Prize(s) Honorable Mentions
Company Effetto Luce Srl
Lead Designers Vanni Elisei
Other Designer's names Stefano Virgili, Andrea Nibaldi
Client Comune di Ascoli Piceno
Photo Credits Effetto Luce Srl
Completion Date May, 2023
Project Location Ascoli Piceno, Italy
Entry DescriptionThe lighting project for Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Arringo is based on the concept of fully bespoke light.
Piazza del Popolo is one the most beautiful squares of Italy, with its precious travertine flooring and its Renaissance buildings, so the aim is to highlight the architecture, minimizing the impact of the single lighting.
In both places very small lighting sources are installed, that shape the light according to the pursued effect; this requires a deep knowledge of implementing the project with millimetre precision and specific skills of our staff about focusing the light.
A specific lighting enhances the architectural details with micro LED light lines, as the other, for the paving, uses asymmetric light projectors installed in the upper part of the buildings to uniformly illuminate the walking surface of the square. For these projectors a special louver has been built with ad hoc inclination that shields the residual light, so that light cones are not created on the walls, which would have cancelled out the effect of the LED lines below.
The system provides combinations for different light scenes that can be adopted based on the events that will take place in the square, like theatrical scenography that balances light and shadow, allowing the visitors having a correct perception of spaces and volumes that guides them from the overall vision to the individual details.
Sustainability ApproachWe have paid particular attention to energy saving, an essential need for anyone and especially for public administrations. We have created a smart lighting system, which allows to reduce consumption since each scenography is completely programmable, for example using modulated and reduced powers, or using a smaller number of switch-ons depending on the case. Working with precision about these aspects in the design phase means obtaining a better, more performing and greener result in the use phase.
Over time the projects become more and more advanced to the point of involving themes such as the protection of flora and fauna. Thanks to technologies that reduce the percentage of blue light and flux overall bright, which excite nocturnal animals and insects, we can also reduce the nuisance caused to humans, while preserving the ecosystem.
