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Residential
L&L Luce&Light
Corte Bertesina
Corte Bertesina is an organic farm, located a few kilometres outside
Vicenza, that has been the subject of a redevelopment project to
achieve all-round sustainability. The project is the work of the
traverso-vighy architetti architectural practice, which has restored
and transformed the original structure of this typical nineteenth-
century Venetian farm courtyard.
The development of a social farming project, which started in 2010
to offer job opportunities to young people with Down syndrome,
has led to the complex restoration of the Corte. It has culminated in
the creation of entirely new spaces, intended for production, sales,
teaching and agritourism activities, that sit alongside the owners’
private quarters.
The traverso-vighy architetti architectural practice was responsible
for the lighting planning, setting itself the objectives of energy
conservation, light-pollution control and the occupants’ wellbeing.
Neva Mini 2 linear profiles, bracket mounted on the structural
beams, light the shingles on the roof with a wash that creates a
unique decorative effect. Neva 1.1 LEDs are installed indoors, in the
private quarters, to draw attention to the modular panelling, and, in
the study, completely recessed in the niches to light up their depths.
The lighting in the external areas has been designed to interfere
as little as possible with the night- time darkness of a farming
environment: Beam 2.0 fixtures pick out the driveway entrance,
while Trevi fixtures are integrated into the pool of water in the
courtyard to pick out the long wall of local stone.
Location
Vicenza, Italy
Application
Paths and steps,
Fountains and swimming pools
Project & Light planning
traverso-vighy architetti
Photography
Alessandra Chemollo
Corte Bertesina
Beam 2.0
power: 2W
optics: single beam
colour temp.: 3000K
finish: stainless steel
