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ERCO the Light Factory
ERCO specialises in producing engineering
hardware and software for architectural light-
ing. First and foremost, we see ourselves as
selling light, not luminaires. This approach,
which places the immaterial software of
light above the physical hardware of the lumi-
naires, has been the trademark of our work
for many years. Thats why we call ourselves:
ERCO, the Light Factory.
Light interprets spaces and helps us to per-
ceive and experience them. In this sense, we
consider light to be the fourth dimension
of architecture.
ERCOs indoor luminaires, outdoor lumi-
naires and lighting control systems constitute
an extensive range of lighting equipment for
general, comprehensive, architectural light-
ing solutions. The luminaire is a lighting tool,
a piece of lighting equipment with a special
practical purpose.
The far-reaching change that lighting tech-
nology is currently undergoing due to new
lamps, new lens systems, digitally networkable
control gear and the corresponding software
leads to previously unimagined possibilities.
We call this new approach Tune the light.
Just as networking has allowed new perspec-
tives in lighting technology, so too ERCOs
close-knit organisational network also allows
optimum logistics and sales advice all around
the globe. This brochure presents all the facets
of both the networked architectural lighting
and the ERCO Service network.
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ERCO the Light Factory
Light the fourth dimension of architecture
Projects
Lighting qualities
The language of light
Vertical illuminance
Tune the Light
Scenography in the lighting network
Lighting tools
System design
Lighting applications
Application area: museums
Application area: the retail sector
Application area: outdoor
The Light Factory
Design, manufacture and logistics
Workshops and seminars
ERCO showrooms
Experiencing light and using services
worldwide
Information logistics
Products Projects Guide
The Guide in the Light Scout
Virtual luminaires and simulation
Experiencing light worldwide
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Light the fourth dimension of architecture
Projects
Making good architecture even better through
the right lighting is what we see as our cul-
tural contribution and the raison dtre of our
activities. Today, ERCO illuminates museums,
universities, shop windows, churches, airports,
monuments, hotels, chain stores, trade fair
stands, administrative buildings, parks, private
houses and much more besides. Irrespective of
whether the architectural concept emphasises
functionality or presentation: our goal is, and
has always been, to find a solution that does
justice to the specific use and architectural
features of each project.
Revealing the environs:
uplights illuminate the
tree-tops. The bollard
luminaires emit their
light downwards with-
out glare and provide
safe pathway lighting
(ERCO factory grounds,
Ldenscheid).
Lichtrouten 004:
"Loher Wldchen"
park, Ldenscheid.
Lighting design: DIAL,
Ldenscheid.
Kunstmuseum
Stuttgart (Stuttgart
Art Museum), Stuttgart.
Architect: Hascher &
Jehle, Berlin. Lighting
design: Peter Andres,
Hamburg, ibb Burrer &
Deuring Ingenieurbro
GmbH, Ludwigsburg.
D&G Shop, London.
Architect: Rodolfo
Dordoni, Milan.
Louvre, glass pyramid,
Paris. Architect: I M Pei.
Lighting design: Claude
Engle, Chevy Chase.
BMW Works, Central
Building, Leipzig.
Architect: Zaha
Hadid, London.
Lighting design:
Equation Lighting
Design, London.
Literaturmuseum der
Moderne (Museum Museum
of Modern Literature),
Marbach am Neckar.
Architect: David
Chipperfield, London/
Berlin.
Kastrup Sbad bathing
platform, Copenhagen/
Kastrup. Architect:
White Arkitekter A/S.
Lighting design: White
Design AB, Gteborg.
Museum Ara Pacis,
Rome. Architect:
Richard Meier, New
York. Lighting design:
Fisher Marantz Stone,
New York.
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Lighting qualities
The language of light
Accent lighting uses
brightness contrasts
to set up hierarchies
of perception. This
especially relates to
the use of directed
light to emphasise
areas or objects in the
space. This attracts the
view of the observer
and enhances spatial
awareness.
Ambient lighting +
Accent lighting
Scenic lighting incor
porates the range of
lighting effects that
are used for their own
sake either to add
atmospheric or deco
rative touches rather
than because they have
any practical function.
Examples include the
atmosphere created by
a candle on a restau
rant table, an object of
Ambient lighting +
Accent lighting +
Scenic lighting
Whether lighting a museum, a boutique or a
park, there is always a language of light. This
concept has evolved over several decades and
is now a means for analysing and structuring
lighting projects. The three basic categories
of this language ambient lighting, accent
lighting and scenic lighting go back to the
American Richard Kelly, a pioneer of lighting
design whose projects have included the light
ing of the Seagram Building in New York for
Mies van der Rohe.
Experience shows that lighting concepts
are considered to be pleasing and success
ful when all three components ambient
lighting, accent lighting and scenic lighting
are present in a wellbalanced relationship.
Light Art or coloured
lighting whose main
purpose is to influence
and change the colour
impression given in a
room.
The ambient lighting
component usually con
sists of an evenly dis
tributed light designed
for general visibility.
Most standards relating
to purely quantitative
lighting design usually
consider this compo
nent of light alone, e.g.
regulations for specific
illuminance levels at
the workplace.
A lighting control system such as the ERCO
Light System DALI enables the balance of the
different qualities of light to be easily opti
mised and adjusted to suit changing condi
tions while the building or space is occupied.
Such adjustment may be dependent on usage,
i.e. by modifying light scenes and recalling
them manually; or dependent on time, by
using timer programs.
The effect on the architecture can be com
pletely changed at the touch of a button by
altering the stress of the accent lighting.
The style of scenic lighting can be enhanced
by electronically controlled, coloured light
ing effects and dynamic progressions. This in
turn can only be seen to full advantage when
there is a corresponding reduction in ambient
lighting.
