Highly recommended References „Bird Nest“ Olympic stadium Beijing, People’s Republic of China P111035 Photo: Julia Jungfer/artur A reference is worth a thousand words 2 First-class references with outstanding design P105998 P105999 P105995 P106034 P105821 P106021 P111147 Innovative technology and design have been recognised for many years all over the world as an unmistakable hallmark. Schneider Electric products embody the symbiosis of technology and design, whether they are switch ranges, movement detectors, or smoke detectors. A multitude of international design prizes also demonstrate that solutions for intelligent buildings are not just of practical value, but also command respect. And your building could also benefit – just take a look at some of the references on the following pages. P106023 P111149 P106024 P106021 P105823 P105892 P105915 P111150 ARGUS smoke detector P111148 P106023 Merten System M, M-Smart active white (anti bacterial) P106023 P111152 P111149 ARGUS movement detector P105934 P111150 P106165 P111153 P106021 P111154 Merten System M, CONNECT radio push-button, Move Merten Trancent Merten Artec multi-function push-button with room temperature control unit 3 5 stars for hotel references Elligton Hotel Berlin, Germany P109831 Photo: Ingmar Kurth Architect: Reuter Schoger Architekten Berlin 4 P109835 Hotels Photo: Ingmar Kurth Mövenpick Amsterdam, The Netherlands > Merten M-Smart P109836 The Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre on the eastern waterfront offers 362 standard and 14 executive rooms as well as 31 junior and ambassador suites spread over 20 floors. The hotel additionally provides a conference area with a ballroom, restaurant and bar, leisure facility, and business lounge. Modern design distinguishes this hotel. The worldrenowned architect Claus en Kaan was contracted to design the building. The interior design is the work of the German firm Tombusch & Brumann. The switch range Merten M-Smart in aluminium (custom-made product) was selected for use in the hotel. 5 Photo: David Turecky Mandarin Oriental Prague, Czech Republic In the heart of Prague, near Karlsbrücke, the Mandarin-Oriental five-star hotel was born after a complete renovation of the “Karmelitska” medieval cloister. The historical, 500-year-old walls now accommodate 99 deluxe rooms and 22 exclusive suites. The historical building that’s protected by a preservation order incorporates all state of the art technology that a luxury hotel can offer. Among the technology is the Merten System M with a combination of classy matt and polar white inserts with Merten M-Star frames in satin silver. Every room and suite has dimmable lighting. The extremely silent and extendable Merten System M dimming inserts offer an optimum solution. There are up to four independent dimmable light sources per room providing a pleasant atmosphere at a historical site. 6 > Merten M-Star P106083 P109833 Hotels P109834 Hotels Photo: Chao Yangfeng The Ritz-Carlton Beijing, China > P106080 Merten M-Star Merten M-Plan P105961 The Ritz Carlton Beijing was designed by the international architectural firm Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo. The luxury hotel is on the hub of the capital’s dynamically growing finance district. The Ritz-Carlton is wellknown for its extraordinarily high design demands and places great value on the stylish decor of its hotels. For this reason, after having equipped the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Berlin, Schneider Electric was once again chosen to fit all of the hotel rooms with the multi-award winning switch ranges Merten M-Plan and Merten M-Star from Merten System M. 7 Photo: Anke Müller-Klein Dom Aquaree/Radisson SAS Berlin, Germany Designed by the architects nps tchoban voss, a new hotel building was created for Radisson SAS at the historical address “Unter den Linden” in Berlin. Schneider Electric created a comprehensive KNX solution for the conference rooms, leisure facilities, restaurants, presidential suite, and underground car park. This is used to control lighting, lightscenes and the automated partition walls. The switch ranges selected (including hotel keycard switches) were the aluminium versions for Merten M-Smart and Merten M-Plan. 8 > Merten M-Smart P105961 P109832 Hotels Merten M-Plan Hotels Whether you’re in Dubai, Singapore, Germany or Portugal, Merten’s intelligent building system technology is a permanent guest at first-class hotels around the globe. With solutions tailored specifically to the needs and demands of hotels. Whether for comfortable, design-orientated products for the hotel room; innovative, high-performance control technology for the seminar and conference room or for controlling building functions with KNX, hotels all over the world turn to Schneider Electric for intelligent solutions. Here are a few selected credentials: Best Western Savoy Düsseldorf, Germany Ellington Hotel Berlin, Germany Four Seasons Mumbai, India Golden Tulip Hotel Frankfurt, Germany Grand Hyatt, Singapore Holiday Inn München, Germany Howard Johnson Plaza Shanghai, China InterContinental Düsseldorf, Germany InterContinental Mumbai, India Kempinski Grand Hotel Heiligendamm, Germany Kempinski Mall of the Emirates, Dubai Kempinski The Dome Belek, Turkey Le Meridien Barcelona, Spain Le Meridien Lisbon, Portugal Le Meridien Porto, Portugal Maritim Hamburg, Germany Mövenpick Amsterdam, Netherlands Park Hyatt Golf Club, Dubai Radisson Edwardian May Fair