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BANKEN UND BEHÖRDEN • BANKS AND AUTHORITY BUILDINGS TECHNISCHER AUSBAU • TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS

Die 1,50 Meter breite Flächenleuchte orientiert sich an ... • The 1.50-metre wide panel luminaire takes its cue ...

... der Dachverglasung der darüberliegenden Geschosse. • ... from the roof glazing of the floors above. Gläserne Systemtrennwände rahmen die Kundenhalle. • Glass system partitions frame the customer hall.

T wo large sparkling chandeliers in the central main entrance of the new and largest two large-volume chandeliers, whose sparkle can also be seen in the windows facing the
Commerzbank main branch in Germany on Hamburg’s Jungfernstieg captivate
vestibule. The light installations, consisting of brass structures with about 1600 LED light
people walking past the prestigious but elegantly restrained façade. After a five-year re- points each, make the entrance area stand out and give volume to the high room.
novation, the new two-storey entrance hall is free of new decoration, with the exception
of the two light installations, and thus provides a view of the historical architecture. Luminous ceiling simulates daylight dynamics

The lighting design – harmony of history and modernism Thanks to their coordinated dimming, the chandeliers and spotlights create an attractive
atmosphere even in the evening – inside and out! Above the staircase, the historical ban-
A new lighting design acts as a link between old and new. The entrance hall allows ac- king hall opens up with its eye-catching ornamented luminous ceiling. After extensive re-
cess to the bank via a generously dimensioned staircase and accommodates the self-ser- furbishment and replacement of the former fluorescent lamps with Tunable White LEDs,
vice area. To the left, large arched windows provide a view into the magnificent historical the original ceiling was equipped with colour temperature control. This enables changing
vestibule, whose vaulted ceiling has been completely restored and now appears as it did daylight situations to be reproduced. The designers at Licht 01 developed special spot-
in its original state – with uncovered and restored paintings and a stucco ceiling. To stage lights to accentuate the hall’s wall ornaments. As a custom-made product painted in the
these architectural and decorative elements, the vaulted ceiling is illuminated by large, colour of the cornice and with a greatly minimised design, they inconspicuously blend
modern ring lights. Small spotlights mounted on the rings illuminate the likewise resto- into the background. Some of the spotlights also illuminate the floor. To the right of the
red murals and the staircase below. The lighting design preserves the historical values hall are the consultation rooms with continuous glass system partitions and offices on
and enriches the interior with modern design elements. This is already evident in the en- the upper floor. A large panel luminaire visually breaks up the spatial separation and
trance hall, where recessed spotlights integrated in black ceiling ducts effectively illumi- brings together the small consultation rooms. The white stretched luminous ceiling foil
nate walls and steps. The ceiling ducts are designed as matt black anodised aluminium (fire protection class B1) is attached to aluminium profiles surrounding the entire ceiling
profiles, mounted on both sides in the cut-out slits of the gypsum plasterboard ceiling, box. In the hall, the consulting rooms are lined along their entire length by a narrow
with recessed installation boxes made of gypsum plasterboard. The corners conceal the black ceiling duct with barely visible recessed spotlights, which cast visible points of light
material thicknesses, creating the impression of a ceiling cut-out. The ducts surround the onto the floor, marking the transition from the hall to the special rooms.

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