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Telekom-Bridge
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Supported by five slim steel columns, the slender footpath bridges the road in a smooth, generous sweep at seven meters above ground. (Photo: Lukas Roth)
The footbridge ends on both sides in 11-metre-high elevator towers. Owing to their glass cladding they emerge as airy stand-alone structures during the day, marking the main entrances to the office buildings. (Photo: Lukas Roth)
Good visibility on the bridge’s circulation areas is provided by neutral white light from linear LED profiles. This lighting component is incorporated in all handrails. (Photo: Lukas Roth)
At night, the abstract animations running across the full length of the sides of the bridge become more apparent. (Photo: Lukas Roth)
The strongly directional illumination of the light colored flooring creates a strong contrast with the relatively low lighting levels of the surroundings. This evokes the impression of a floating ribbon, creating a link between the building complexes. (Photo: Lukas Roth)
A narrow beam lighting characteristic and the precise adjustment of the luminaires avoid road users being affected by glare when approaching the bridge. (Photo: Lukas Roth)
Both longitudinal sides of the bridge are clad with custom-made exterior-rated SMD LED video display modules seamlessly arranged to form one bespoke media screen. With a luminous density of over 7,000 cd/m² the media content is visible at daytime. (Photo: Lukas Roth)
Great care was taken to fully integrate all control gears, power supplies and cabling into the section of the bridge slab so that the LED modules are flush with the balustrade. For maintenance all components are accessible from the bridge top. (Photo: Lukas Roth)
The towers are filled with light from neutral white LED profiles mounted to the top and bottom edge, grazing the gap behind the opal glass cladding which in turn emanates a diffuse glow whilst lending visual depth to the architectural volume. (Photo: Lukas Roth)
At night, passers-by can interact with the towers and control a dynamic lighting installation. Double pulse lasers detect the position of a person walking by, prompting the control software to switch on and off individual amber coloured luminaires. (Photo: Lukas Roth)
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Lighting Designer
Licht Kunst Licht AG Engineers Designers Architects for Illumination Project
Telekom-Bridge
Bonn / Germany, 2010 Description
Early 2009, Europe’s largest telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom AG decided to build a pedestrian bridge connecting two office blocks across a major traffic pathway in Bonn. The deck of the bridge is supported by only five slender steel columns and stretches over 74 metres forming one grand curve above the busy road.A dynamic lighting concept with interactive elements orchestrates the sweeping filigree architecture of the bridge and follows the client’s company slogan: staff members and the public can now “Experience the Connection” on the bridge. A particularly clear reference to Telekom AG is achieved by its CI colour Magenta. Client
Deutsche Telekom AG
Occupant Public Architects/ Engineers Schlaich Bergermann und Partner Stuttgart Team leaders Licht Kunst Licht Florian Amannt, Stephan Thiele |