Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Neuruppin

For some years now, the students of the Masters of Architectural Lighting Design have had an opportunity to create an installation lighting event in the small town of Neuruppin. Neuruppin is a charming lakeside town just about an hour outside of Berlin in the state of Brandenburg. 

This year the students were to light the area around the Old Fisherman's Market which has been converted into a large playground, surrounded by beautiful old houses. The class was divided into three groups which took care of the lighting of a large play net, two wooden water play sculptures as well as a concrete bench and, lastly, the exterior facade of the surrounding area.

Our group consisted of the two wooden water play sculptures and the concrete bench. We wanted a subtle lighting scheme as to not overwhelm the viewers and to allow the play net to stand out as the feature element. For our concept, we reduced our lighting to warm and cool light, warm light to represent the sand, and cool light to represent the water.
 
 
 
 
 
  Photo Credit: Dwayne Waggoner