Modern Lighting in companies must be functional: Besides perfect illumination, energy consumption, CO2 balance and costs play an important role. Consequently, visual criteria are not always the focus when selecting lamps for office and industrial buildings. Especially since design-oriented LED lamps are usually more expensive to purchase. Alternative financing models are interesting in this context. Vimcar GmbH opted for a Light as a Service solution for its new headquarters in Berlin. Only LED lamps from the renowned manufacturers Zumtobel and Regent are used – without the company having to make an investment as part of the Deutsche Lichtmiete rental concept.
In the offices of Vimcar GmbH in Berlin, old and new enter into a symbiosis. The company for digital fleet management had to give up its old premises because the number of employees had grown steadily in recent years. The company found a suitable new property in Berlin-Friedrichshain. The core-renovated old building complex offered sufficient freedom for the design according to the company’s own ideas.
Lighting as an integral part of the modern office landscape
The space planning and furnishing were carried out under the auspices of forwaerds strategy consulting GmbH, which specialises in holistic project management in the corporate real estate sector. In addition to the office workplaces for more than 200 employees, workshop and meeting rooms, a spacious community area is at the heart of Vimcar’s new location.
When choosing the lamps, an appealing design had high priority – a stylistic sin in the modern office environment was to be avoided as a matter of urgency: “Our focus was not exclusively on data- and guideline-based lighting design. The look of the lamps had to do justice to the modern open space concept of the offices,” describes Octavian Lebert, Managing Director of forwaerds strategy consulting GmbH, who at the same time had to keep an eye on the overall budget for refurbishment and furnishing. “Core refurbishments in this form are cost and planning-intensive. Relying on rented LED lamps proved to be a great advantage in this context and significantly reduced construction costs,” says Lebert. Tailor-made full service also minimises the personnel effort required for lighting planning, installation and maintenance.
Premium lamps at an affordable rental price
With the representative and at the same time functional LED lamps by Zumtobel and Regent, the decision was made in favour of two award-winning manufacturers from the premium segment. Lighting concepts tailored to architecture and work culture are the focus here. Project responsibility, including lighting design and installation, was in the hands of Deutsche Lichtmiete, which is primarily regarded as a specialist for Light as a Service in the industrial sector. Through cooperations with renowned luminaire manufacturers, however, the company acts as a full-range supplier that can cover all areas of requirements and applications.