After more than 15 years, the large rotunda in Hamburg’s Hanseviertel is shining again with new splendor: The new food market Le big TamTam combines five concepts by well-known and trendy Hamburg restaurateurs to create a diverse culinary offering including a bar and a stage for events – all in a lively and colorful ambience.
To set the stage for the reopening, the Berlin-based lighting design studio Studio De Schutter developed a holistic lighting concept with a flexible and adaptable lighting system for the approximately 2,000 square meter food market. In addition, the lighting designers developed numerous special solutions to give each area its own character.
The space, designed by studio aisslinger, is located in the previously sealed basement, now accessible to visitors for the first time in years.
A particular challenge was not only the preservation of the postmodern jewel designed by gmp Architekten in 1980, but also the location of the restaurant in the basement of the Hanseviertel. Studio De Schutter created an atmosphere that invites you to linger in winter and summer, day and night. The lighting concept balances the different lighting conditions between bright daylight zones and low-light areas by compensating for the lack of daylight on the one hand and setting specific accents on the other. The attraction and highlight of Le big TamTam is the centrally located bar under the dome.
With a total of five horizontal planting rings, the bar construction extends beyond the first floor of the Hanseviertel providing the necessary long-distance effect and orientation. In order to do justice to this exposed location and to precisely coordinate the lighting with the construction and monument authorities, Studio De Schutter and the planning teams of studio aisslinger and gmp Architekten built a section of the centerpiece as a 1:1 model.
More than one hundred LED cabochons – the typical fairground canopy lights – announce Le big TamTam. Studio De Schutter staged the lighting of the plants arranged in rings with integrated zoom spotlights.
At various points in the food market and bar, there are areas for ornamental plants that require specialized lighting. To ensure that the plants are illuminated appropriately, different lighting scenes are activated automatically that maintain the atmosphere for visitors during operational hours, and promote plant growth when the market is closed at night.
The base lighting for the space is designed with spotlights that are highly customizable. Special fixtures were chosen for their interchangeability – both in light quality and distribution. This not only makes the space highly flexible, but also more sustainable. It offers longevity if a different atmosphere is required at a later date or adjustments are made within the catering areas.
Below this level of general lighting are individual zones that are playfully designed to signal the variety of food on offer.
For example, while lanterns create a cloud of light over the Asian cuisine, in another area, Mexican tacos are showcased with pendant luminaires. Other special designs include cantilevered fixtures integrated into furniture and plate-shaped pendants with mirrors and plants.
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