Bühler AG

The 2,100 m² Customer Centre is the first port of call for customers, partners, visitors and guests. With state-of-the-art meeting rooms, retreat areas and a café, it offers the perfect infrastructure for conferences, workshops and customer meetings. The lighting emphasises the unique character of the architecture with lots of glass, light-coloured ceilings and floors. The ambient lighting is provided by Polaron IQ recessed spotlights installed flush with the ceiling, reminiscent of a swarm of glowing UFOs. Their irregular arrangement structures the space, connects areas and guides you through the building. As part of the refurbishment, the existing luminaires were replaced with the latest generation of Polaron IQ luminaires. Particularly practical: thanks to a special housing that we developed for the project, we were able to utilise the existing ceiling cut-outs. We also ensure optimum visual conditions in all other areas - in offices, for example, with Opendo LED as a surface-mounted luminaire with UGR < 19 for VDU work.

The ambience in the Milling Academy is much more industrial, but just as impressive. At the centre of the new 2,900 m² building is a fully functional foam mill for practical experiments, demonstrations and training courses. The rooms are dominated by huge grinding mills and a technical infrastructure with white-painted and silver pipes and cables. A light-coloured wooden ceiling provides a warm counterpoint to the rough industrial atmosphere. Bühler AG was looking for an attractive lighting solution that would prove its worth in this demanding environment thanks to its efficiency, high quality of light and protection class. An indirect light component was also required to brighten up the ceiling. And our Tugra is one of the luminaires on the market that simultaneously offers a high protection rating and an indirect component. It was realised as a suspended linear light line with IP66. The luminaires were networked, connected to the existing building management system and combined with an emergency lighting solution from Inotec. The result is a perfectly illuminated, highly functional and equally prestigious industrial landscape.