Mercedes Square

Mercedes Platz is a new address for concerts, cinema and entertainment and has the highest screen density in Berlin. Screens on facades and media steles can be controlled in a coordinated way and empower a unique open-air media experience. We planned the interplay between all lighting elements on the square and the adjacent facades.

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      The lighting design firm Lichtvision was commissioned to develop a concept to illuminate the facades of the Humboldt Forum. The result was an intentional lighting of the facades in terms of intensities of illumination and their distribution.
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      Building type
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      Location
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      Project time frame
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      Building type
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      Location
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      Project time frame
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      Project

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      Building type
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      Location
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      Project time frame
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      Location
      Europe, Germany, Bremen
      Project time frame
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      Location
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