Celebration with spotlights: Relighting of the Church of St Mary’s Birth in Grevenbroich

The interior was recently subjected to refurbishment. The renovation work also consisted of fundamentally redesigning the church lighting. The interior was previously illuminated by two parallel rows of glass pendant luminaires. Replacing the old, plastered-in cabling would have probably meant replastering the entire vault. For preservation reasons, but above all to reduce the renovation costs in Grevenbroich, alternative lighting options were sought. The track spotlights from ERCO provided a solution that ideally brought together cost-efficiency, technical feasibility, quality of design and flexibility.

Celebratory atmosphere through wallwashing and accentuation

Optec 24W lens wallwashers in warm white achieve uniform vertical illuminance for optimum ambient lighting inside the church, creating an atmosphere that brings its unique architecture to life. Supplementary accent lighting is provided by Optec spotlights of the same wattage and colour temperature, with spot and wide flood distributions, emphasising important areas and objects. Focus is given to the altar with the ambo, a lectern, in front, whilst at the same time accenting two chapel statues elevated on ledges to the left and right of the chancel. In addition to this, special light scenes were programmed for occasions such as Good Friday or Easter mass, to underline the significance of these holy days. According to reports from Grevenbroich, the response by worshipers is consistently positive. In the new light, the space now appears much more friendly and festive than before.