Circular Lighting and Sustainable Hospitality featured by arcguide

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Written By Sabine De Schutter

Studio De Schutter has been featured by arcguide with an in depth look at the lighting concept for the Coreum Hotel in Stockstadt am Rhein. The article highlights how sustainable lighting design, flexibility, and architectural clarity can work together to create hospitality spaces that feel both functional and emotionally engaging.

Developed in collaboration with Atelier 522 and Freiraumconcept, the project reflects a holistic approach to lighting design. Across the hotel, Studio De Schutter created a concept that responds to the identity of the Coreum campus while supporting well being, orientation, and flexibility throughout the day.

A key focus of the project lies in long term sustainability. In the upper floors, only luminaires with replaceable light sources were used to simplify maintenance and reduce waste over time. Energy efficient LED technology, adaptive lighting scenes, and dim to warm systems allow the atmosphere to shift naturally between breakfast, work, relaxation, and evening dining.

The lighting concept also plays with contrast. Soft, rounded luminaires were intentionally selected against the raw architectural material palette of concrete, stone, and metal. Warm light introduces calmness and comfort into the precisely structured spaces while maintaining the architectural clarity of the project.

In the public areas, Studio De Schutter developed sculptural lighting installations for the lobby and bar that combine functional flexibility with a strong visual identity. Carefully positioned light islands create intimacy within the large open spaces, supporting both orientation and a sense of retreat.

The article also explores the project’s environmental strategy. Warm exterior light colors between 2200K and 2700K help reduce light pollution and minimize impact on wildlife, while intelligent timer systems synchronize indoor and outdoor lighting to optimize energy consumption.

The result is a hospitality project where architecture, sustainability, and atmosphere are designed as one connected experience.

👉 Read the full article on arcguide:
https://www.arcguide.de/projekte/coreum-hotel-stockstadt-studio-de-schutter/

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Sabine De Schutter

Founded in Berlin in 2015 by Belgian born Sabine De Schutter, Studio De Schutter reflects the strong belief that architectural lighting design is much more than just lighting up the built environment.

As independent lighting designers, the studio's focus is on user-centred design, because design is about creating meaningful spaces that positively affect people's lives. Studio De Schutter work focuses on creative lighting for working spaces, custom fixtures for heritage buildings to workshops and installations for public space.The studio's motto = #creativityisourcurrency

Sabine teaches at the HPI d.school, Hochschule Wismar, is an IALD member and the ambassador for Women in Lightingin Germany.

Studio De Schutter wurde 2015 von der in Belgien geborenen Sabine De Schutter (*1984) in Berlin gegründet. Die in Berlin lebende Designerin studierte Innenarchitektur in Antwerpen und Barcelona, hat einen zweiten Master-Abschluss in architektonischem Lichtdesign (HS Wismar) und studierte Design Thinking an der HPI d.school in Potsdam.

Das Studio De Schutter zeigt, dass es beim architektonischen Lichtdesign darum geht, Wahrnehmung zu formen und Erfahrungen zu schaffen. Für Studio De Schutter geht es beim Lichtdesign darum, eindrucksvolle Umgebungen zu schaffen, die das Leben der Menschen positiv beeinflussen. Der Benutzer steht im Mittelpunkt ihres Ansatzes und deshalb lassen sie und ihr Team sich nicht durch konventionelle Beleuchtungsstandards einschränken. Sie arbeiten eng mit ihren Kunden zusammen, um die Vision des Projekts und die Nutzerbedürfnisse zu verstehen und sie mit Licht zu akzentuieren. Das Studio De Schutter hat kreative Lichtlösungen für Arbeitsumgebungen, Lichtkunstinstallationen und kundenspezifische Leuchten in seinem Portfolio. Heute ist es ein vierköpfiges Team von internationalen Power-Frauen, die sich alle leidenschaftlich damit, wie Licht den Raum, die Erfahrungen und Emotionen formt, beschäftigt.

Sabine De Schutter lehrt an der Hochschule Wismar und ist Botschafterin für Women in Lighting (https://womeninlighting.com) in Deutschland.

https://www.studiodeschutter.com
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