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Nullohm has togheter with he craftsmen of Prototyper AS, Bolt, Apart and Hydrolift created for the artists Fredrik & Martin Raddum an impressive large piece of lighting furniture.  Situated in the park and of a neighborhood with the name Haugenstua, -that if translated would be something like ” the living-room on the hill”. The measures are impressive nine meters high and four wide. And we had to used norways largest mobile crane to mount it…

From the local news:

http://www.lokalavisen.no/nyheter/guinness-lampe-pa-haugenstua-1.6453282

http://www.lokalavisen.no/nyheter/storstilt-lampe-apning-1.6518148

Our client, ADB Architects has on behalf of Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung been in charge for the total rehabilitation of this great monument in the heart of Berlin. Viktoria has even gotten her self a new dress in real gold leaf, and is probably more proud than ever.

Our contribution will be the construction and delivery of a pair of “Dobpler” LED walls, using our new digital Mnemosyne technology in the underground pedestrian tunnels  leading to the monument . The installation will create not only energy saving light on demand for the visitors in the narrow corridors, but also excitement and well-being with its responsive light design.

The Mnemosyne is in comparison with the original analog Dobpler circuit a more versatile system when it comes to interaction possibilities, and is the final result of long time development into a product with a high quality PCB (made in Norway) for rational assembly and modularity. The complete system has high corrosion resistance for a long lifespan, and fulfilling the strict building codes for a public entrance area.

The two walls will be 10.8 meters long, built in Stainless steel and tempered glass with a thickness of only 80 mm. Each wall contains 8640 LEDs with 6500 lumen and  a Kelvin of 5500-7500. The custom made super efficient power-supplies from Vicor provides a total of 24 KW for each wall, while the actual consumption for standby light is calculated to be around 100 w + 30 watt per person walking by.

Der Himmel über

But that´s not all.  We have also designed a custom skylight for the tunnels, clearly marking the cross section with a impressively cascade of light, a light that is a synthetic recreation of the actual sky right above. A Red-Green-Blue-White (RGBW) LED light of 960 watt, feed by eight sensors for each sky direction. Controlled by Arduino, driving the LEDs with our new and very exiting powerful LED drivers. Built with a stainless steel casing the installation is bearing the fitting title Der Himmel über as a tribute to the classical Wim Wenders film (english title Wings of Desire)  that made the Viktoria monument an icon of Berlin

Planned finalization for both projects is mid September 2011.

The collaboration with Bifokal has finaly ended in an exhibition. The sonomorph system, kinectic response to sound will be shoved at Atleri Nord, in Oslo 17-19 of june.

Custom made controller made of Corian and Kebony

The Centerstage´s CNC doing its magic,- repetitive precision.

Arriving at the beautifully Louisiana, the site is buzzing with craftsmen and artist laying the final hand on the installations.

My Home My House My Stilthouse, Arne Quinze

Installing the dobpler modules are quick, -click clakk, allmost lik Lego, which fits nice since we are in homeland of this fantastic modular system. Soldering the power distribution on the other hand takes some time. We are so looking forward to the next build that will use poke-inn connectors.

Finished at around 20 in the evening, and for the first time we can experience the full size of the latest build of this strange analogue Dobpler circuit. We added some more delays on the timing, and  making “snow angles” is looking really awesome.

Angel shadow

And finaly a well earned beer for me and Rasmus in the garden of Loiuisiana Museum of Modern Art

Nullohm has been invited to participate in this summers exhibition «Frontiers of Architecture III-IV LIVING» at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (Copenhagen, Denmark).

We will participate with a 9 m2 Dobpler wall, which is identical to the installation we did in cooperation with Snøhetta in Sandnes, Norway, in 2008. Dobpler is a soft and extremely energy efficient «Light on Demand System» with an simple interaction that creates joy, visibility and attention. A preventive effect on negative behavior in public space, or simply ment as a inspiring attraction.

The system consists of modules that connects together to build whole interactive walls, either as covered area or spread out as lines or mosaica The system has a unique sensor technology that detects people motion as glowing shadows without the use of complicated technical installations. It is maintenance free and a simple to implement in architecture. Since 2008, the installation in Sandvika and the technology used has received international media coverage in architecture and design media. Since then we have developed a new generation system called «Mnemosyne», offering more interactive possibilities that can be tailor made for different projects.

This exhibition is a presentation of a classic, pioneering work, in interactive/narrative LED lighting for permanent use within architecture

Frontiers of Architecture III-IV LIVING
1. June – 2. October 2011

The Louisiana’s exhibition series Frontiers of Architecture I-IV, which the museum has been showing in the years 2007-2011, uses architecture’s deployment of other disciplines to illustrate the new movements and paths that are shifting the frontiers of architecture. With its overall theme LIVING, the last exhibition in the series, combining nos. III and IV and filling half the total exhibition space of the museum, turns the spotlight on the question “How does the Good Life look today?”
The exhibition highlights the tendencies and new departures facing architecture in a world of increasing globalization. How are the individual, the community and social relations conceived today? What do people dream about, and how do they live out these dreams, which are constantly expanding human notions of life styles and spaces for living?
Traditional family structures, urban structures and life modes are being challenged by new kinds of technology and communication as well as increased mobility. The exhibition LIVING focuses on architecture’s partnerships with human sciences like anthropology and sociology. These softer, less quantifiable sciences come to expression in the exhibition through crossovers between architectural projects and art installations and glimpses of current ‘case stories’ from various parts of the world where social development has created new dwelling styles.
The first two exhibitions in the series were Frontiers of Architecture I – Cecil Balmond: The Hidden Order and Frontiers of Architecture II – Green Architecture for the Future.
Realdania is sponsor of architectural exhibitions at Louisiana.