Ambient lighting
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Lighting qualities
Vertical illuminance
Wallwashing:
ambient lighting
Successful wallwashing
can be so subtle that it
is hardly perceived as
wall lighting; instead
the observer is only
Space can be defined and continually reinter
preted with light. Looking at walls and other
vertical surfaces, it soon becomes apparent
that these are crucial for how architecture is
perceived. Illuminated walls enable the shape
and dimensions of a room to be comprehended
and cause the entire room to appear bright. A
wall illuminated with perfect uniformity has
an almost immaterial effect. Objects such as
photos, posters or paintings can be optimally
viewed. We refer to the lighting tools for this
kind of lighting as wallwashers. ERCO has
been developing and perfecting such special
luminaires for decades. The result is a range of
instruments for illuminating vertical surfaces
that is unparalleled in terms of its scope and
variety.
The dualfocus wall
washer an ERCO
speciality produces
particularly good uni
formity across the wall
due to its wallwasher
reflector. Furthermore,
the lamp is completely
shielded by an anti
dazzle cone, resulting
in exceptional visual
comfort.
Wallwashing:
accent lighting
Selectively lighting
certain surfaces that
delineate a given space
allows hierarchies of
perception to be dis
creetly created, which
influences our percep
tion of the spatial
dimension. The surface
properties of walls,
such as their colour,
texture and physical
construction, are effec
tively emphasised by
vertical illumination.
aware of a pleasant
brightness in the
room. The diffuse light
reflected from the wall
provides the ambient
lighting.
Wallwashing:
scenic lighting
The vertical surfaces
of a space can be trans
formed by the use of
appropriate lighting
tools into projection
screens for dynamic
scenic effects. Projec
tions or changing
patterns of colour
can be eyecatching
and attractive.
Wallwashing and
accent lighting
Illumination of vertical
surfaces as the back
ground with directed
highlighting in the
foreground. Together
these form a classic
concept using light
to add scenic effects
to objects in space.

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Tune the Light
Scenography in the lighting network
Our new catch phrase Tune the
light is a logical development
of our Light not luminaires
approach. Digitally networked
electronic controls enable mul-
tiple lighting parameters to
be manipulated. Light can be
manipulated even more easily,
more individually and more
flexibly than ever before all
this is encapsulated in Tune the
light. The interaction of control
hardware and software and the
addressable luminaires in the
ERCO Light System DALI opens
up new dimensions for sceno-
graphic design.
The possibilities for styling rooms
with light are virtually endless.
One of the most fascinating
properties of light is its ability to
continually reinterpret architec-
ture. Staging and controlling such
transformations with the inclusion
of the time dimension is what we
refer to as scenographic light.
Networked lighting from ERCO
provide the basis for shaping how
light interacts with space, time
and atmosphere to form a coher-
ent scenography more easily and
economically than ever before.
The Light System DALI links
digitally controllable luminaires
together to form lighting net-
works networks that use indi-
vidual addressing and grouping
independent of the structure of
the electrical circuits. This results
in a significant paradigm shift
in lighting design: instead of
having a specific, fixed lighting
set-up, the new lighting technol-
ogy creates the conditions for
multiple lighting effects in multi-
functional spaces.
The beauty of being
able to control each
individual lamp with
Light System DALI can
be seen, for instance, in
those situations where
a scenographic light-
ing concept requires
changing patterns on
a facade.
It is especially when
lighting gardens or
parks that a sceno-
graphic approach
means designing the
interaction between
artificial light and
environmental factors
such as weather and
natural light.
The appearance of a
room is influenced
as much by different
brightness levels as it
is by colour contrasts
of the surfaces. Digit-
ally controlled light-
ing tools such as the
Quadra LED varychrome
wallwasher allow the
architecture to be con-
tinually re-interpreted.
ERCO track
with DALI live end
Light Changer
Light Clients
Light Clients
Light Studio Light Server
Light Clients
Outdoors
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Tune the Light
Lighting tools
The luminaire is a lighting tool,
a piece of lighting equipment
with a special practical purpose.
This approach is reflected in the
design of our products. ERCOs
product range for architectural
lighting includes the three areas
of: lighting control systems,
indoor luminaires and outdoor
luminaires. Together, they ensure
that holistic lighting concepts
can be realised.
Taking system design to its
logical conclusion is a character
istic feature of the ERCO product
range. The system concept occurs
at all levels: from the extensive
range of accessories to an individ
ual luminaire and from the modu
lar system featuring a uniform
design within each product range
to the uniform documentation
of all products. This allows them
to be combined in the best way
possible in the design process.
The DALI technology gives our
product system an additional
virtual software level on which
all ERCO Light Clients can be
conveniently networked.
The Light System DALI
and the Light Studio
software add a new
virtual dimension to
the system concept
of the ERCO product
range.
The most important
groups in the indoor
luminaire product
range are the spotlight/
track systems and the
recessed luminaires. The
complete range can be
found in the ERCO Light
Scout (www.erco.com)
under Products.
The outdoor luminaire
product range extends
from powerful spot
lights and floodlights
to bollard luminaires
and LED orientation
luminaires. It covers all
architecturally related
outdoor lighting appli
cations.
System design
The Optec spotlight
is an example of how
ERCO product ranges
offer a wide selection
of different light inten
sity distributions and
lamp options in a
uniform design.
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Tune the Light
System design
Taking system design to its logical
conclusion is a characteristic fea
ture of ERCO products. We never
develop products in isolation but
always design whole product
groups that are clearly positioned
within the welldefined structure
of the overall product range. This
includes using versatile system
accessories to adapt the lighting
tools to suit particular require
ments. The ability to interlink
digitally controllable Light Clients
using the Light System DALI and
the incorporation of the Light
Studio software as a user inter
face for complex luminaire func
tions is an equally important part
of this concept.
