Development and manufacture of architectural lighting systems and LED solutions for buildings with demanding design and heritage conservation requirements.

Schmitz WILA GmbH

Headquarters (Germany)New on Amplifa

1969Reference project Federal Constitutional Court Karlsruhe

About SCHMITZ-WILA

SCHMITZ-WILA is a German lighting manufacturer that develops and produces lighting systems for demanding building environments. The portfolio includes decorative and technical luminaires, linear lighting systems such as the multifunctional STRONG CONNECT system, LED downlights, and, with G-CONCEPT, luminaires and drywall elements from a single source. A key focus is the LED retrofit of existing installations, including listed heritage buildings, where existing ceiling openings and luminaire inserts can be converted to modern LED technology without ceiling renovation. The products cover applications in retail, supermarkets, data centers, offices, industry and public buildings, and support lighting control via DALI and sensor technology. Reference projects include the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe, the library of the Free University of Berlin, the Museumsinsel underground station in Berlin and the Elbphilharmonie jazz hall in Hamburg. The tone of the description remains purely functional: intuitive mounting features, defined optics with UGR ≤ 19, color point stability and die-cast aluminum housings are documented product features. A factory hall serves as the headquarters, stated as a location specification without further documented detail values.

Site: Headquarters (Germany)
Processes: Lighting design, LED retrofit/conversion of existing installations, Heritage-conservation-compliant lighting solutions, Intelligent lighting management (DALI, sensor control), G-CONCEPT: luminaires and drywall elements from a single source, Catalogs/product brochures and project consulting
Materials: Aluminum (die-cast), Toughened safety glass (single-pane safety glass), LED technology
Industries: Retail/Supermarkets, Data centers, Offices/New Work, Industry, Architecture/Public buildings, Heritage conservation/Renovation

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Lighting design
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Product development
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Luminaire manufacturing
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LED retrofit/conversion of existing installations
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Project consulting

Materials and Processes

Aluminum (die-cast)

Dimensionally stable housing with passive thermal management, e.g. in the TENTEC SL downlight series.

ESG

Toughened safety glass (single-pane safety glass)

Diffuser for soft light diffusion and splash-water protected with retaining frame (IP44).

LED

LED technology

Modern light sources with lifetimes of up to 50,000 or 100,000 hours depending on the product line.

Locations

Headquarters (Germany)

Development, sales and production

Products and Components

**STRONG CONNECT – multifunctional linear lighting system**Linear lighting system · Retail, data centers, offices, industry

**TENTEC SL – LED downlight insert**LED retrofit · Heritage conservation

**CLEAR EVO luminaire family**Decorative luminaire · Architecture

Inside the production

Industries

Retail/SupermarketsData centersOffices/New WorkIndustryArchitecture/Public buildingsHeritage conservation/Renovation

Additional services

Lighting designLED retrofit/conversion of existing installationsHeritage-conservation-compliant lighting solutionsIntelligent lighting management (DALI, sensor control)G-CONCEPT: luminaires and drywall elements from a single sourceCatalogs/product brochures and project consulting

Reference customers

Federal Constitutional Court KarlsruheFree University of Berlin (Library)Jazz Hall HamburgMuseumsinsel underground station BerlinBrand Corner (team reference)Officina Vidre Negre (Damilano studio architects project)

History

1969
The Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe is built to designs by Paul Baumgarten; the complex is later renovated by SCHMITZ-WILA.