Akademie der Künste HI-FOG® protects Berlin art scene - Marioff

HI-FOG ® for the Academy of Arts
At a Glance
Less water
Particularly where cultural heritage
is concerned, limiting water damage
is as important as fire prevention.
HI-FOG ® uses up to 90% less water
than conventional sprinklers, significantly
reducing the chance of water
damaging precious collections.
Smoke control
A key factor in fire safety is ensuring
smoke does not limit or slow evacuation.
HI-FOG ® water mist effectively
reduces risk from smoke. The water
mist droplets bind with the smoke
particles, preventing the smoke
from spreading.
Preserving aesthetics
Visitors want to enjoy artwork, listen
to interesting presentations, and
generally have a good time. Safety
systems should avoid disturbing
the experience. HI-FOG ® sprinkler
heads are some of the smallest on
the market, easy to install and easy
to ignore.
Akademie der Künste
HI-FOG ® protects Berlin art scene
Marioff’s HI-FOG ® fire protection system was chosen to protect Berlin’s
renowned Akademie der Künste (Academy of Arts). Designed by architect
Werner Düttmann and inaugurated in 1960, the building at Hanseatenweg 10
marked the completion of a residential estate created for the 1957 international
architecture exhibition.
After decades of use, it was decided the building should be returned to its
original condition while bringing the facilities, including fire protection, up to
modern standards.
Multi-faceted facility
With 2,000 square meters of exhibition
area, a studio with a stage, two auditoria
seating 700 guests, as well as club rooms
and apartments combined with art studios,
the building at the edge of the vast
Tiergarten Park is an ideal location for exhibitions,
performing arts or music productions,
film or video projections, readings
and art discussion meetings.
An important element of the Academy is
its archives. With 1100 individual collections,
a special library of 550,000 volumes
and an art collection of 60,000 objects,
© Manfred Mayer
the Academy archives represent the most
important interdisciplinary archives for
20th-century art in the German-speaking
world.
Challenge of the unknown
The academy architecture presented a
number of challenges for installing a new
fire protection system that would meet
the steep requirements placed on it.
“The ceilings had been hung, and nobody
knew what was behind them,” recalls
Christian Nolden Project Manager at Marioff
Germany. “The placement of the
“We decided on a high pressure water mist system because it
needs less water. A further advantage is the smoke scrubbing
effect. In smoky rooms it provides very fast, sufficient visibility.”
Mr. Manfred Fischer, Director of Administration,
Academy of Arts, Berlin

nozzles was tricky. We could not make
detailed plans because we didn’t know
how the cable trays ran or the support
beams were positioned.”
The difficult assembly conditions meant
that each HI-FOG ® sprinkler had to be individually
tailored. Thanks to the narrow
HI-FOG ® tubing and compact nozzles, the
installation was successful. “In the end,
the customer was very satisfied with our
implementation,” notes Nolden.
System design
The HI-FOG ® installation protects the
Academy’s exhibition areas, administration
offices, as well as the special suspended
ceilings in the theatre. Designed in
accordance with the European OH1 fire
protection specification, the installation
uses a wet pipe system dimensioned for a
60-minute discharge.
“It was important for
us that the installation
is largely unnoticeable.”
Mr. Manfred Fischer, Director of
Administration, Academy of Arts, Berlin
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Wet pipe systems are typically used in
spaces where solid materials are the combustible
media. When ambient temperature
exceeds a specified limit, the activation
bulb of the sprinkler bursts and water
mist is discharged from that particular
sprinkler. This helps limit the number
of activated sprinklers, reducing overall
amount of water discharged.
The HI-FOG ® system for the Academy
uses a HI-FOG ® Modular Sprinkler Pump
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Unit (MSPU). This type of unit uses a modular
construction which makes it easier
to install in spaces with limited access.
The pump serves a tubing network with
12 valves and 1,000 sprinkler heads. Five
20 cubic meter water tanks supply fresh
water.
The completed system was approved
by authorised, third-party experts from
Technische Prüfgesellschaft Lehmann
mbH Berlin.
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