On the way in light 2022, Potsdam

“Soundless Music”

On the road in the light. But safely!

On the third weekend in January, our LICHT composition “Soundless Music” was performed in Potsdam’s city centre. With the concept developed especially for “Unterwegs im Licht 2022”, Potsdam’s city centre was staged in a composition of colours during the evening hours, from Friday (21 January) to Monday (24 January), thus expressing the universal process of THERMODYNAMICS.

Beginning with blue tones on Friday, ending with red tones on Monday, the LIGHT composition worked with 18 buildings, each in turn with 24 light scenarios that harmonise and interact with each other to create an immersive walk through the “Gesamtkunstwerk” of public space, architecture, light and time.

Kicking off on Friday, the beauty of the cold winter months was celebrated in calm BLUE and INDIGO combinations, which gave way to the optimistic GREEN of spring on Saturday and were replaced by the WARM summer joy of YELLOW and ORANGE tones on Sunday. The dynamic process concluded on Monday with a more reflective backdrop of DARK RED, accompanied for the FINALE with lighting moods from all the MAIN COLOURS of the colour spectrum.

“We have not forgotten you”.

This LICHTKUNST action was linked to the intention of the state capital Potsdam to convey to its citizens and its cultural institutions that it has not forgotten the importance of CULTURE in the city and the relevance of all those active in the cultural scene, even in these difficult times. For all, this weekend celebrated the beauty of life and art in and with (light) culture.

The illumination was realised by the following partners: Landeshauptstadt Potsdam (organiser), P3 Projekt GmbH (organisation), Ruairí O’Brien . Lichtdesign (lighting concept), TLT Event AG (technical implementation)

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On the road in the light. But safely! – Potsdam Marketing und Service GmbH (potsdamtourismus.de)

https://www.berlin.de/tourismus/brandenburg/veranstaltungen/4722010-3479097-unterwegs-im-licht-in-potsdam.html

Photos 1,7: Alexander Rentsch

Photos 2-6,8: Peter Fischer

Lighting concept Bahnhofstraße Lichtenrade

Lightwalk in Berlin

The planning of public lighting for the traffic areas (street) and secondary areas (pedestrian and recreational areas) is an essential part of our lighting concept for Bahnhofstraße Lichtenrade. The street and sidewalk lighting is coordinated with the superordinate lighting concept of the city of Berlin.

In addition to the use of light as a design tool to improve the appearance of public spaces and to increase the quality of stay in Bahnhofstrasse, lighting always serves first to ensure traffic safety. Uniform illuminance, an emphasis on conflict zones and the avoidance of disturbing light (glare) increase safety for road users and support the quality of stay in the urban space. The subspaces (microspaces) defined in the lighting master plan can optimally fulfill their function of structuring the public space, increasing attraction and dwell time even in the dark half of the day or year. Consideration was also given to the future redesign of the commercial street and the lowest possible maintenance and energy costs while optimally fulfilling the lighting task.

Speech-Light-Sound-Performance

“Tocame y te recito – Play me, I poetry you”

The photos show excerpts from the speech-light-sound performance TÓCAME Y TE RECITO – SPIEL MICH, ICH DICHTE DICH, with Ruairí O’Brien, at the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden on 15th of September, 7.30 pm.
Based on texts by the Spanish poet Juan Carlos Valle “Karlotti” and poems by Itha K., spoken by Vanessa Vidal (Spain) and Juan Carlos Valle “Karlotti” (Spain), the musician Günter Heinz together with Ruairí O’Brien (Light Poetry) created a speech-sound-light performance of the highest intensity.

Photos: Peter Fischer

On the way in light 2020, Potsdam

Temporary event lighting Potsdamer Mitte

The images show excerpts from Ruairí O’Brien’s lighting composition for Potsdam Unterwegs im Licht 2020, including the Brandenburg State Parliament, the Nikolaikirche and the Filmmuseum Potsdam. “With an authentic concept, high-quality technology and a selective choice, you can achieve more in lighting design. To create poetic and exciting lighting atmospheres, you have to understand how time, space, materials, darkness and light can be brought together and how they can be set against each other.” Ruairí O’Brien

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Obermarkt Freiberg

Lighting concept for the market square

The new market square lighting in Freiberg broke new ground in lighting design in urban development. The unique light poles, specially designed for the historic Obermarkt Freiberg, combine the technically functional object with the artistic light sculpture in their own duality.

Innovative technology meets contemporary architecture, art meets science. In addition to illuminating the market square in the evening, the light poles (reflector system) can also be individually controlled or dimmed depending on the need for use in the public space. During the day, dichroic glasses in the upper mast act in a solar-geometric play with the sun, immersing the market square in a subtle, lively play of colour. This work of light and architecture, tailor-made for the historic Obermarkt, is complemented by the illumination of the historic Otto fountain, the listed façade of the town hall, as well as the water features and the unique granite seating furniture, also designed for the Obermarkt, which invite visitors to linger on the prestigious market square.

The lighting of Freiberg’s Upper Market was nominated for elisa – the Energy Efficiency Award of Saxony 2014. With the nomination, the lighting of Freiberg’s Upper Market was distinguished by the expert jury as a practical example and highlighted as a multipliable, proven, sustainable as well as efficient example of Saxony or for Saxony as a corresponding incentive for energy-efficient solutions.