Adjustable colour
As an integral part of
the Light System DALI
lighting control instal
lation, the ERCO Light
Studio software provides
operational control that
allows light colours and
dynamic progressions to
be adjusted from vary
chrome luminaires in the
most convenient and
simplest possible way.
Adjustable brightness
In the Light Studio
software Light Clients
that can be dimmed
digitally via DALI are
operated intuitively,
using a slider control.
Lighting engineering
accessories
Accessories allowing
special requirements
to be fulfilled are avail
able for many ERCO
products. These range
from colour filters and
protection filters to
lenses and antidazzle
attachments. The latter
further improve the
already excellent visual
comfort of the stand
ard luminaires.
Mounting options
Accessories such as
upright supporting poles
and cantilever arms, as
well as variants with
cantilever brackets make
the asymmetric Parscoop
washlight a universally
applicable tool for the
uniform illumination of
surfaces.
The Beamer (left),
Focalflood (centre) and
Parscoop (right) prod
uct ranges all share the
same mounting acces
sories, which cover all
practical mounting
options in outdoor
situations.
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Lighting applications
Application area: museums
The design and construction of museums
has developed into a showcase discipline for
architecture. Projects such as the Guggenheim
Museum in Bilbao alter the perception of
whole regions and, as a result, also their eco-
nomic reality. The illumined glass pyramid of
the Louvre has replaced the Eiffel Tower as a
symbol for Paris. Such structures are highly
significant for the designers, building owners
and visitors. The quality demanded of the
lighting is correspondingly high: extensive
collections of material, in ideal conditions,
displayed in the best possible light. The light-
ing equipment has to successfully satisfy the
often-contradictory demands of visitors and
art conservationists regarding the protection
of the exhibits. New additions to collections,
new media and new forms of presentation all
make intensive use of scenographic strategies
and methods requiring appropriate, flexibly
controllable lighting systems. Holistic lighting
concepts which take outdoor conditions into
account will transform museum buildings into
nocturnal symbols of their particular loca-
tions. All these factors explain why museum
quality light is still seen as the ultimate
benchmark for lighting designers.
Special lighting tools
are required for illu-
minating vertical sur-
faces absolutely evenly.
Especially in the area
of wallwashers, ERCO
offers an unparalleled
wide selection of differ-
entiated lighting instru-
ments: lens wallwashers,
dual-focus wallwashers,
washlights, and linear
wallwashers to name
a few.
High quality spotlights
provide accent lighting
in museums. The crite-
ria needed to ensure
the quality of a scenic
lighting installation
are: the availability of
different light intensity
distribution charac-
teristics, an extensive
range of accessories
and details such as
lockable aiming.
Hardly anywhere else
is the need for vertical
illuminance quite so
important as for art
exhibitions. Correctly
designed washlighting
achieves the optimum
results here to view the
artwork.
Architecture works:
the impact of the
Guggenheim Museum
on its host city has
become known as
the Bilbao Effect.
Illuminating art cor-
rectly is almost an art
in itself. Recommenda-
tions on lighting gal-
leries and museums can
be found in the Guide
area of the ERCO Light
Scout (www.erco.com).
Maritime Museum,
Osaka: the holistic
lighting design takes
the museums external
appearance into con-
sideration, transform-
ing the museum into
a nocturnal landmark.

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Lighting applications
Application area: the retail sector
These days designing retail areas predomi-
nantly means designing an experience: the
shopping experience or the brand experience.
This is central to the customer s perception.
Professional shop designers work scenographi-
cally in order to build themes into a coherent
sequence of events. One of their tools used in
the process is light as an intangible medium
that allows space to be continuously reinter-
preted.
Light performs a number of different func-
tions in a shop. It attracts attention, allows the
goods to be seen to their best advantage and
helps both orientation and wellbeing. In addi-
tion, light serves as a medium for expressing
the contents and values of a brand so as to
promote brand recognition. In this way it
acts as a corporate light concept. Light can
also be used to accentuate the atmosphere
of seasonal themes, such as the seasonally
changing collections in the fashion industry.
It is the quality of the
merchandise in which
the retailer takes pride.
ERCO luminaires reveal
them in the best light.
Scenographic light
in the shop: a design
medium that interprets
the themes and motifs
of a fashion or season
into a scene from
subtle to expressive.
The timed progression
of coloured light is an
effective eye-catcher.
The abundance of
light in todays retail
architecture would be
unthinkable without
high-efficiency metal
halide lamps. ERCO
offers an extensive
range of lighting tools
for these lamps tools
which are ideally suited
to the particular require-
ments of shop design.
Track-mounted spot-
lights are the classical
solution for display
lighting with stage-
like effects, as used
in shop windows.
Special requirements apply to retail lighting.
On the one hand light is used professionally,
with a love of experimentation and with sceno-
graphic concepts. On the other, stringent eco-
nomical constraints are an ever-present real-
ity. The intelligence and skill of the designers
combine with state-of-the-art lighting tools
to produce solutions satisfying the highest
aesthetic and functional requirements, yet
with low operating costs. Flexible, variable
and state of the art lighting systems are ideal
for the short cycles of the retail trade and yet
provide security for long-term investments.

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Lighting applications
Application area: outdoor
Architecture, in which external and internal
areas are designed as a composite whole,
requires a consistent approach to its lighting
design. The ERCO range of outdoor luminaires
has therefore been designed to complement
the full program accurately, enabling coher-
ent and uniform lighting design concepts.
