In the heart of Freising’s Old Town stands St. George’s Parish Church, a late-Gothic nave whose origins date back to the 15th century and which dominates Marienplatz with its 84-meter-high Baroque tower. The roof structure of the nave, visible in the image, translates the building’s long history into a three-dimensional, interwoven wooden space composed of sturdy, handcrafted beams and slanted supports that form a delicate network of structural balance. The roof truss is not only a load-bearing structure but also a testament to the restoration phases that have accompanied the building over the centuries and have recently been reinforced as part of the roof renovation.
In this context, 92 outdoor spotlights of the type OS5 1×2 (3000 K) were installed; their optical versatility—offering Medium, Flood, and Wallwash distributions—gently models the wooden structure without compromising its materiality. The lighting design aims to accentuate individual rafters, mortise-and-tenon joints, and the rhythmic sequence of the trusses, thereby allowing visitors to experience the craftsmanship and spatial depth firsthand.
In this way, the technical lighting is not perceived as an alien element, but rather as an instrumental extension of the design intent to illuminate the historic attic space in all its structural glory. The warm white color temperature blends gently into the subdued hues of the old wood, allowing the roof truss to appear as a continuation of its history.
