Linachtal Dam Seen in a New Light
Background
Located in the Black Forest near the village of Vöhrenbach, the Linachtal Dam was the first and the biggest buttress dam of reinforced concrete in Germany. Built from 1922 to 1925, it was used for hydroelectric power until 1969.
6.4 million euros were earmarked for the project to restore the dam both to full water capacity and to generate environmentally friendly electricity. Since its renovation, the Linachtal Dam has become a popular attraction in a very short time.
Linachtal Dam vitalised by lighting
To lend the freshly renovated dam with its graceful architecture and characteristic buttress and arch construction a glistening new appearance at night, a unique lighting concept was sought.
Nine FARINO R floodlights with 5° one-half-peak divergence (35-watt metal halide light sources) illuminate the dam’s supports. The narrow beams produced by the luminaries are ideal for the highlighting of the thin buttresses between the hollows of the arches. Adding contrast, the arches are lighted by ten FARINO Q fixtures with wide one-half-peak divergences of 35/80° (150-watt metal halide lamps). Nine of the ten arches are bathed in blue light, symbolic of water, and the middle arch is illuminated in red indicative of electricity.
Lighting design: Thorsten Kessler, Hess AG
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