These lighting design tools set new standards
in terms of precision and visual comfort. They
have been found to be ideal in scenic lighting
installations for architecture, monuments,
urban areas and landscapes under the harsh-
est conditions in the world from the Arctic
Circle to the deserts of Dubai and Australia.
Clean: accessories such
as filters or lenses are
internally mounted in
Beamer projectors and
are consequently pro-
tected by the housing.
Dark Sky
Carefully designed
precision lighting tools
such as Panorama bol-
lard luminaires help to
avoid glare and light-
ing pollution caused
ERCOs outdoor pro-
gram includes projec-
tors and floodlights
with a range of power
ratings.
Designing scenographic
light in the outdoor
area means determin-
ing how artificial light
interacts with environ-
mental factors such as
the weather and natu-
ral light where the
timer functions of the
Light Studio software
is ideal.
by unnecessary spill
light emitted above the
horizontal plane.
The more discreet a
light source, the more
fascinating is the effect
on the object illumi-
nated. In-ground lumi-
naires are available with
various light distribu-
tions.
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The Light Factory
Design, manufacture and logistics
New technologies such
as digital control elec-
tronics or LED technol-
ogy are developed in
the ERCO laboratories
into marketable prod-
ucts ideally suited for
their intended use.
ERCO has its headquarters in Ldenscheid,
an industrial town steeped in tradition, right
in the heart of Germany. The majority of
the 1000-plus workforce work here in the
Design, Production, Sales and Administration
departments. In addition to these, there are
the employees in the offices and showrooms
around the globe. The ERCO plant consists of
price-winning industrial buildings as a living
expression of the corporate culture.
Several thousand luminaires leave the
factory every day heading for buildings on
all continents and meeting the safety regula-
tions of these destination countries. The pro-
duction and testing processes are subject to
strict, certified standards, which ensure that
our products will provide a long functional
life.
The main feature of
the production depart-
ment is flexibility. The
combination of intel-
ligent automation and
excellently qualified,
versatile employees
enables the production
department to respond
quickly to customer
requests.
The ERCO P3 high-bay
automated warehouse,
a design of the archi-
tects Schneider +
Schumacher, is the
heart of ERCOs net-
worked goods logistics
system. From the
Ldenscheid site, the
company supplies
high-quality lighting
solutions to all the
important markets
in the world.
The Design, Marketing
and Sales departments
work together side by
side in the Technical
Centre. The transparent
and functional archi-
tecture, designed by
Prof. Uwe Kiessler, is an
expression of the ERCO
corporate culture.
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The Light Factory
Workshops and seminars
Mock-up room
The mock-up room
is used both for dem-
onstrating production-
line products and for
testing prototypes
under variable condi-
tions such as different
ceiling heights, which
can be produced by the
moveable ceiling.
Design seminars
Design seminars are
regularly held at ERCO
head office for groups
of architects, lighting
designers, engineers and
students. These sessions
cover the fundamental
Company training
scheme
Providing employees
with perfect appren-
ticeships and further
training is given a
Trade fairs
Even in this age of
virtual simulation,
trade fairs still provide
a valuable role as a
venue for discussing
technical matters or for
more informal contacts.
Products can be directly
experienced through all
the senses. ERCO regu-
larly presents at the
Light + Building trade
fair in Frankfurt.
Lightpark
The gardens around the
Light Factory provide
a perfect opportunity
to demonstrate ERCOs
outdoor lighting tools
high priority at ERCO.
The in-house training
department ensures
that ERCOs clientele
receive competent sales
advice.
application of light as
well as specific product
knowledge.
Lighting design and the correct use of ERCO
products are demanding subjects. Sceno-
graphic lighting concepts introduce additional
creative dimensions which are often only
alluded to in design courses. For this reason,
developing user knowledge at ERCO is now
more important than ever. At the headquar-
ters of the Light Factory in Ldenscheid, semi-
nars and workshops are continually being held
for architects, designers, engineers and of
course also for the members of ERCOs global
sales force. In this way, we ensure that ERCO
employees are able to do justice to their role
as a consultant to the consultant and that
lighting users obtain the best results when
operating our powerful lighting tools.
and are also used for
outdoor workshops.
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ERCO Showrooms
Experiencing light and using services worldwide
ERCO is a cosmopolitan, globally active
company. ERCO showrooms and offices can
be found in all major markets. Here, our well-
educated, specially trained employees work
as lighting advisors. This worldwide network
ensures reliable service and competent,
on-site support especially on international
projects: from providing advice during the
planning stage, tendering, sample supply
and project planning to customer service
and training.
Consultant to the consultant this is
how ERCO lighting advisors see their role in
the building process: they provide profes-
sional support to designers in all matters
relating to lighting technology and in each
individual project phase. With case-related
specialist information and customised product
documentation they help customers to make
the correct decision when selecting lighting
equipment.
The showrooms and offices provide ideal
facilities for meetings during the project
phase. Each has a mock-up section for sample
and other product demonstrations.
However, our ERCO service does not end
with the punctual delivery of the products:
after commissioning the system, our lighting
advisors support customers in word and deed,
for instance by lending a helping hand when it
comes to positioning and focusing luminaires
correctly.
Events and seminars
These turn ERCO show-
rooms into meeting
places for the local
light and architecture
scene. The showroom
is designed to make
it possible to explain
Tune the light: to
design the qualities of
light in terms of time
and space.
Contact
The ERCO staff all
around the world look
forward to getting to
know you. You will find
the addresses of our
offices and showrooms
at the end of this bro-
chure and at:
www.erco.com/contact
Project management
The offices provide
ideal facilities for pro-
ject meetings. Your
ERCO contact is trained
to support clients
through all the stages
of a project.
