVEN . A member of the Nordeon Group
www.hess.eu/griven
GRIVEN – The specialist for
architectural lighting solutions
Our Italian affiliated company GRIVEN has established itself as
one of the leading development and production companies in
the architectural lighting market worldwide – especially in the
high-power segment. Distribution of the GRIVEN portfolio is
handled by Hess within the German market.
The range of spectacular lighting effects that GRIVEN’s
innovative product and solution portfolio makes possible, as
well as the Know-how of GRIVEN are demonstrated by these
selected project examples.
Australia – Kurilpa Bridge
shines under a new light
As the world’s largest structure based upon a ground breaking
system of balanced compressive and tensile forces named
“tensegrity”, Kurilpa Bridge is a 470m long multi-mast, cable-
stay bridge with a 120m main span providing a pedestrian and
cycle crossing over the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Australia.
Completed in 2009, Kurilpa Bridge has recently required a new
sophisticated LED lighting system powered by solar energy and
programmed to produce an array of different dynamic lighting
effects.
32 units of JADE 16 RGBW with narrow optics have been installed
in carefully selected points of the bridge in order to enlighten
its structure up to the top. Moreover, 10 EMERALD RGBW with
narrow optics have been mounted on the external cornices of
the bridge to deliver a splash of coloured light to the whole
structure.
In order to avoid any unpleasant glaring effect to pedestrian and
cyclists and to better direct the light beams, these fixtures have
also been equipped with specially developed anti-glare shields.
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MoLED 25
MoLED 50
GRIVEN . A member of the Nordeon Group
A new showroom at the headquarters in Castel Goffredo (IT)
is available for customers. The existing space has been
completely renovated and displays now a wide range of
architectural lighting fixtures. Samples of all product categories
are now here available to show their performances to all the
professionals which will come and visit us.
Organized in conjunction with the traditional “Night of
Museums” held all around the world on May 21, 2016, the
multi-sensorial event “Manege” recreate a metaphorical
association between present and future through the usage
of theater, dance and music performances enhanced by a
dedicated lighting design.
In the lighting concept of Sergei Sizyi, the minimalism of the
stage design was splendidly supported by a clever usage of
light and shadows. The main light source in the open space was
created by two powerful lighting fixtures by GRIVEN: Coral RGBW
with medium optics and Diamond RGBW with medium optics
working in warm white color mode. Their light beams were
directed diagonally to the main line of motion of the actors in
order to enhance their profiles while avoiding reflections on
the backdrop.
In order to create a strong contrast, the background was filled
with cold saturated blue light coming from an array of Parade
S-RGBW-40 with wide optics. More shadows and reflections
were created by the actors themselves, who, moving around
the stage illuminated by different light sources, duplicated
their gestures adding expressiveness to the performance. A
perfect combination of visual arts, music and lights made this
extraordinary artistic event a true success.
New showroom at
GRIVEN’s premises
Russia: Lighting design at
the Night of Museums 2016
MoLED: new high-profile
recessed solutions
MoLED 25 and MoLED 50 RGB and Mono are thin line, in-ground
LED profiles that, featuring an IP67 weather protection along
with a compact size and a light weight manageability, can be
installed for use in pedestrian areas.
The ideal solution for pathways and driveways, parks and gar-
dens, streets, parking lots and other public as well as private
areas, MoLED 25 and 50 RGB and Mono, with a density of 50
LEDs per metre, are respectively 50.6 cm or 100.6 cm long
modules.
The monochromatic versions include, besides cold, warm and
natural white, a selection of green, blue, red and amber LEDs.
Equipped with 10 mm thick tempered frost glass, anodized
corrosion resistant aluminium housing and frame, more
modules of MoLED 25 or 50 RGB and Mono can be comfortably
set-up with invariable pixel pitch for a uniform visual pattern
layout. The independent control of each LED is enhanced by
a choice of either a clear or an opaline glass for a direct
view optical selection that can meet a huge variety of lighting
design prerequisites.
For the RGB versions, self addressing option (on request),
remote firmware update, integrated electronic driver and full
digital control over all functions are further evidences for a
state of the art product packed with technology.
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12. Lightletter Q3|16Hess News
Review: GaLaBau 2016
On 17 September 2016, the 22nd GaLaBau International Trade
Fair for Urban Green and Open Spaces closed its gates in
Nuremberg. On the special exhibition area “Garden (Dream)
Spaces” in Hall 3A, Hess presented innovative products for
sophisticated design of open spaces, including the
multifunctional lighting system ARINI. In our review, we
have recorded some impressions for you.
ARINI multifunctional lighting system and ACCADIA LED re-
cessed ground luminaires
In Hall 3A, Hess presented a selection of high-quality lighting
fixtures and furniture on the special exhibition area “Garden
(Dream) Spaces” erected for the first time by the German
Association for Garden, Landscaping and Sports Field
Construction (BGL).
