The shore power system was designed by BSP Architekten BDA. The lighting design of the LED façade was created by team licht from Hamburg, whose Managing Director Hauke Giesecke accepted the award and said: "The combination of façade and lighting design deliberately visualizes the function of the shore power system, the climate-neutral supply of power to ships while they are in port, to the outside world. The lighting design gives the physical processes a unique expression. My thanks go to the client and the architects for the joint implementation of this outstanding project."

Dr. Dirk Claus, owner of the shore power facility and Managing Director of the Port of Kiel: "With the façade, a highlight in Kiel has been created in the truest sense of the word. We congratulate our partners on this brilliant achievement. From next year, we will be able to cover 60 % of the energy requirements of ships calling at the port with zero emissions thanks to the shore power systems. Kiel is thus taking on a pioneering role."

"Due to its prominent location, at the interface between the city center and the water's edge on the Kiellinie, the urban planning requirements for the shore power facility, which was inaugurated in June 2021, were high from the outset. The positioning of the building and the formulation of the cubature in combination with the façade and lighting design make it possible to set a clear architectural accent at this location," says Doris Grondke, City Councillor for Urban Development, Building and Environment of the state capital of Kiel. Architect Jan O. Schulz, BSP Architekten BDA: "This façade is unique in its kind. Even during the day, its dynamically structured perforations and reflectors give it a unique character that changes with the light like a water surface. But as soon as the more than 12,000 LEDs concealed in the façade are switched on in the dark, there are virtually no limits to variety and creativity. The result is another completely new and controllable level of design." The perception is continuously changed with different lighting effects.