On site
Some decisions in the
design process are best
made on the building
site. ERCO employees
help to organise sample
products and provide
assistance on lighting
technology issues.
Light in space
The effect of light in
space is difficult to
express in words it
must be experienced.
The ERCO showrooms
provide ideal, flexible
facilities for such
demonstrations.
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Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, Madrid
Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, Madrid
Bunte, frhliche Farben, naive Symbolik in den
Mustern, kombiniert mit raffinierten Schnitten,
Formen und Materialien mit diesem unver-
wechselbaren Stil hat sich die spanische Desig-
nerin Agatha Ruiz de la Prada einen eigenstn-
digen Platz in der Modewelt erobert.
Seit neuestem vertreibt sie ihre Kollektionen
auch in eigenen Shops in europischen Metro-
polen wie hier in Madrid. Die Interieurs sind
geprgt von klaren Linien, frischen Farben und
einer lebendigen Lichtinszenierung.
Das Beleuchtungskonzept fr Agatha Ruiz
de la Prada in Madrid umfasst Lightcast Down-
lights und Downlight-Wandfluter fr Halogen-
Niedervoltlampen QT16 150W, die fr eine
angenehme Grundhelligkeit bei hohem Seh-
komfort sorgen. Die Inszenierung der Waren
erfolgt ber eine Vielzahl von Jilly Strahlern
fr 100W-Niedervolt-Halogenlampen, mon-
tiert an 3-Phasen-Stromschienen. Der einheit-
liche Leuchtentyp sorgt fr durchgngige
sthetik der Beleuchtungsanlage bei hchster
Flexibilitt. Die verwendeten Lichtwerkzeuge
bieten optimalen Blendschutz und hervorra-
gende Farbwiedergabequalitt.
Brightly varied, joyful colours and naive
symbolism in the patterns are combined with
ingenious cuts, shapes and materials with
this unmistakable style the Spanish designer
Agatha Ruiz de la Prada has carved her own
niche in the fashion world.
She has recently also started marketing her
collections through her own shops in the me-
tropolitan cities of Europe as here in Madrid.
The interiors are characterised by clear lines,
fresh colours and lively scenic lighting.
The lighting concept for Agatha Ruiz de la
Prada in Madrid includes Lightcast downlights
and washlights for 150W QT16 low-voltage
halogen lamps, which provide pleasant am-
bient brightness while ensuring high visual
comfort. Scenic lighting is added to the mer-
chandise via a number of Jilly spotlights for
100W low-voltage halogen lamps mounted
on 3-circuit tracks. The uniform luminaire
type harmonises the aesthetics of the lighting
installation while also ensuring the highest
flexibility. The lighting tools used provide
optimum anti-glare protection and excellent
colour rendition quality. Optimale Farbwieder- gabe in diesem Fall das klare Kriterium fr Jilly Niedervolt-Halo- genstrahler.
Preset Preset Sequenzmodul Sequence module DA-Modul D/A module
Optimum colour ren- dition in this case the clear criterion for using Jilly low-voltage halogen spotlights.
ber eine ERCO Controls Anlage gesteuert, er- zeugt die in RGB-Technik hinterleuchtete Glas- wand flieend ineinan- der bergehende, unter- schiedliche Farbklimas im Shop ein Beleuch- tungseffekt, der ideal mit der unbeschwerten Farbigkeit der angebote- nen Kollektionen korres- pondiert. Anstatt eine herkmmliche Dekora- tion zu zeigen, gewhren die groen Schaufenster (Seite gegenber, unten rechts) einen tiefen Ein- blick von der Strae in die zwei Verkaufsebenen so wird der ganze La- den zum Schaufenster, und die farbige Lichtdra- matik wirkt von innen nach auen weiter.
Controlled via an ERCO Controls system and illuminated with RGB technology, the backlit glass wall creates differ- ent colour climates in the shop that blend into each other with flowing transitions to give a light- ing effect that perfectly matches the carefree col- ourfulness of the offered collections. Instead of having a conventional display, the large shop windows (opposite page, below right) allow pas- sers-by to look right in- to the two sales levels transforming the whole shop into a shop window, and allowing the colour- ed dramatics of the in- store lighting to reach beyond the interior and affect the world outside.
Architektur und Lichtplanung /
Architecture and lighting design:
Jordi Castel, Jordi Veciana, Barcelona
www.agatharuizdelaprada.com
Contents
Introduction 7 ERCO Innovations
Lighting controls
Lighting control systems Index page 24
Light System DALI 26
LON Area Net 33
Indoor
Introduction 47 Light in the indoor area Note: Available in varychrome technology
Track and light structures Index page 49
ERCO track 50 Hi-trac track and light struc- ture 69
T16 light struc- ture 76
Monopoll track and light struc- ture 85
Minirail low- voltage track 94
Spotlights, oodlights and wallwashers for track Index page 99
Parscan 101 Eclipse 117 TM Spotlights 126 Domotec 135 Quinta 141 Jilly 154
Pollux 164 Castor 171 Oseris 179 Gimbal 184 Optec
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What's pure joy for the visitors means hard work for the lighting it has to set the scene for a perfect leisure experience amidst salt-water pools, Jacuzzis and the heat of the sauna. The Frankfurt Rebstockbad presents itself freshly renovated, with an ex- tended and carefully illuminated for- mat; a neoclassic of the architectural genre Leisure centre.
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Information logistics
Products Projects Guide
www.erco.com
The ERCO Light Scout on the Internet
is the leading medium in terms of
up-to-date product information. The
product area of the Light Scout and
the PDF-format product specification
sheets are both updated twice a year.
