We looked at Perugini’s experimental work known as Casa Albero (treehouse) and imagined what it would look like with exterior lighting. How could the identity of the architecture best be rendered with light? What details should be emphasised?
We complete our personal scale of notes for facade lighting by musing on the solos of architectural details, and the timbre, tone and extension of the light.
With musical notations in our hands, we discuss lighting building facades as if each one were a musical score to be interpreted. In this first part: the harmony of the architectural composition, the arrangement between the different levels of depth and, finally, the rhythm of the various elements. Music, maestro, please!
A crime committed after dark, the usual suspects in the dock, a judge's final verdict: we follow the investigation into the crime of light pollution step by step.
We’re continuing on our way through the pathways, exploring the installation characteristics and emotional qualities of the different types of fixtures available for lighting walks and walkways.
Lighting effects on the paths to our front doors, in built-up areas and near bodies of water. Read the first part of our article all about lighting outdoor pathways.
A 15th-century church destroyed by WWII bombs, and a family of architects who passed on the task of restoring it from generation to generation. A wound in the urban landscape healed and given back to the city with the help of lighting design: a testimony to history and family values.
To set foot in place of worship is to find oneself catapulted into a reflective dimension far removed from everyday life. What role does light play in creating this august atmosphere? In this first part, we focus on exteriors, passing from the parvis, or church courtyard, to the facade, and looking up towards the bell tower.
In the previous instalment, we followed a flâneur as he wandered around a modern-day metropolis observing the relationship between light and urban design. We continue our walk with him now.
The urban fabric is often the perfect backdrop for social medial photos. We reflect on the role of lighting in a city's Instagrammability from dusk till deep into the night.
Even if stairs sometimes give us a few headaches, we shouldn’t be tempted by the lift! Here, we have assembled lighting examples taken from the case studies we have collected over the years, so that they can serve as an inspiration when you’re working on an uphill task :)
In this third step, we concentrate first on the variable of colour: the colour of the finishes on lighting fixtures for landscape lighting, and which colour of light is best suited to foliage – cool white, warm white or coloured?
In this second part of our walk in nature, we’ll look at lighting other parts of a garden: tree trunks, smaller plants and flowerbeds.
Never have parks and gardens been as important as they are in these historic times. After the weeks of #stayathome due to the coronavirus crisis, walks in nature were the first step towards a slow return to normality for many of us. That is why we have chosen to start the new L&L blog section here, with a tribute to nature, which is so important to us.
There was once a winery in Cerignola, on the Strada Statale 16, a state road that – just imagine – runs all the way from Padua in the north of Italy to Otranto way down south in the province of Lecce. In fact, it’s the longest road in the Italian network...