Hotel The Westin Bellevue Dresden

Lighting in the conference / banqueting area

The aim was to convert to LED luminaires, replacing the existing lighting while retaining the luminaire locations. New LED ceiling downlights in warm white and cool white light replace the old luminaires with compact fluorescent lamps. They can be controlled in different lighting moods depending on the use (whether conference or evening event).

The ceiling downlights, planned to match the interior design and available in three different sizes, blend perfectly into the redesign of the rooms and provide a high quality of light. At the same time, the new luminaires consume only about ¼ of the energy previously required. The maintenance effort can also be significantly reduced, as the previously frequent replacement of lamps will no longer be necessary in the future due to the long operating life of the LED luminaires.

The traditional Dresden hotel has been given a contemporary new lighting system, which supports its character as a modern conference and congress centre as well as an event location in the best possible way, both functionally and in terms of design.

Photo: Hotel The Westin Bellevue Dresden

High-rise residential buildings Pirna Sonnenstein

Lighting concept for the corridor areas

Within the measures for redesigning the public corridor areas, we developed an individual, attractive and energy-efficient lighting concept that generally increases the quality of stay and also takes into account the needs of older residents in particular.
Square surface-mounted luminaires with neutral white light illuminate the corridor area, ensure low shadow casting and very good facial recognition. Individual spots with warm white light above the apartment doors mark the entrances and serve as permanent lighting for orientation and safety. At the end of the long windowless corridors, an illuminated wall motif provides a special focal point. Through the interplay of the various elements, materials, colors and lighting moods, an attractive positive overall image was created in the public high-rise areas where people meet, whose optimistic basic mood welcomes residents and visitors.

House of Architects, Dresden

Facade lighting for the Saxony Chamber of Architects

For the House of Architects in Dresden, headquarters of the Saxony Chamber of Architects, Ruairí O`Brien developed appropriate and sophisticated permanent architectural lighting that incorporates architectural elements on the building. The row of trees in front of the building shines in a warm white light, the vertical elements of the façade are illuminated with a discreet cool light, and can also be illuminated in colour for special occasions.

Exhibition lighting memorial Ehrenhain, Zeithain

With the literal planting of a new architectural-thematic heart, the “walk-in showcase” as a micro-architectural implantation in the historical RAD barracks preserved from the former Zeithain prisoner-of-war camp, the bridge between the (structural) past and the present is successfully built.
This glass building, a microclimatic sound-proof object, thematizes not only time but also space in a special way and, as a time capsule in a place with a special auratic effect, creates a deliberate irritation that sensitizes the visitor to the exhibition theme. In the document house, the visitor has the possibility to work on the offered thematic focuses in the operable micro-architectural information sculptures, which are executed in the same exhibition language, on their own, whereby new visual axes are offered again and again and an intensive reference to the content material is created with light/ mirrors.

Dean’s Office University Hospital Dresden

Office lighting concept

Our lighting concept for the offices of the Dean’s Office of the Carl Gustav Carus Medical Faculty of TU Dresden combines lighting functionality with attractive lighting design. In addition to everyday work activities, the rooms are also used for meetings and small conferences as well as for receiving guests. These different functional areas are precisely supported by the lighting. At the same time, the luminaires and the high-quality lighting design form an important part of the interior design of the deanery.

The basic lighting provided by wide-area ceiling luminaires is supplemented by individual task lighting for optimal working. Wallwashers attractively highlight the artworks on the walls, and “floating” ring luminaires above the communicative areas create a visual link between the different rooms as a recurring element in a varied arrangement. Individual, attractive lighting moods can be created for many different situations through simple, flexible control of colour temperature and brightness.

Radebeul Cultural Railway Station – East

Lighting concept for the Kulturbahnhof area

The city of Radebeul intends to redevelop / convert the Kulturbahnhof Radebeul-Ost area into the new citycenter east. Our lighting concept, proposed on the basis of an urban development analysis, takes up the urban development significance and use of the central square in an identity-forming way. Our luminaire design integrates organic elements of the existing forms in the art nouveau building (Kulturbahnhof) in a modern way. The sub-project Bahnhofsvorplatz Kulturbahnhof Radebeul-Ost received recognition as part of the 2013 Saxon State Prize for Building Culture.

Colour and lighting concept Villa Regerstraße

Psychotherapy Institute for Children and Adolescents

German Society for Behaviour Therapy in Saxony, Germany. Institute for Children and Adolescents in Dresden (2021-2022).

The new location of the institute is a freshly renovated, listed villa in Dresden-Blasewitz, Germany.

Light, colour and choice of materials play an important role in creating the right atmosphere for all age groups and the different scenarios of discussions, presentations and meetings that take place at the institute. As those responsible for the interior design, it was of utmost importance for us to balance the heaviness of the old, characterful building with bright, friendly, appealing and even thought-provoking interiors. The choice and use of different colours, lighting fixtures, mirrors, materials and decorative elements that tell stories give the reception, offices and therapy rooms their own identity. The impressive staircase is celebrated as a special space that connects the floors. The dark basement needed special attention to be able to use it for seminars and training purposes. At the Psychotherapeutic Institute in Dresden, child and youth psychotherapists and psychological psychotherapists are trained with a strong practical orientation. In addition, outpatient psychotherapeutic treatments are offered in the institute’s outpatient clinic.

Requirements for the current use are as follows:

• Working Office / Administration
• Treatment patients / therapy rooms
• Training / seminar rooms
• Flexible uses – adaptation / change between seminar and group therapy uses

Photos: Peter Fischer