Historical Buildings & Cultural Venues
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L&L Luce&Light
064
L&L Luce&Light
Rocchetta Mattei
Location
Grizzana Morandi, Bologna, Italy
Application
Museums and exhibitions
Light planning
arch. Beatrice Ferrieri
Photography
Fabio Bascetta
An enchanting labyrinth of towers, monumental staircases,
reception rooms and private quarters that reference different styles.
A fairytale palace that evokes mysterious emotions. This is the
eclectic Rocchetta Mattei castle, located on the Northern Apennine
Mountains and named after Count Cesare Mattei, who had it built in
the 19th century on the ruins of the 13th-century Rocca di Savignano.
It is an architectural wonder, designed to complement Count Mattei’s
eccentric character and personality, in a multifaceted symphony
of open and closed spaces that were conceived as an alternative
to everyday life, a very personal escape from the industrial city of
the late 1800s. The spaces are interpreted in a style that aims to be
neo-mediaeval, but does not reject Moorish inspiration, and fiery
Florentine, neo-romantic, Arab and Slavic influences.
The lighting design, entrusted to architect and lighting designer
Beatrice Ferrieri, was developed with the aim of using light to guide,
orient and enrapture visitors to this monumental maze of spaces that
communicate with each other in a most unusual manner.
Inside the chapel room, Arabic Islamic elements, such as the arches
inspired by those of the Mezquita in Cordova, interact with elements
of the Italian mediaeval architectural tradition. Positioned on
perforated brackets, compact Spot 1.0 projectors, with 3000K light
and 40° optics, highlight the room’s sumptuous details, enhancing
the various theatrical effects charged with multiple meanings,
Rocchetta Mattei’s true stylistic hallmark.
Spot 1.0
power: 2W
optics: 40°
colour temp.: 3000k
finish: stainless steel
