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Rehabilitation Clinic at the Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin
Germany
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THE PERFECT LIGHTING FOR A HEALTHCARE FACILITY
Since 2021, the rehabilitation clinic at the Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin (ukb) has been helping patients to recover, recuperate and rehabilitate successfully after serious accidents. The new building is the work of "healing architecture" expert Prof. Christine Nickl-Weller and her architects' office. Zumtobel's lighting concept successfully balances two key project requirements: optimal quality of light and patient stay, and high energy efficiency.
The 17,000-square metre building in the Berlin district of Marzahn-Hellersdorf is home to an integrative rehabilitation clinic, a ventilator weaning clinic, a neurological (early) rehabilitation clinic and a sports medicine department. Orange-red clinker bricks help the clinic blend into its urban setting, while large windows enhance the open, contemporary character of the building.
An example of "healing architecture"
It's not only the façade design that has been thought through down to the last detail. The interiors of the five wards with a total of 151 beds have also been precisely tailored to the needs of patients, care staff and doctors. The rehabilitation clinic offers gait analysis and walking therapy, physiotherapy, and occupational, speech and relaxation therapy. There is also a Kneipp pool in one of the three inner courtyards. According to Prof. Christine Nickl-Weller, the concept of "healing architecture" is intended to be a positive influence on patients' recovery. It includes the use of elements such as room layout, acoustics, wall and floor design, and – last but not least – the incidence of light.
Optimal light for users and operators
Zumtobel's lighting concept meets the needs of both users and operators of the clinic. Different luminaires and lighting situations take into account the varying requirements of patients, care staff and doctors: in the patient rooms and recreation rooms, light creates an atmosphere of well-being – and the perfect conditions for recovery and rehabilitation. In the treatment rooms, doctors and care staff benefit from precise lighting that enables them to carry out concentrated, accurate work.
The LITECOM infinity lighting management system ensures that the light in the corridors of the rehabilitation clinic can be controlled using daylight linking, enabling both particularly efficient use of energy and high cost savings.
Efficiency and comfort go hand in hand
"Our lighting concept creates a healthy balance between light quality, energy savings and ease of use," says Claudia Siebert, Zumtobel sales representative and project manager for this project. "From a narrow continuous row to a surface luminaire, from individually operated light switches to presence- and daylight-linked lighting controls: the Zumtobel lighting concept for the rehabilitation clinic at the Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin is as diverse as the needs it meets."
Versatile luminaires and an intelligent system
For smart, demand-based light management, Zumtobel uses the LITECOM infinity system, which controls the lighting in the corridors of the rehabilitation clinic: with the help of built-in sensors, the SLOTLIGHT infinity light lines installed there are dimmed or illuminated depending on the daylight. The sensors also respond to presence – and thus ensure that the luminaires switch on only when they are actually needed. With the web-based LITECOM application, the building managers can easily configure the lighting, define basic settings and pre-programme various lighting scenarios or scenes.
"Our lighting concept offers advantages for operators and users alike," says Danny Dix, Service & Solution sales representative and project manager at Zumtobel. "The daylight linking of the corridor lighting enables the clinic management to save energy and thus reduce operating costs, while the presence-controlled lighting significantly increases users' operating comfort."
Surface light plus accents
In the ventilator weaning clinic, LIGHT FIELDS is used. This unobtrusively elegant luminaire not only creates an unrivalled quality of light in which even demanding visual tasks can be comfortably carried out, it also enables a particularly flexible room layout, with the frameless luminaire body blending unobtrusively into the hospital architecture.
Spherical elegance
In the clinic restaurant on the top floor, the decorative SCONFINE spherical luminaires catch the eye. These pendant luminaires combine functionality with a space-defining aesthetic. Partially transparent and mirrored, they create unique lighting effects in the form of reflections in the luminaire body as well as direct light. LINARIA light lines complete the unusual lighting concept in the restaurant.
In the sports medicine department, MIREL evolution with opal optics is used. The flat surface-mounted luminaire is a striking combination of minimalist design, maximum light quality, energy efficiency and glare protection. As a light source, it stays firmly in the background, appearing as a flat, luminous surface.
A perfectly balanced complete solution
The clinic's versatile lighting concept is rounded off by the PANOS evolution downlights from Zumtobel: highly efficient luminaires with powerful lumen packages that ensure optimal light quality in the clinic.
The lighting solution is topped off by two luminaires from Zumtobel's sister brand Thorn, with its round Omega circular luminaires providing pleasant, wide-area light in the corridors and the cafeteria on the ground floor. In the side rooms of the rehabilitation clinic, the Aquaforce by Thorn is used. With its IP66 degree of protection, this LED luminaire is extremely resistant to dust and moisture. .
Healthcare sector partner
The example of the rehabilitation clinic at the Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin (ukb) shows that with Zumtobel as full-service provider, an intelligent, perfectly balanced lighting concept based on state-of-the-art sensor technology can be created. While the daylight-linked lighting controls employ LITECOM infinity to use energy efficiently and save costs, the lighting controls use PIR to offer a key benefit for doctors, patients and visitors: they can walk through parts of the building without needing to use their hands to open or close doors – and concentrate fully on their actual activities. Zumtobel reconciles the needs of operators and users alike, once again demonstrating its comprehensive expertise in the healthcare sector.
