Architects
Malter & Architects
Builder
Rheinisch-Westfälische Verlagsgesellschaft GmbH, Essen
The Dietrich Oppenberg Haus in Essen is the home of the Neue Ruhr Zeitung/Neue Rhein Zeitung (NRZ) and named after the founder of the media company. Just a three-minute walk from the main railway station, the building sets standards not only in architecture but also in lighting design.
Designed by the architectural firm "Malter & Architects", the urban highlight captivates with its unusual combination of two geometric structures - a semi-circular
glass core and an attached rectangular cuboid with a transparent perforated façade of light sandstone.
The façade is divided vertically and horizontally by 26 metres of LEDLUX LED lines and RGB and RGBW from InstaLighting. With the help of a LEDTRIX control system, dynamic light scenes are visible on the façade in the evening hours, enhancing the special character of the architecture. OGL floor lines take up the façade design and use grazing light to accentuate the façade made of sandstone, steel and glass.
The installation is an update of the original lighting system by InstaLighting from 2005. In order to preserve the character of the façade, the new LEDs were adapted to the brightness of the original luminaires.
