EnBW-City

Schelmenwasenstraße 15, Stuttgart, Germany
Photo © Lukas Roth

Light is energy, and energy is the business of EnBW, the third largest supplier of power, gas and water in Germany. Energy is made tangible throughout their newly opened headquarter complex, the EnBW City, while not only adhering to, but undercutting strict European regulations for reduced power consumption, which also concerns artificial and natural lighting. In the entry hall, the punchy direct downlighting is almost haptic, and a luminous cloud above the reception desk together with water feature walls represent a lighting scheme that strikes a balancing act between evoking an allegorical and sensual experience of energy – and saving energy.

Photo © Lukas Roth
Photo © Lukas Roth
Photo © Lukas Roth
Photo © Lukas Roth
Photo © Lukas Roth
Photo © Lukas Roth
Photo © Lukas Roth
Photo © Lukas Roth
Photo © Lukas Roth
Lighting Designers
LICHT KUNST LICHT
Year
2009
Project Status
Built
Client
EnBW Systeme Infrastruktur Support GmbH
Architects
RKW Rhode Kellermann Wawrowsky Architektur + Städtebau, Düsseldorf

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