PAG 6
Urban fabric is a complex set of architectural,
historical, cultural, commercial, spatial and
functional requirements for inhabitants.
Connective tissue in an urban setting is
unthinkable nowadays without light that
follows vehicles, pedestrians, landscape or
vertical surfaces in any given type of area
throughout nocturnal communication.
The main purpose of urban lighting is to
secure safety and fulfill essential functions.
At the same time it can enhance landscape
design, increase social interaction and
upgrade orientation. Historically we had
a pole which was holding a luminaire at a
certain height to provide light according to its
photometric characteristics across a given
area. Usually pole and luminaire where two
entirely different elements, often coming from
different suppliers, the pole generally not
even considered a part of the design adding
no aesthetic value. That’s where Polesano
takes it to the next level.
— The main idea of
'POLESANO' is to
create a 'device'
which can provide all
necessary forms
of light in one single
aesthetically unique
structure, where the
pole and the fitting
become one body—
Dean Skira
