pfarre lighting design: hafencity university subway station, hamburg

‘hafencity university subway station’ by pfarre lighting design, hamburg, germanyimage © markus tollhopf

‘the hafencity university subway station’ in hamburg designed by munich-based firm raupach architekten was just re-envisioned and brought to life by pfarre lighting design. the subterranean project is a result of a synthesis of the exterior’s materials, textures, lights and characteristics.being heavily rooted in the life around the harbor and the industrial nature that accompanies, the concept stemmed from the use of steel, light, colorand reflection. a powerful ambiance is created by hanging metal boxes weighing six tons each and with the exact dimensions of a standard shipping container (6.5m x 2.8m x 2.8m) in repetition over the middle of the platforms. the translucent panels between the sharply defined frames glow  fromthe light of 280 individual RGB LED emitters in each capsule. the colors can be coordinated by different sections in each free-hanging unit or as an entire set and can change to signal the arrival or departure of trains, synchronize with the seasons or simply create an enjoyable environment

the hanging boxes illuminate the cavernous underground image © markus tollhopf

the large boxes are made from steel frames and translucent panelsimage © markus tollhopf

individual panels of each box can be controlled to coordinate certain lighting effectsimage © markus tollhopf

image © markus tollhopf

image © markus tollhopf

elevators lead down into the spacious platform glowing from the boxesimage © markus tollhopf

image © markus tollhopf

image © markus tollhopf

entrance into the subway platformimage © markus tollhopf

project info:

project: hafencity university subway station, hamburgclient: hamburger hochbahn ag (hochbahn), hamburglocation: hamburg, germany date of completion: november 2012size: 4800 m2architects – general contractor: raupach architekten, muenchen