Historical Buildings & Cultural Venues
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Scaligero Castle in Malcesine
The third courtyard, the highest and northernmost, is reached by a
ramp and through an impressive Scaligeri portal. Here, Ginko 1.0
projectors, embedded in the parapets, emphasise the stone’s three-
dimensionality and create a pattern of light on the wall below.
Such a complex design required a multi-level approach that fully
respected the site and the surrounding environment, taking into
account both the building’s aesthetics and monumental nature,
and the functional flow within the castle. Lucearchitettura’s
experience with restoring historic buildings and extreme sensitivity
to the ancient site have given the entire castle a fresh look with a
more respectful, restrained lighting scheme that doesn’t alter the
landscape’s appearance. The small Ginko 1.0 projectors, 3.5W
3000K, with 58° optics, are a striking example of this. Completely
contained in the thickness of the uprights under the handrail of the
parapets, and with their anthracite finish helping them meld into the
architecture, they create rhythm, spreading a soft light that caresses
the pathways and extends to the opposite wall.
A soft light was also used for the two imposing 12-metre-high facades
of the Palazzo Veneziano facing the lake and the Palazzo Scaligero in
the intermediate courtyard. Stainless steel Stra 5.0 fixtures, 37W, in
a customized Tunable White version (3000K–5000K), are recessed
into the ground at a distance that reduces the contrasts of light and
shadow produced by the stone’s irregular surface. Their wall washer
optics efficiently direct the light output towards the facade and up
to the cornice, emphasizing the height of the walls.
Litus 1.6
power: 3.5W
optics: diffuse
colour temp.: 3000k
Stra 5.0 custom
power: 37W
optics: wall washer
colour temp.: Tunable
White 3000K- 5000K
IP68 outer casing
Ginko 1.0
power: 3.5W
optics: 58°
colour temp.: 3000K
finish: anthracite
Ginko 2.0
power: 5W
optics: 45°/
13°x52°/34°
colour temp.: 3000K
finish: anthracite
asymmetrical snoot