Products on display included the new lighting system ARINI – a
unique interplay of light, multifunction and design –, the
innovative ACCADIA LED recessed inground luminaire with
revolutionary reflector technology, the GENUA illuminated
bollard and the POSITANO illuminated seat, as well as
furniture in the form of the VAREDO bench and the VAREDO
waste receptacle.
ARINI by Hess is a new lighling system that combines light and multifunctional operation with an exceptional design.
The VAREDO collection consists of luminaires and furniture – for
maximum design freedom.
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Your success –
in the best light and design
This new brochure is directed at industry, business,
administration and the hotel and food service sector – with
a clear message: sophisticated staging of attractive buildings.
As a premium provider of designer exterior lighting and
furnishings, Hess has been focusing on this sensitive yet
exciting challenge for more than half a century. Selected
ATMOSPHERE
ADDED VALUE
DESIGN
reference projects show the diverse, individually adaptable
product and solution portfolio with which Hess ensures true
highlights – by day and at night.
Be inspired!
Download Brochure
By day, Hess elegant luminaires impress the onlookers with an inimitable design
expression and appearance. By night, the wide variety of optics and light colour
perfectly illuminate the surroundings.
Expect more with Hess. Multifunctional lighting systems make your building more
attractive, more interconnected, offering better communication and security.
Perfect presentation at night – representative, characteristic and distinctive. Hess sets
your values in best light.
www.hess.eu/en/Service/Download/
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14. Lightletter Q3|16Hess News Industry News
www.mirallestagliabue.comwww.unstudio.com www.coop-himmelblau.at
Lux Helsinki
Nights 2016 –
City after Eight
Vienna moves
Until 16 December 2016, the Vienna Planning Workshop will be
dedicated to current developments and trends in mobility with
the exhibition “Vienna moves”. The focus is on the “Concept
Mobility” for a sustainable and environmentally friendly
transport system developed by the City of Vienna in 2014.
The exhibition and the varied supporting program with lectures,
discussions and guided tours provide an opportunity to gain an
overview of the mobility of the future in Vienna and to discuss
innovative mobility solutions.
More information can be found at:
Lasting impressions and festival atmosphere are the promise
of the Nordic light event “Lux” from 05 to 09 January 2017 in
the historic city centre of Helsinki. The main attractions include
creative light installations and works of art by artists from
Finland and around the world, which can be viewed daily from
5 PM to 10 PM during the event. A diverse supporting program
also invites visitors to explore the Finnish capital, which is
bathed in an almost magical lighting atmosphere.
Berlin is attractive, growing rapidly and developing dynamically,
and has a diverse night-life. The conference, being held for the
first time from 24 to 26 November 2016, explores nocturnal
urban happenings and illuminates them from a variety of
perspectives: Key players from the fields of urban
development, health, culture and night economy offer the
latest expertise, knowledge and good practice examples
from Germany and all over Europe. There is also the
opportunity of interdisciplinary networking and discovering
the magic of the Berlin night in person:
www.wien.gv.at/stadtentwicklung/veranstaltungen/ausstellungen/2016/wien-bewegt/
www.luxhelsinki.fi/en/
http://stadt-nach-acht.de/
Benedetta TagliabueBen van Berkel Wolf D. Prix
Architects, not Architecture –
in Hamburg
The successful architect event will be making a stop again
in Hamburg on 24 November 2016, bringing three renowned
architects with non-German origins on stage for the first time
with Ben van Berkel (UNStudio, Amsterdam/Shanghai/Hong
Kong), Benedetta Tagliabue (Miralles/Tagliabue-EMBT, Barcelo-
na/Shanghai) and Wolf D. Prix (Coop Himmelb(l)au, Vienna/Los
Angeles/London).
The venue of the event, at which guest speakers will not talk
about awards and projects but rather about themselves as
people, is the Miralles Hall of the Staatliche Jugendmusikschule
[Hamburg State Youth Musical School]. Hess is an active
sponsor of the series of events and is looking forward to another
exciting evening.
Well-filled Miralles Hall in June 2016 (Hamburg Edition 03).
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Event Schedule 2016
ARINI
INSPIRED BY NATURE
We have incorporated our entire expertise and all typical
Hess values in the new lighting system ARINI. And thereby
we always followed the best example – nature.
ARINI is also available online. Immerse yourself in
the fascinating world of ARINI with our “Mood Finder”.
Experience light, multifunction and design in a new way.
Discover the potential for your projects and be inspired.
ARINI: The unique lighting system – by Hess.
Sensors for E-Mobility (Hamburg, Germany)
05. – 06. December 2016
ForumLED Europe (Lyon, France)
08. – 09. December 2016
DECEMBER
Light Middle East (Dubai, UAE)
31. October – 02. November 2016
Smart City Expo World Congress (Barcelona, Spain)
15. – 17. November 2016
NOVEMBER