Sonnenschutz Rainer's vision was to offer its customers an artificial sky in the showroom of the new company building. Daylight simulation is a major issue when buying an awning. Especially when choosing a colour, it is helpful to see the awning under sunlight. "If you want to build the sky, you can't have any limits in your head, neither as an architect nor as a client," was the approach taken by architect Stefan Punz.
With a bespoke construction consisting of 90,000 LED light points, the seemingly impossible was made possible and a sky was recreated. Be it the heat development, the accommodation of the ballasts, or the uniform illumination – the customised solution fulfils all requirements. Spotlights and safety lighting could also be integrated using additional profile luminaires. The awnings are now presented in the best possible way over a total of 198 m2.
A suitable atmosphere was also to be created for the office workstations: instead of a plasterboard ceiling, a wooden ceiling was chosen to create a warm atmosphere. Precisely tailored, the sculptural HEX-O luminaire could be installed perfectly flush. The aesthetic and modular luminaire series offered the architect maximum creative freedom when designing the workstations. The suspended variant features a hexagonal shape and is used above the bar as a design tool.
Stefan Punz, Sonos Architektur ZT GmbH
Light should carry forward or reinforce the design idea - that's why we always let it appear differently - sometimes as a "campfire" that is concentrated at the table or as a "sky" that simulates daylight above an awning display.Sometimes we place it in the foreground as a design element and often it can be be hidden from view. People should always take centre stage and the light should respond to them and their surroundings. Only light can do this, which is why it is an essential part of our architectural planning.
