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A high-volume, low-cost andadaptable lighting system orien-ted towards future trends in technology – for NicholasGrimshaw & Partners, appro-priate design is mainly an ex- pression of pure functionality. It is not a matter of pure chancethat in the development anddesign of TECTON, great impor- tance was attached to optimi-sing handling and installation.The specially designed current conducting section within thetrunking of the luminaire – simi-lar to a track – revolutionises the mounting steps for the continuous-row lighting system,making them variable and dra- matically reduces labour time and costs.Deliberately, an unobtrusiveappearance was chosen for TECTON. Its plain and cleardesign and its slim lines ensurean unobtrusive appearance of aesthetic merits which keeps all application options open: inindustrial, storage and trade fair buildings as well as in large-scale sales areas. This is especially true since TECTONssophisticated modular design with a variety of optics and lou-vres ensures high adaptability.

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“We believe in democratic design:workers infactories deserve good lighting conditionsno less than customers at shopping cen- tres. First there was the challenge of sheerfunctionality – this had to be a high-volume,low-cost, adaptable product that was oriented towards the future in terms of technology and significantly better than itspredecessors and its commercial rivals.”

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