Light Scout meets the requirements
of a globalised market place with
product information in fourteen
versions for different languages and
regions and with Internet navigation
in five languages.
To provide designers with opti-
mum support at every stage of
their work, ERCO offers a multi-
tude of both classic and digital
media. Our extensive range of
material is divided into informa-
tion on products and reference
projects and into didactic subject
matter.
All ERCO documents have
been designed to perfectly com-
pliment the design of coherent
and uniform lighting concepts.
The layout, structure and termi-
nology of the various areas of the
product range have been harmo-
nised together to make orienta-
tion as easy as possible for users.
Products
Our extensive range of lighting solu-
tions for architectural applications is
divided into the three product ranges:
lighting controls, indoor luminaires
and outdoor luminaires. This struc-
ture is repeated in both the Light
Scout and the printed catalogue.
The ERCO Program printed cata-
logue contains all the important
information and design data in
black and white, compact and always
accessible.
Projects
Much space in ERCO communica-
tions is devoted to fascinating light in
architectural applications examples
include the Projects area of the
ERCO Light Scout and our magazine
ERCO Lichtbericht.
Thematic brochures, such as the
one on Vertical Illuminance, give
deeper insight into particular aspects
of lighting design and include many
interesting features relating to design
and technology.
Guide
Interactive knowledge-based modules
in the Guide area of the Light Scout
cover the fundamentals of designing
with light and provide user informa-
tion on lighting tools. On the follow-
ing pages we present examples of the
content of the Guide.
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For many years now the authentic,
lively photographs from lighting
projects have been the optimum
medium for conveying the idea of
Light not luminaires.
Product specification sheets with
detailed technical information are
available for every product in up
to fourteen versions for different
languages and regions.
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Information logistics
The Guide in the Light Scout
Providers of the highest quality lighting tools
depend on the fact that their customers are
well informed and appreciate quality. Expe-
riencing the qualities of light first-hand in
contexts such as design seminars cannot be
replaced and has a long tradition at ERCO
as does the practice of using various media
to disseminate knowledge about light and
architectural lighting. The Handbook of Light-
ing design published by ERCO Edition is still
seen as the definitive reference work. Today,
the Internet offers optimum possibilities for
directly imparting current knowledge to all
interested parties.
The Guide area of the ERCO Light Scout pro-
vides extensive information on topics ranging
from the physical basics of lighting through
to possible solutions for specific lighting situa-
tions in short, a veritable encyclopaedia of
architectural lighting. The Guides knowledge-
based modules utilise the Internets interac-
tive capabilities in order to clearly illustrate
various aspects such as time-related phenom-
enon, experiments or comparisons between
alternative solutions.
www.erco.com/guide
The construction and
lighting effect is even
explained for special
luminaire designs
such as double-focus
downlights.
The subject of sceno-
graphic light can be
excellently conveyed
using multimedia repre-
sentations that allow
If offline-work with the
Guide is necessary, CD-
ROMs from ERCO are
available on request.
Design questions
such as the optimum
arrangement of certain
luminaire types are
answered by the Guide
in a clear and under-
standable format.
interactive continuous
adjustability.
The topics handled by
the Guide also include
the fundamentals of
lighting technology,
such as the spectral
properties of certain
lamp types. The Guide
takes a unbiased,
didactic approach.
The basic principle of
the Guide: nothing
explains technical facts
better than the repro-
duction of experiments.
Graphic illustrations
are particularly suited
to interactively explain-
ing qualities of light
such as how the shape
of a three-dimensional
body can be formed
by directed light.
The Guide covers both
indoor and outdoor
lighting applications
comprehensively.
With its interactive contents the Guide is tailor
made for the digital medium of the Internet.
The range of knowledge-based modules in the
ERCO Light Scout is continually being updated
and expanded. CD-ROM versions derived from
the Guide contents at www.erco.com are regu-
larly produced and can also run offline with-
out an active Internet connection. The Guide
CDs which are also suitable as teaching aids
in higher education can be obtained via
your ERCO contact on request. Furthermore,
the contents of the Guide are also available in
printable form as PDF files from the Download
area of the ERCO Light Scout.
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DIALux
Comprehensive, user-
friendly functions for
calculations and graphic
representations for
everyone who designs
with light are offered by
the free of charge light-
ing calculation program
DIALux (available at:
www.dial.de).
i-drop technology
Whether from CD-ROM
or directly from the
Internet as online plug-
ins with i-drop capa-
bility, ERCO design data
seamlessly integrates
into the digital design
processes with DIALux.
Creative lighting designs begin in the mind.
The journey from concept to reality takes
time and has to be convincing. In this regard,
implementing architectural design is largely
a matter of communication.
Since spatial perception in humans is pri-
marily visual, computer-generated visualisa-
tions have gained a permanent place in the
process of architectural design. However, just
like real architecture, virtual architecture also
only comes to life with light. Thats why every
ERCO luminaire has a virtual twin in the form
of digital luminaire data, which can be down-
loaded from the ERCO Light Scout website.
It can then be inserted directly into lighting
simulation and visualisation software to cre-
ate physically accurate studies, visualisations
and analyses all in photographic quality. It is
especially in the field of vertical illuminance
that lighting simulation proves itself to be a
valuable tool for convincingly demonstrating
the effect of wallwashers and avoiding design
errors.
And yet the virtual luminaires are just
one part of the extensive information and
documentation available online in the Light
Scout. In addition, there are also images, sym-
bols, specification details, data sheets, photo-
metric data and much more all aimed at
ensuring that up-to-date information can
be accessed anywhere and at any stage of
the design process.
