Prize(s) Winners in Heritage Lighting Design
Lighting Design/Product Company essequadro | p lighting design
Lead Designers arch. Michele Schintu
Client MIC - Musei Nazionali di Cagliari
Photo Credits Stefano Ferrando - Studio Vetroblu
Other Credits Musei Nazionali di Cagliari
Completion Date 02-2024
Project Location Cagliari, piazza Arsenale
Entry DescriptionThe Porta ex Regio Arsenale is currently the gateway to the citadel of the Museums, a complex that was built in the 70s by the architects Gazzola and Cecchini on what was the area of the Regio Arsenale of the city of Cagliari and where they are located the National Museums of Cagliari.
The door overlooks Piazza Arsenale which, yesterday as today, presents itself as a "closed" quadrilateral that welcomes the Castello district. The widening, which allows access to the ancient fortified village, was a true military fortress, while today it has become a scenic, original and highly evocative urban area. The lighting design is part of the completion of the restoration intervention, to enhance the door during the night hours,making it stand out in the magnificent historical context. The new lighting system was designed to be as less visible as possible. The lighting of the portal is almost theatrical,and allows you to read all the architectural parts of it, highlighting the details and the beautiful frieze with the lions above the writing "Regio Arsenale".
Particular attention was given to the lighting of the bronze portal as it is of particular artistic interest and a prominent element of the monumental door.A shaped light highlights the bronze portal while the remaining lighting highlights the individual architectural and decorative parts of the monumental door.
Sustainability ApproachThe light, designed with a dedicated shape on the portal, highlights the same, both in the main scene with the entire system turned on, and in the 2 am scene in which only the portal remains illuminated. The monumental lighting also affects part of the context adjacent to the arsenal gate. The walls forming part of the San Pancrazio complex and the commemorative plaque above the door of Altamira were also illuminated. The portal's lighting changes during the night with three different scenarios: at sunset, at midnight and 2 am. This allows for energy savings and at the same time to give different readings to the monument, highlighting certain parts and highlighting the architectural details and geometric shapes of the portal more clearly. Light pollution is also limited. All the light fixtures are shielded and oriented to project the light flow within the outline of the monument.
Company Descriptionessequadro |p is an architecture and lighting design studio based in Cagliari, Sardinia (Italy. The studio has been working in the field of lighting design for several years, both for private and public clients. In recent years, the projects have focused in particular on architectural aspects and cultural heritage. The studio has worked and is collaborating with the Italian ministry of culture for the lighting of archaeological areas, monuments and museums in Sardinia Region. It also continues to work and collaborate for private clients in the field of retail, private homes and new buildings.
