A day of discussion and experimentation, promoted by L&L Luce&Light in collaboration with One Works, took place in Venice, between the Architecture Biennale and the atmospheric setting of the Giardini della Marinaressa.
The programme wove together moments of theoretical reflection and practical application, from the presentation of an urban regeneration project courtesy of One Works and L&L lighting solutions to a visit to the Arsenale and an interactive workshop in the Giardini della Marinaressa.
The workshop was held as part of Time Space Existence, an initiative promoted by the European Cultural Centre (ECC) and inspired by its call to “Repair, Regenerate, and Reuse”. In it, participants were able to experience first-hand how light transforms architecture and installations: from Ginko fixtures with Light Shaper technology and gobos, generating shaping and plays of light, to Lyss and Reiko projectors and Trevi linear profiles, each selected to enhance the shapes, textures and colours of works by international architecture studios and universities.
The experience reaffirmed Luce&Light’s commitment to high-profile events where technological innovation, design and architectural culture meet to give light a new voice.
Luce&Light workshops
At Luce&Light, we believe that the best way to discover our solutions is to experience them up close and experiment with their effects.
L&L workshops were created with this goal in mind: to offer the opportunity to interact directly with the fixtures, explore their optics, modulate light fluxes and understand the full potential of light in all its dimensions – from arousing emotion and providing safety to elevating materials and spaces.
Participants do not merely observe but experiment with scenarios in which volumes, surfaces and textures dialogue with light, revealing moods and details that would otherwise remain hidden. Each workshop shows how spaces can transform depending on perspective, surface and the movement of visitors. Light becomes both a technical and creative tool, reinterpreting architecture, guiding sensory experience and telling stories using design and technology.
The installations
Half a House – Alejandro Aravena
A sustainable prototype created by Elemental in collaboration with Holcim, Half a House presents a resilient, carbon-neutral housing unit based on biochar technology, which permanently stores CO₂. Conceived as a replicable, low-cost building, the structure follows the principle of incremental housing: a core unit that provides the essentials and allows residents to complete the construction themselves.
Here, the lighting was conceived as the narrative language of the architecture, designed to enhance the housing module and highlight its functional features. Trevi linear profiles with elliptical optics emphasise the material quality of the walls and their decorative details, while Ginko projectors with 2° optics focus a precise light on the connection elements. Ginko projectors with Light Shaper technology are used to frame rooms and furnishings on the ground, defining luminous perimeters that outline spaces and volumes. And Ginko with gobos introduce playful projections – a labyrinth, a staircase – turning the installation into a dynamic, interactive scene.
Products: Trevi 2.3, elliptical optics, 2200K; Ginko, 2°, 3000K; Ginko 4.5 Light Shaper; Ginko 4.5 with gobo.
ReCall & Response – Morgan State University
This modular pavilion in sustainable timber, evocative of West African drums, is designed to be dismantled and reused. The construction symbolises a vessel of knowledge that bridges past, present and future, integrating digital storytelling that explores the African diaspora.
The illumination for this installation was designed with two light scenes. The first, which welcomes visitors, uses Lyss projectors with white light to accentuate the arches and interior walls, with Ginko fixtures positioned at the base to highlight the timber structure. The second, created to invite interactivity with musical elements, employs Lyss RGBW fixtures on the outer arches and a Ginko 4.3 projector in the centre, transforming the space into an immersive environment that celebrates creativity while highlighting the pavilion’s modular architecture, sustainable materials and social purpose.
Products: Lyss 1.0, 3000K; Ginko 2.4, 2700K; Ginko 4.3, RGBW, 20°; Lyss 2.0, RGBW.
Negotiating the Boundaries of Legitimacy: A Healing Journey – Daniel Winterbottom
This installation invites reflection on the discriminatory use of language against migrants and the poor. The hard, ordered outer skin contrasts with a chaotic, shifting interior, stimulating reflection on society and its contradictions. Inside, swings invite visitors to participate physically, transforming the space into a multisensory experience that intertwines movement, vision and perception.
The lighting guides visitors along this narrative path: Reiko projectors bathe the exterior in a soft light, enhancing the texture and form of the outer skin, while, inside, Ginko fixtures come on in response to the movement of the swings, emphasising the dynamic between objects, people and light.
Products: Reiko 2.0, 44°, 3000K; Ginko 2.4, 2700K.
The American Treehouse – Myefski Architects
A wooden structure in dialogue with the leaning pines of the Giardini della Marinaressa, the treehouse uses the natural tilt of the trees as both a structural and conceptual element. Angled and multi-levelled, the construction features inner walkways and woven panels that form a canopy filtering daylight and creating shifting patterns of shadow and perspective. The combination of inclined beams, supports and lightweight panels adds dynamism and invites exploration.
Ginko 3.0 projectors with 2° optics accentuate the slant of the main beams, tracing luminous lines that guide the eye, while Ginko 3.0 fixtures with shadow-effect filters create the effect of natural light between the woven panels, enhancing the depth and dynamism of the light fluxes.
Products: Ginko 3.0, 2°, 3000K; Ginko 3.0, shadow-effect filter, 3000K.
Across all the installations, light has shown itself to be far more than a technical element: it becomes language, storytelling and a shared experience. This is the vision L&L Luce&Light brings to every project, developing solutions that connect technology and creativity, control and innovation, architecture and people.
Exploring our solutions means entering into this dialogue and experiencing how light can transform spaces, materials and perspectives, opening up new design possibilities.
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