The following detailed information is avail-
able for downloading from the Light Scout
for every ERCO lighting tool (sometimes com-
pressed as a .zip file): product specification
sheets (.pdf), article texts (.txt), product images
(.jpg), photometric data in IES and Eulumdat
formats, 3D models for 3D-CAD (.dxf), i-drop-
compatible data for DIALux (.uld) and lumi-
naire files for Autodesk VIZ, Autodesk VIZ 4
(i-drop), Autodesk MAX (i-drop) and for
Lightscape.
www.erco.com
Information logistics
Virtual luminaires and simulation
32 ERCOLightFactory ERCOLightFactory 33
Australia
ERCO Lighting
ERCO Leuchten GmbH
Representative Office Australia
349 Pacific Highway
North Sydney NSW 2060
Australia
Tel.: +61 2 9004 8801
Fax: +61 2 9004 8805
e-mail: info.au@erco.com
New Zealand
see Australia
Singapore
ERCO Lighting Pte. Ltd.
93 Havelock Road #03-532
Singapore 160093
Tel.: +65 6 227 3768
Fax: +65 6 227 8768
e-mail: info.sg@erco.com
Brunei
Indonesia
Philippines
Vietnam
see Singapore
Malaysia
ERCO Lighting
ERCO Leuchten GmbH
Representative Office (K.L.)
Level 40, Tower 2
Petronas Twin Tower
Kuala Lumpur City Centre
50088 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tel.: +60 3 2168 4479
Fax: +60 3 4257 5950
e-mail: info.my@erco.com
Thailand
Palicon Pro-Art Lighting Ltd.
58/3 Soi Prompak,
Sukhumvit Road
Klongton-Nua, Vadhana
Bangkok 10110
Thailand
Tel.: +662 382 1851
Fax: +662 382 1852
e-mail: uwe@palicon.corp-th.com
China
ERCO Lighting
ERCO Leuchten GmbH
Representative Office Shanghai
Rm 2015, Civil Aviation Center
18, Xin Jinqiao Road Pudong
Shanghai 201206
P.R. China
Tel.: +86 21 5030 5979
Fax: +86 21 5030 5879
e-mail: info.cn@erco.com
Architectural Lighting (HK) Ltd.
3/F. Shing Dao Industrial Building
232 Aberdeen Main Road
Aberdeen, Hong Kong
P.R. China
Tel.: +85 2 287 022 88
Fax: +85 2 255 227 87
e-mail: waal@williamartists.com
Japan
ERCO TOTO Ltd.
Shibakoen ND Bldg.
2-5-10 Shiba
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-0014
Japan
Tel.: +81 3 5418 8230
Fax: +81 3 5418 8238
e-mail: info.jp@erco.com
Korea
Altek Technologis Co. Ltd.
Jungjin B/D, 619-2
Sinsa-Dong, Gangnam-gu
Seoul
Korea
Tel.: +82 2 512 7779
Fax: +82 2 512 4117
e-mail: altek@altek.co.kr
USA
ERCO Lighting Inc.
160 Raritan Center Parkway
Suite 10
Edison, NJ 08837
USA
Tel.: +1 732 225 8856
Fax: +1 732 225 8857
e-mail: info.us@erco.com
Canada
Mexico
see USA
Argentina
ERCO Leuchten GmbH
Oficina de Representacin
Av. Alicia M. de Justo 2030, Of.202
1106 Buenos Aires
Argentina
Tel.: +54 11 431 314 00
Fax: +54 11 431 254 65
e-mail: info.ar@erco.com
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Ecuador
Colombia
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
see Argentina
France
ERCO Lumires Eurl
6ter, rue des Saints-Pres
75007 Paris
France
Groupe Paris-IIe-de-France
Tel.: +33 1 44 77 84 71
Fax: +33 1 47 03 96 68
Groupe Rgions
Tel.: +33 1 44 77 84 75
Fax: +33 1 47 03 96 68
Groupe Architecture Commerciale
Tel.: +33 1 44 77 84 70
Fax: +33 1 44 77 84 84
e-mail: info.fr@erco.com
Germany
ERCO Leuchten GmbH
Postfach 2460
58505 Ldenscheid
Brockhauser Weg 8082
58507 Ldenscheid
Germany
Tel.: +49 2351 551 100
Fax: +49 2351 551 603
e-mail: info.de@erco.com
Great Britain
ERCO Lighting Ltd.
38 Dover Street
London W1S 4NL
Great Britain
Tel.: +44 20 7408 0320
Fax: +44 20 7409 1530
e-mail: info.uk@erco.com
Hungary
ERCO Fnytechnika
ERCO Leuchten GmbH
Kereskedelmi Kpviselet
Budapest
Irnyi u. 1. mfsz. 2.
1056
Hungary
Tel.: +36 1 266 0006
Fax: +36 1 266 0006
e-mail: info.hu@erco.com
Iceland
see Sweden
Ireland
DesignLight Ireland Ltd.
289 Harolds Cross Road
Dublin 6W
Ireland
Tel.: +353 1 496 6177
Fax: +353 1 496 6851
e-mail: info@designlight.com
Italy
ERCO Illuminazione S.r.l.
Via Vivaldi
Residenza dell Orione 34
20080 Basiglio (Milano)
Italy
Tel.: +39 02 904 5031
Fax: +39 02 904 503 51/42
e-mail: info.it@erco.com
Latvia
Xcelsior stila grupa
Muksalas Iela 42
Riga LV 1004
Latvia
Tel.: +37 1 780 5233
Fax: +37 1 780 5231
e-mail: xcelsior@xcelsior.lv
Luxembourg
see Germany
Netherlands
ERCO Lighting Nederland B.V.