London, Great Britain Radisson SAS/Dom Aquaree, Berlin, Germany Radisson SAS Hotel Cologne, Germany Regent Hotel, Singapore Ritz Carlton Berlin, Germany Schloss Hotel Bensberg, Germany Sharaton Walkerhill Hotel Seoul, Korea Sol Melia Hard Rock Hotel Madrid, Spain Steigenberger Zingst, Germany Walker Hill Seoul, Korea Olympic games with Schneider Electric „Bird Nest“ Olympic stadium Beijing, China P111035 Photo: Julia Jungfer/artur 10 P111035 Public buildings and schools Photo: Julia Jungfer/artur Olympic Stadium in Beijing, China > Merten M-Smart P106034 The Olympic Stadium in Beijing, designed by Herzog & de Meudon and called affectionately the „Bird Nest“, was the centerpiece of the Olympic Games 2008. The opening and closing ceremony took place in this stadium, as well as all athletic competitions and the final soccer match. The construction of the Bird Nest lasted almost five years and Schneider Electric shared the Olympic moments in Beijing. We have supplied a large number of products for the stadium, such as: System-M Push-buttons, ARGUS presence detectors and lighting control with KNX. 11 Perfect presentation Opera Oslo, Norway P111038 Photo: Roland Halbe/artur 12 P111038 Public buildings and schools Photo: Roland Halbe/artur Opera Oslo, Norway The new opera house in Oslo is a further milestone showcasting the philosophy of the unconventional Scandinavian designers in architecture and constructed landscapes. Rather than creating an ironic, narcissistic, prestigious building the Snohetta architects centered their concept around the user. As well as the Merten Artec switch range in stainless steel, Schneider Electric also installs products with KNX technology for controlling a variety of different building functions. Other successful projects Central Station NMBS/SNCB, Brussels, Belgium University of Hamburg, Germany City Museum, The Hague, The Netherlands UFSIA University of Antwerp, Belgium Catholic Church of St. Ignatius, Singapore Elisabeth-Seidl-Stiftung, Berlin, Germany Gustav Adolf Church, Vienna, Austria Faculté Polytechnique, Mons, Belgium Uli-Schwarz-Institut, Shanghai, China Academy of Music, Berlin, Germany Technisches Hilfswerk (German disaster relief agency), Wangen, Germany Deltion College, Zwolle, The Netherlands ROC Hengelo, Hengelo, The Netherlands 13 A prescription for efficient building management Clinical Center Mainz, Germany P109583 Photo: Constantin Meyer 14 Hospitals and retirement homes P111036 Photo: Constantin Meyer Clinical Center Mainz, Germany In April 2003, the architecture firm Tönies + Schroeter + Jansen began laying the foundations for the new development of the University Hospital in Mainz. The building complex, which has a floor space of 20,000 m2, was opened in March 2007, and is one of the most modern hospitals in Germany. This is also due to numerous Schneider Electric product solutions, such as switches and socket-outlets specially designed for use in medical situations. Other successful projects „de Groen Brug“ Foundation Nursing Centre, Almelo, Netherlands Hartberg Hospital, Austria Kiel City Hospital, Germany Bremen Central Hospital, Germany Segeberger Clinics, Germany Brandenburg Hospital, Germany Suhl Hospital, Germany Clinical Center Pirna, Germany Clinical Center Sylt, Germany Retirement home Braunschweig, Germany 15 Working made easy Oval Office Berlin, Germany P110412 Photo: Anke Müller-Klein Architect: nps tchoban voss 16 Headquarter Schattdecor AG, Thansau, Germany Architect: Bernd Obersteiner Architekten München, Germany Photo: Ken Liu, Prien Chiemsee, Germany Schattdecor headquarters Thansau, Germany The new 6-storey office building forms the centre of the new Schattdecor headquarters. The highlight of Schattdecor’s new company headquarters is the cylindrical administration building. The intelligent building technology was designed by Schneider Electric to be both representative and functional. All walls inside the building are glass walls and make the whole working area flooded with light. Schneider Electric made use here, among other things, of the Merten CONNECT radio push- buttons, which match perfectly with the interior design. > Merten M-Plan P105919 P111037 Administration and office buildings 17 A good working environment Turning Torso Malmö, Sweden P111039 Photo: Werner Huthmacher/artur 18 Administration and office buildings For many years, Schneider Electric has been internationally renowned for its superior technology, design and consulting expertise. In addition to a wide variety of switch ranges and innovative products covering all aspects of KNX and security, Schneider Electric is also an outstanding provider of complete system solutions. Solutions tailored specifically to the needs and demands of office complexes. Cologne Tower in Mediapark Cologne, Germany Administrative headquarters of Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany Formula 1 racing track in Shanghai, China Exxon, Singapore Media Docks, Lübeck, Germany Unicom II, Bremen, Germany MEAG City Nord, Hamburg, Germany Alsterterrassen, Hamburg, Germany Mushwell Hill No. 8, Singapore German Council of Bishops, Bonn, Germany Repsol Towers, Buenos Aires, Argentinia Bertelsmann Stiftung, Berlin, Germany Turning Torso, Malmö, Sweden Oval Office, Hamburg, Germany Schattdecor, Thansau, Germany AFAS ERP Sotfware, Leusen, The Netherlands Europa Center Berlin, Germany 19 Schneider Electric France ICS01376_References MTN491160/11.08/10.WE Make the most of your energy