Goslar town- World Heritage open-air museum

The above concept is the competition documentation. Studio DL prepared a masterplan for the city of Goslar for the competition announced by the city, where it took the noble second place. This project will not be implemented by the city. However Studio DL is proud of its idea and decided to share its vision with a wider audience.

Feel the history, discover the town, protect nature.

Masterplan & Luminare

Feel the history

The history of the town of Goslar has been significantly shaped by more than 1000 years of history of mining. The historical urban development of Goslar is inextricably linked with the Rammelsberg (mine). This close relationship is also underlined by the joint declaration of the city and the mining area as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The old town of Goslar with its almost intact medieval city plan and emerging half-timbered and slate architecture offers an unforgettable insight into the past during the day. However, this character is no longer noticeable with sunset.

One of the goals of the lighting concept is a visual and associative connection between Rammelsberg and the old town. A new, unique mining-based lamp creates an associative connection between the old town of Goslar and Rammelsberg. Inspired by mining lamps used in the past, the new city lamp refers to their form and material. It refers to ores, such as copper, gold and silver, mined and refined in Rammelsberg. The center of the lamp is decorated with a stylized gas coat, which in the evening gently shines. The materials inside the lamp are golden. In this way, a climatic reference is created not only in the evening, but also during the day.

Discover the town

Currently, neither in the evening nor during the day there is a clear connection between the mine and the old town. Therefore, the most direct route from the old city center to the mine was designed as a World Heritage Route. The lighting “Mine Heritage” has a copper color to contrast with the new design. This, in turn, creates a clearly recognizable difference from other urban areas at both times of the day. A copper-colored lamp breaks through the exterior of the old town and runs along Rammelsberger Street to the mine.

The entire urban space has been organized using the temperature of light, thanks to which it is possible to visually determine the boundaries of important zones of the city and direct passers-by in the desired direction. The old town is illuminated by 3000K, on the city ring road the color of the light is slightly cooler and a different type of luminaire is used. Important connections of the north-south and east-west routes, which intersect in the center, are illuminated with light at 2700K. Traditional lighting will be used on these streets, which refers to the Rammelsberg mining.

An important element of the luminaire, allowing you to explore the urban space at night, is the vertical light component.

This component, called Living Light (LL), brightens the environment by eliminating unpleasant contrasts. In combination with the Road Light (RL) component, brightens the environment by eliminating unpleasant contrasts. In combination with the Road Light (RL) component, which is located at the bottom of the lamp and illuminates the street in accordance with standards, you can safely and qualitatively explore the urban space.

Protect nature

Thanks to the intelligent control system and two-channel controller, LL and RL can be variably controlled independently of each other. This is one of the measures to protect the environment. In close cooperation with environmental protection, the controls are adapted to the flight time and breeding of creatures. Seasonal differences effectively go to the dimming protocol of city lighting. Another element of protection is the use of greenery lighting only on the main avenues. Historic buildings can only be illuminated close to the object and with a maximum contrast of 1:3. The right spectrum is another basic guideline. Not only the use of warm light colors, but also the use of the LED spectrum with a reduced blue and redshift content reduces the harmful impact on the environment. A more detailed spectrum can be selected in intensive coordination, which is adapted to the individual sensitivity to the wavelength of local animals.