Gooimeer 13
1411 DE Naarden
Netherlands
Tel.: +31 35 699 1710
Fax: +31 35 694 6383
e-mail: info.nl@erco.com
Norway
ERCO Lighting AS
Industriveien 8 B
1473 Lrenskog
Postboks 83 Ellingsrudsen
1006 Oslo
Norway
Tel.: +47 67 973 240
Fax: +47 67 973 244
e-mail: info.no@erco.com
Poland
ERCO Leuchten GmbH. Sp. z o. o.
Przedstawicielstwo w Polsce
ul. Bialy Kamien 7
02-593 Warszawa
Poland
Tel.: +48 22 898 7845
Fax: +48 22 898 2939
e-mail: info.pl@erco.com
Portugal
Omnicel
Tcnicas de Iluminao, S.A.
Rua Castilho, 57-5. Dto.
1250-068 Lisboa
Portugal
Tel.: +351 21 381 3080
Fax: +351 21 381 3090
e-mail:
omnicel.lx@omnicel.pt
Romania
SC. ProEnerg SRL
Str. M. Kogalniceanu nr. 60/A.
410094 Oradea
Romania
Tel.: +40 259 447 163
Fax: +40 259 413 869
e-mail: office@proenerg.ro
Spain
ERCO Iluminacin, S.A.
c/ El Pl n 47
08750 Molins de Rei, Barcelona
Spain
Tel.: +34 93 680 1110
Fax: +34 93 680 0546
e-mail: info.es@erco.com
Delegacin Catalua
c/ El Pl n 47
08750 Molins de Rei, Barcelona
Spain
Tel.: +34 93 680 1244
Fax: +34 93 680 2624
e-mail: info.barcelona@erco.com
Delegacin Centro
c/ Buen Suceso n 13
28008 Madrid
Spain
Tel.: +34 91 542 6954
Fax: +34 91 559 0965
e-mail: info.madrid@erco.com
Sweden
ERCO Lighting AB
Birger Jarlsgatan 46
11429 Stockholm
Sweden
Tel.: + 46 8 54 5 0 44 30
Fax: + 46 8 54 5 0 44 39
e-mail: info.se@erco.com
Switzerland
Neuco AG
Wrzgrabenstrasse 5
8048 Zrich
Switzerland
Tel.: +41 44 437 3737
Fax: +41 44 437 3738
e-mail: mail@neuco.ch
Neuco SA
100, route de Cossonay
1008 Prilly
Switzerland
Tel.: +41 21 637 3000
Fax: +41 21 637 3003
e-mail: mail.prilly@neuco.ch
Dubai
ERCO Lighting
ERCO Leuchten GmbH
Representative Office Dubai
P.O. Box 62221
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Tel.: +971 4 336 9798
Fax: +971 4 337 3746
e-mail: info.ae@erco.com
Egypt
Jordan
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
India
Bahrain
see Dubai
Lebanon
La Giralda
Mme Curie Street
Beirut-Lebanon
P.O. Box 13-5554
Lebanon
Tel.: +961 1 864 641
Fax: +961 1 867 353
e-mail: lagirald@inco.com.lb
Saudi Arabia
Technolight
P.O. Box 12679
Jeddah 21483
Saudi Arabia
Tel.: +966 2 669 3241
Fax: +966 2 665 9664
e-mail: jeddahbranch@
technolight-ksa.com
United Arab Emirates
Scientechnic
P.O. Box 325
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Tel.: +971 4 266 6000
Fax: +971 4 266 6176
e-mail: scitech@emirates.net.ae
Austria
ERCO Leuchten GmbH
Zweigniederlassung Wien
Modecenter Str. 14/4.OG/BC
1030 Wien
Austria
Tel.: +43 1 798 8494 0
Fax: +43 1 798 8495
e-mail: info.at@erco.com
Bulgaria
Croatia
Greece
Lithuania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Turkey
see Austria
Belgium
ERCO Lighting Belgium Bvba/sprl
Leuvensesteenweg 369 bus 7
1932 Zaventem
Belgium
Tel.: +32 2 340 7220
Fax: +32 2 347 3882
e-mail: info.be@erco.com
Cyprus
J. N. Christofides Trading Ltd.
P.O. Box 21093
1c Kennedy Avenue
1501, Nicosia
Cyprus
Tel.: +357 22 813 043
Fax: +357 22 764 643
e-mail: mail@jnc.com.cy
Czech Republic
ERCO Lighting
Organizacni slozka
Jana Masaryka 3/456
120 00 Praha 2
Czech Republic
Tel.: +420 2 225 111 16
Fax: +420 2 225 217 12
e-mail: info.cz@erco.com
Denmark
ERCO Lighting
Vesterbrogade 136 C, st.
1620 Kbenhavn V
Denmark
Tel.: +45 33 21 80 60
Fax: +45 33 21 80 64
e-mail: info.dk@erco.com
Estonia
see Finland
Finland
Oy HedTec Ab
Lauttasaarentie 50
00 200 Helsinki
Postilokero 110
00 201 Helsinki
Finland
Tel.: +358 9 682 881
Fax: +358 9 673 813
e-mail: lighting@hedtec.fi
Experiencing light worldwide
ERCO addresses
ERCO Head Office
ERCO Leuchten GmbH
Postfach 2460
58505 Ldenscheid
Brockhauser Weg 8082
58507 Ldenscheid
Germany
Tel.: +49 2351 551 0
Fax: +49 2351 551 300
info@erco.com
www.erco.com
For our up-to-date address list,
please visit www.erco.com
Our ERCO lighting
experts in regional
centres, offices and
partner companies are
available in all major
markets around the
world.
Europe
The Middle East
Southeast Asia North America
South America
East Asia Oceania
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dimension of architecture. Our
product is light which is why
we call ourselves ERCO, the Light
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