Client: BG Klinikum Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin gGmbH
Architect: Nickl & Partner Architekten AG, München
Electrician: Elektro Jahn, Frankfurt (Oder)
Electrical planning: Kofler Energies Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Berlin
Project year: 2021
Since 2021, the rehabilitation clinic at the Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin (ukb) has been helping patients to recover, recuperate and rehabilitate successfully after serious accidents. The new building is the work of "healing architecture" expert Prof. Christine Nickl-Weller and her architects' office. Zumtobel's lighting concept successfully balances two key project requirements: optimal quality of light and patient stay, and high energy efficiency.
The 17,000-square metre building in the Berlin district of Marzahn-Hellersdorf is home to an integrative rehabilitation clinic, a ventilator weaning clinic, a neurological (early) rehabilitation clinic and a sports medicine department. Orange-red clinker bricks help the clinic blend into its urban setting, while large windows enhance the open, contemporary character of the building.
An example of "healing architecture"
It's not only the façade design that has been thought through down to the last detail. The interiors of the five wards with a total of 151 beds have also been precisely tailored to the needs of patients, care staff and doctors. The rehabilitation clinic offers gait analysis and walking therapy, physiotherapy, and occupational, speech and relaxation therapy. There is also a Kneipp pool in one of the three inner courtyards. According to Prof. Christine Nickl-Weller, the concept of "healing architecture" is intended to be a positive influence on patients' recovery. It includes the use of elements such as room layout, acoustics, wall and floor design, and – last but not least – the incidence of light.
Optimal light for users and operators
Zumtobel's lighting concept meets the needs of both users and operators of the clinic. Different luminaires and lighting situations take into account the varying requirements of patients, care staff and doctors: in the patient rooms and recreation rooms, light creates an atmosphere of well-being – and the perfect conditions for recovery and rehabilitation. In the treatment rooms, doctors and care staff benefit from precise lighting that enables them to carry out concentrated, accurate work.
The LITECOM infinity lighting management system ensures that the light in the corridors of the rehabilitation clinic can be controlled using daylight linking, enabling both particularly efficient use of energy and high cost savings.
Efficiency and comfort go hand in hand
"Our lighting concept creates a healthy balance between light quality, energy savings and ease of use," says Claudia Siebert, Zumtobel sales representative and project manager for this project. "From a narrow continuous row to a surface luminaire, from individually operated light switches to presence- and daylight-linked lighting controls: the Zumtobel lighting concept for the rehabilitation clinic at the Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin is as diverse as the needs it meets."
Versatile luminaires and an intelligent system
For smart, demand-based light management, Zumtobel uses the LITECOM infinity system, which controls the lighting in the corridors of the rehabilitation clinic: with the help of built-in sensors, the SLOTLIGHT infinity light lines installed there are dimmed or illuminated depending on the daylight. The sensors also respond to presence – and thus ensure that the luminaires switch on only when they are actually needed. With the web-based LITECOM application, the building managers can easily configure the lighting, define basic settings and pre-programme various lighting scenarios or scenes.
"Our lighting concept offers advantages for operators and users alike," says Danny Dix, Service & Solution sales representative and project manager at Zumtobel. "The daylight linking of the corridor lighting enables the clinic management to save energy and thus reduce operating costs, while the presence-controlled lighting significantly increases users' operating comfort."
Surface light plus accents
In the ventilator weaning clinic, LIGHT FIELDS is used. This unobtrusively elegant luminaire not only creates an unrivalled quality of light in which even demanding visual tasks can be comfortably carried out, it also enables a particularly flexible room layout, with the frameless luminaire body blending unobtrusively into the hospital architecture.
Spherical elegance
In the clinic restaurant on the top floor, the decorative SCONFINE spherical luminaires catch the eye. These pendant luminaires combine functionality with a space-defining aesthetic. Partially transparent and mirrored, they create unique lighting effects in the form of reflections in the luminaire body as well as direct light. LINARIA light lines complete the unusual lighting concept in the restaurant.
In the sports medicine department, MIREL evolution with opal optics is used. The flat surface-mounted luminaire is a striking combination of minimalist design, maximum light quality, energy efficiency and glare protection. As a light source, it stays firmly in the background, appearing as a flat, luminous surface.
A perfectly balanced complete solution
The clinic's versatile lighting concept is rounded off by the PANOS evolution downlights from Zumtobel: highly efficient luminaires with powerful lumen packages that ensure optimal light quality in the clinic.
The lighting solution is topped off by two luminaires from Zumtobel's sister brand Thorn, with its round Omega circular luminaires providing pleasant, wide-area light in the corridors and the cafeteria on the ground floor. In the side rooms of the rehabilitation clinic, the Aquaforce by Thorn is used. With its IP66 degree of protection, this LED luminaire is extremely resistant to dust and moisture. .
Healthcare sector partner
The example of the rehabilitation clinic at the Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin (ukb) shows that with Zumtobel as full-service provider, an intelligent, perfectly balanced lighting concept based on state-of-the-art sensor technology can be created. While the daylight-linked lighting controls employ LITECOM infinity to use energy efficiently and save costs, the lighting controls use PIR to offer a key benefit for doctors, patients and visitors: they can walk through parts of the building without needing to use their hands to open or close doors – and concentrate fully on their actual activities. Zumtobel reconciles the needs of operators and users alike, once again demonstrating its comprehensive expertise in the healthcare sector.
Client: BG Klinikum Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin gGmbH
Architect: Nickl & Partner Architekten AG, München
Electrician: Elektro Jahn, Frankfurt (Oder)
Electrical planning: Kofler Energies Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Berlin
Project year: 2021
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