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L&L Luce&Light
Historic villa in Brianza
Historic villa in Brianza
This historic villa in the heart of Brianza reflects the timeless charm
of the 17th-century homes of the aristocracy. Redesigned in the
19th century by architect Achille Majnoni, the villa strikes a perfect
balance between architecture and landscape as it nestles in scenery
of extraordinary beauty. Its classic Italian-style gardens, some of the
last in Brianza, wend their way around boxwood mazes, majestic
cypresses, ancient mulberry and cork trees, and charming statues
that punctuate the spaces with refined elegance.
To enhance this historical heritage without altering its essence, the
lighting design, realized by WAVE Light Studio, followed the principle
of achieving total harmony with the location. The illumination,
discreet and never invasive, integrates with the environment to
elevate the architecture and vegetation, guaranteeing a perfect
fusion between ambience and visibility.
Paths and greenery have been emphasised with small, compact
lighting fixtures with customized finishes to help them blend in.
For the light-coloured gravel path that leads to the villa, crossing
the arched corridors with trees and the boxwood mazes, Smoothy
fixtures are used with honeycomb louvres to control glare. Their
soft light guides visitors without creating visual interference and
naturally emphasises the gardens’ perspectives and volumes.
In the courtyard, where ancient mulberry trees frame tables and
seats, Smoothy fixtures are flanked by Spot fixtures in jasper green.
The latter have been installed directly in the trees using the Tree
Belt and blend harmoniously with the surrounding vegetation. To
illuminate the hornbeams along the driveway, Spot have been
used with 4-metre-high supports, hidden among the trunks with a
customized dark brown RAL finish, to provide a discreet, natural
lighting effect.
Light planning
Germano Monguzzi,
WAVE Light Studio
Photography
Germano Borrelli
Location
Lecco, Italy
Application
Paths and steps, Facades
In the internal garden, the light from jasper green Ginko fixtures
emphasises the curves and three-dimensionality of its sculptural
bonsai pines without altering the space’s natural harmony. On the
windows overlooking the courtyard, Lyss fixtures highlight their
frames and architectural elements with precision, creating a refined
play of light and shadow that emphasises their depth.
Today, most producers of electronic appliances operate following
this scheme: they remove natural resources from the Earth, create
products from them, and sell them to customers that use them
and eventually send them to the landfill. In the best-case scenario,
contaminants are properly disposed of and some of the materials are
recycled. V-ZUG has embraced a completely different philosophy.
By teaming up with researchers, suppliers, business and technology
partners, recycling companies, and customers themselves, it has
been developing a new business model, in which appliances and
their components are kept in a circular flow for as long as possible
to save resources and energy. The revolution has just begun.
“In such a captivating residence, inspiration can only come from the
place itself. We aimed to illuminate it discreetly – enhancing the
site’s extraordinary beauty without altering its charm. Luce&Lights
products were carefully selected for their anti-glare characteristics,
the variety of finishes and the ability to customize every element,
guaranteeing the best light output in harmony with the architecture
and the landscape.”– Germano Monguzzi, CEO of WAVE Srl Light
Studio.
The lighting of this villa in Brianza becomes a tale of light, guiding the
eye and the emotions while honouring the site’s history and natural
surroundings with timeless elegance.
Lyss 1.0
power: 7W
optics: 20°x180°
colour temp.: 4000K
finish: anthracite
