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Ronald McDonald House by GRAFT

Ronald McDonald House by GRAFT


Ronald McDonald House by GRAFT
Ronald McDonald House by GRAFT

The McDonald’s Children’s Aid runs 20 Ronald McDonald houses throughout Germany, like the recently opened house in Sankt Augustin, which provide a place of shelter for families while their children are being treated at nearby children’s hospitals. The futuristic building was designed by the GRAFT group of architects. The seemingly curved structural shell with its convincingly pleasant lightness nestles into its surroundings and has found its balance. The heart of the house is the open plan kitchen on the ground floor with a long table which invites guests to eat and talk together. 



Ronald McDonald House by GRAFT
Ronald McDonald House by GRAFT
This is also where a »ramp« starts, off which further areas for communal use are to be found. The hallway with its three sweeping axes called for a precise coordination of lighting to the dynamic succession of rooms. For the basic lighting recessed and surface-mounted versions of Occhio’s PiĂą spotlight series were chosen, the maximum mobility of which follows the different ceiling inclinations optimally and balances these excellently. To give the center of the family house a calming, familiar and private atmosphere LED lights in warm light colors and with best color rendering properties (a CRI of 95) were purposefully coordinated with the different zones. All rooms were equipped with Occhio luminaires and spotlights. 

Ronald McDonald House by GRAFT
Ronald McDonald House by GRAFT
Ronald McDonald House by GRAFT
Ronald McDonald House by GRAFT
Year of realisation: 2014
Client: McDonald’s Kinderhilfe Stiftung, Munich 
Architecture: GRAFT Gesellschaft von Architekten, Berlin 
Realisation/building construction: Ed. ZĂĽblin AG 
Lighting design: GRAFT Gesellschaft von Architekten, Berlin + Occhio projects / Helen Neumann Architect consulting: Occhio projects / Markus Olesch 
Lighting: PiĂą piano, PiĂą alto, PiĂą alto 3d, io, Divo Photography: Robert Sprang, Munich


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