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XAL Competence Center, Graz (AUT)

ewo was commissioned to design the outdoor lighting for the new, modern Competence Center of interior lighting expert XAL.

Outdoor lighting for indoor lighting experts

The international company with a focus on interior lighting opened its modern Competence Center in the southern part of Graz, the city in which it is headquartered. Over 70 developers, designers and engineers work in the laboratories and open workspaces here.

In the outdoor spaces, our mast lights, posts and illuminating bollards perform various lighting functions. Lighting fixtures from the FA series are installed to illuminate the park spaces on both sides of the driveway. The decisive element in this system is the sharp-edged, extruded aluminiumsection with a right angle. The lighting units installed horizontally ensure an efficient basic level of illumination for the entire parking space area in warm white.

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© Paul Ott

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Reduced appearance for optimal lighting

Vis-à-vis, light from posts shines in the direction of the driveway and parking area. Three EL light columns are flushly mounted in the posts in a maximally reduced form. Their light, which shines downward at an angle, augments the basic level of illumination; the shadows that would be cast, if the illumination came from only one side, are thereby reduced considerably.

Additional EL elements on the back of these posts impinge on the façade, accentuating the building’s contours and highlighting the ribbed structure of its surface. In order to also illuminate the walkway located between the building and the car park, an additional EL lighting fixtureis integrated just above ground level. Beyond the façade, to the left and right of the building, only the walkway is illuminated; low illuminating bollards fulfil this function.

Within the context of the uniform, reduced and clear design of the three products, the form and illumination are adapted to the various areas in front of and around the building. After dark, a safe and friendly atmosphere is created.

Hannes Wohlgemuth, CEO ewo

Project details

Year

2011–2013

Light Solution

FA, EL

Location

Graz, Austria

Client

XAL GMBH

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