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| Architect | Markus-Diedenhofen Innenarchitektur, Reutlingen |
| Lighting designer | Markus-Diedenhofen Innenarchitektur, Reutlingen |
| Photographer | Thomas Pflaum, Castrop-Rauxel |
| Project location | Leipzig |
A new luxury hotel in Leipzig's former trade fair palace - atmospheric and effectively illuminated to suit human perception using lighting tools from ERCO.
A hotel with special ambience - Leipzig's Handelshof, a trade fair and trading palace dating back to 1908-09, has now been transformed by the Steigenberger group into a luxury hotel. The historic façade of the old building hides what was once a trendsetting concrete steel skeleton. The interior devised by hotel and interior designers Markus-Diedenhofen takes up topics typical of Leipzig, such as Goethe's Faust or the book culture. Cooperating with ERCO, the designers developed a perception-orientated lighting concept which gives attention to diverse usage scenarios and contributes to creating an atmospheric lighting design.
Address: "Am Naschmarkt", Salzgässchen 6, 04109 Leipzig, Germany
www.steigenberger.com/Leipzig
Operator: Steigenberger Hotels AG
Opening: April 2011
Construction period: 2007-2011
Investor: Handelshof GmbH
Investment: EUR 40m
Project developer: Leipziger Stadtbau AG
Interior designer: Markus-Diedenhofen, Reutlingen
www.markus-diedenhofen.de
Interior work of hotel: HEAD Hotel Equipment and Design GmbH, Frankfurt
www.head-gmbh.com
Interior work of brasserie: Simon Möbel
Number of rooms: 177
Spa/fitness: 350 m2
Conference area: 7 rooms on 500 m2
(Source: "Hotelbau" magazine, 4/2011)
