Sacred buildings HOFFMEISTER SILL

Grabeskirche Liebfrauen, Dortmund, Germany. Luminaire: Hoffmeister - gin.o 2. Light planning: Licht Kunst Licht ©Martin Höhn Cover photo: Grabeskirche Liebfrauen, Dortmund, Germany. Luminaire: Hoffmeister - gin.o 2. Light planning: Licht Kunst Licht ©Martin Höhn

Durable high-performance lights for sacred buildings: Our strengths Sacred buildings are used for prayers, religious ceremonies, self-composure, meditation, meetings, mourning and celebration of festive days and are regarded as places of rest and reflection. The lighting must suit these different needs and requirements. Light also has a central, symbolic meaning in theology. The SHS Lighting Group, acknowledged specialists in lighting of sacred buildings, offers efficient luminaire technology with modern LED sources. Accurate light direction Our expertise enables us to offer solutions that combine...

Even base lighting with downlights from a great height Traditional church lighting with precise lighting technology Luminaires designed to blend in with the architecture allow both the light and the church space to unfold 4 Luminaire: Hoffmeister - car.a 160 Luminaires: Hoffmeister - gin.o, lo.nely

Integrated lighting with downlights Many churches have a vault with ceiling bosses instead of keystones. This architectural component allows the use of built-in lights for basic lighting even in sacred buildings. Powerful downlights, such as the complex.200 with an output of 6000 lm / 10 000 lm also allow illumination of the nave from a height of up to 25 m. Traditional illumination with pendant lights Historically, pendant lights are a typical and popular form of church lighting. Our pendant lights have important advantages: With their closed cylinders, pendant lights ensure glare-free illumination...

St. Mary‘s Church, Killarney, Ireland. Luminaires: Hoffmeister - lo.nely, gin.o. Light planner: New Era Lighting, Ireland ©New Era Lighting Pendant light The central nave and the two transepts require good general lighting, taking the architecture into account. The type of lighting depends on many factors. Historically, typical lighting is done with pendant lights. The car.a 160 pendant light by Hoffmeister has a closed cylinder that offers reduced, glare-free light and installation without major interference with the architecture (e.g. additional cable installations). However, if visual axes...

Church of St. Peter & Paul, Weißensee, Germany. Luminaire: Hoffmeister - car.a 160 ©Michael Schönau Heilig Geist Convent, Wimbern, Germany. Luminaire: Hoffmeister - DL 200 ©Hoffmeister Grabeskirche Liebfrauen, Dortmund, Germany. Luminaire: Hoffmeister - gin.o 2. Light planning: Licht Kunst Licht ©Martin Höhn

Grabeskirche Liebfrauen, Dortmund, Germany. Luminaire: Hoffmeister - gin.o 2. Light planning: Licht Kunst Licht ©Martin Höhn Pendant light The choir area needs different beam angles for the altar, lectern, cross, etc. The light fittings are usually connected to vertically mounted power rails and placed behind the columns. The control.x power rail can hold a variety of different spotlights with different, very accurate beam angles with an extensive range of accessories. If pendant lights are also used in the choir to support the architecture and light concept, they can be provided with a flexible...

Chruch of St. Peter & Paul, Weißensee, Germany. Luminaire: Hoffmeister - car.a 160. Architects: Smits + Tandler ©Michael Schönau Heilig Geist Convent, Wimbern, Germany. Luminaire: Hoffmeister - DL 200 ©Hoffmeister St. Johannes Church, Ellrich, Germany. Luminaire: Hoffmeister - car.a 160. Architects: Smits+Tandler ©Michael Schönau

SHS Lighting: Sacred buildings SCULPTURES AND EXHIBITS Accurate light without scattering losses for optimal focus on the sculptures • gin.o • lo.nely EXTERIOR AND FACADE Powerful lights with accurate light distribution in robust housings with good protection Inground light • hi.vertical 2.0 • in.ground Linear system • led.modular Projector • lovo • 49 series • 14 series Pathlight • MP 260/860

ALTAR AND CHOIR Lights for flexible installation and accurate lighting technology Pendant light • NAVE Durable, maintenance-free lights with convenient light distribution Pendant light •

Eglise de Wünnewil Church, Wünnewil, Switzerland. Luminaire: Hoffmeister - gin.o 2. Light planning: Neuco ©Architekturfotografie Gempeler Three-dimensional sculptures inside of the church or on an outside façade can be emphasised by good lighting. This requires a large range of spotlights with different beam angles. The gin.o and lo.nely spotlights are perfect lighting tools for sculptures of different sizes. The accurate light technology achieves balanced contrasts by using a narrowly-focused keylight and a more diffuse fill light. This makes every detail visible to the observer and emphasizes...

Diakonissen Mutterhaus Kinderheil, Bad Harzburg. Germany. Luminaire: Hoffmeister - gin.o2. Museum Burg Zug, Zug, Switzerland. Luminaire: Hoffmeister - gin.o. Light planning: Neuco ©Architekturfotografie Gempeler Museum Burg Zug, Zug, Switzerland. Luminaire: Hoffmeister - gin.o. Light planning: Neuco ©Architekturfotografie Gempeler

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin, Germany. Luminaire: SILL - 49. Light planning: Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung GmbH ©Linus Lintner Inground light The lighting design of a sacred building is very demanding and requires a good knowledge of architecture. Hoffmeister and Sill offer the perfect lighting tools for demanding façade scenes. The spotlights are perfectly suited for the overall external lighting concept as is the case with the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin. The objective in this case was to arrange the lighting of the ruin so that it fits in with the other buildings....

Begijnhofkerk, Sint-Truiden, Belgium. Luminaire: Hoffmeister - led.modular ©Hoffmeister Sint. Pieterskerk, Sint Truden, Belgium. Luminaire: Hoffmeister - led.modular. Light planning: Fosfari ©Hoffmeister Basilica of Constantine, Trier, Germany. Luminaire: Hoffmeister - in.ground ©Thomas Zühmer