diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 00000000..240c8ae7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+################################################################################
+# This .gitignore file was automatically created by Microsoft(R) Visual Studio.
+################################################################################
+
+/.vs/BerlinClock/v16
+/.vs/VSProjects/v16
+/bin/Debug
+/.vs
+/obj/Debug
+/packages/SpecFlow.1.9.0
diff --git a/BerlinClock.csproj b/BerlinClock.csproj
index ac8af99d..22efef88 100644
--- a/BerlinClock.csproj
+++ b/BerlinClock.csproj
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="BDD\BerlinClockFeatureSteps.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Classes\Clock.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Classes\ClockConfig.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Classes\ClockRow.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Classes\DateTimeUtilities.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="BDD\BerlinClockFeatureSteps.feature.cs">
       <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
diff --git a/Classes/Clock.cs b/Classes/Clock.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1fdbf8fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Classes/Clock.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace BerlinClock
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// clock model
+    /// </summary>
+    public class Clock
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// time that should be converted
+        /// </summary>
+        private readonly TimeSpan _time;
+        private readonly ClockConfig _clockConfig;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// clock state
+        /// </summary>
+        private List<ClockRow> Rows => new List<ClockRow>
+            {
+                new ClockRow
+                {
+                    ComputeLampChar = x => ClockConfig.YellowLamp,
+                    Length = _clockConfig.BlinkLamps,
+                    LampsOn = _time.Seconds % _clockConfig.NumberOfBlinksStates == 0 ? 1 : 0
+                },
+                new ClockRow
+                {
+                    ComputeLampChar = x => ClockConfig.RedLamp,
+                    Length = _clockConfig.HourLampsPerRow,
+                    LampsOn = (int)(_time.TotalHours - _time.TotalHours % _clockConfig.HoursPerLampRow1) / _clockConfig.HoursPerLampRow1
+                },
+                new ClockRow
+                {
+                    ComputeLampChar = x => ClockConfig.RedLamp,
+                    Length = _clockConfig.HourLampsPerRow,
+                    LampsOn = (int)_time.TotalHours % _clockConfig.HoursPerLampRow1
+                },
+                new ClockRow
+                {
+                    ComputeLampChar = x => (x + 1) % 3 == 0 ? ClockConfig.RedLamp : ClockConfig.YellowLamp,
+                    Length = _clockConfig.MinuteLampsRow1,
+                    LampsOn = (_time.Minutes - _time.Minutes % _clockConfig.MinutesPerLampRow1) / _clockConfig.MinutesPerLampRow1
+                },
+                new ClockRow
+                {
+                    ComputeLampChar = x => ClockConfig.YellowLamp,
+                    Length = _clockConfig.MinuteLampsRow2,
+                    LampsOn = _time.Minutes % _clockConfig.MinutesPerLampRow1
+                }
+            };
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// clock model
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="time">time that should be converted</param>
+        public Clock(TimeSpan time, ClockConfig config)
+        {
+            _time = time;
+            _clockConfig = config;
+        }
+
+        public Clock(string serializedTime, ClockConfig config)
+            : this(serializedTime.ParseTimeString(), config)
+        {
+
+        }
+
+        public override string ToString() => string.Join(Environment.NewLine, Rows.Select(x => x.ToString()));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Classes/ClockConfig.cs b/Classes/ClockConfig.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2da741c
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+++ b/Classes/ClockConfig.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace BerlinClock
+{
+    public class ClockConfig
+    {
+        #region characters to represent lamps 
+
+        public const char RedLamp = 'R';
+        public const char YellowLamp = 'Y';
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region number of lamps in clock rows
+
+        public int BlinkLamps { get; private set; }
+        public int HourLampsPerRow { get; private set; }
+        public int MinuteLampsRow1 { get; private set; }
+        public int MinuteLampsRow2 { get; private set; }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region number of lamps in clock rows
+
+        public int NumberOfBlinksStates { get; private set; }
+        public int HoursPerLampRow1 { get; private set; }
+        public int MinutesPerLampRow1 { get; private set; }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        public ClockConfig(int blinkLamps,
+            int hourLampsPerRow,
+            int minuteLampsRow1,
+            int minuteLampsRow2,
+            int numberOfBlinkStates,
+            int hoursPerLampRow1,
+            int minutesPerLampRow1)
+        {
+            BlinkLamps = blinkLamps;
+            HourLampsPerRow = hourLampsPerRow;
+            MinuteLampsRow1 = minuteLampsRow1;
+            MinuteLampsRow2 = minuteLampsRow2;
+            NumberOfBlinksStates = numberOfBlinkStates;
+            HoursPerLampRow1 = hoursPerLampRow1;
+            MinutesPerLampRow1 = minutesPerLampRow1;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Classes/ClockRow.cs b/Classes/ClockRow.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..160680ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Classes/ClockRow.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace BerlinClock
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// clock row model
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ClockRow
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// filler for empty position in clock row
+        /// </summary>
+        const char EmptyValChar = 'O';
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// lambda to compute appropriate lamp char
+        /// </summary>
+        public Func<int, char> ComputeLampChar { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// defines whole length of clock row
+        /// </summary>
+        public int Length { private get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// defines how many lamps should be highlighted
+        /// </summary>
+        public int LampsOn { private get; set; }
+
+        public override string ToString() =>
+            string
+                .Join(
+                    string.Empty,
+                    new string(
+                        Enumerable.Range(0, LampsOn).Select(ComputeLampChar).ToArray()
+                    )
+                )
+                .PadRight(Length, EmptyValChar);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Classes/DateTimeUtilities.cs b/Classes/DateTimeUtilities.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31782a57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Classes/DateTimeUtilities.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+using System;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+
+namespace BerlinClock
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// helper that convert time string time stamp
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class DateTimeUtilities
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// expected time string format
+        /// </summary>
+        private const string TimeFormat = "HH:mm:ss";
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// template to check if string defines 24th hour
+        /// </summary>
+        private const string TimeTemplate = @"24(:[0-5][0-9]:[0-5][0-9])$";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// adjusts time string so it could be converted to timespan
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="val">time string</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        private static string Adjust(this string val) =>
+            Regex.Replace(val, TimeTemplate, "00$1");
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// parses formatted time string to timestamp
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="val">time string</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        private static TimeSpan ParseFormattedTimeString(this string val) =>
+            DateTime.ParseExact(val, TimeFormat, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture).TimeOfDay;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// parses time string to timespan.
+        /// hours overflow is taken into consideration.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="val">time string</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static TimeSpan ParseTimeString(this string val) =>
+            Regex.IsMatch(val, TimeTemplate)
+                ? val.Adjust().ParseFormattedTimeString().Add(TimeSpan.FromDays(1))
+                : val.ParseFormattedTimeString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Classes/TimeConverter.cs b/Classes/TimeConverter.cs
index dd5bf4e0..8804c2d2 100644
--- a/Classes/TimeConverter.cs
+++ b/Classes/TimeConverter.cs
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-
-namespace BerlinClock
+namespace BerlinClock
 {
     public class TimeConverter : ITimeConverter
     {
+        private ClockConfig _config = new ClockConfig(
+            blinkLamps: 1,
+            hourLampsPerRow: 4,
+            minuteLampsRow1: 11,
+            minuteLampsRow2: 4,
+            numberOfBlinkStates: 2,
+            hoursPerLampRow1: 5,
+            minutesPerLampRow1: 5);
+
         public string convertTime(string aTime)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            var clock = new Clock(aTime, _config);
+
+            return clock.ToString();
         }
     }
 }