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PROJECT / MAXXI MUSEUM, ROME, ITALY
The soft light from Zumtobel Tecton continuous-row luminaires not only radiates downwards through the Barrisol Lumière translucent sheet, but also diffuses upwards through the grating of the steps and pathways. Light bands hidden in the handrails follow the stairs as a source of indirect illumination
Pic: Iwan Baan
the retention of a cleanness to the design and building presentation. An example of this was the provision of a supplementary technical lighting element within the roof lights themselves, adding a third lighting function within these components. This took the form of a track on the underside of the trusses to enable focused, targeted light onto three dimensional pieces or indeed onto specific wall displays.
Other supplementary technical lighting ele- ments included linear direct wall washing and the introduction of an opal diffusing panel arrangement to areas where daylight supplementation was required. The physical expression of both of these elements once again helped to ‘join-up’ the lighting/architectural/functional expres-
sion of the MAXXI building. Linear washlight treatments flow and move though the build- ing, accentuating building lines in much the same manner as the roof lighting and these lines are also present in the large opal panel arrangements, making the building geometry clear and evident. It should also be noted that the perfor- mance required from this ‘technical’ light- ing component embraced all of the design requirements normally associated with an international gallery of this standing. The lighting installation needed to incorporate all of the key optical performance charac- teristics (hang uniformity, colour render- ing, modelling etc.) together with the very important conservation requirements that included illuminance level management,
ultra-violet control, infra-red filtration, lux hour monitoring and so on.
SUSTAINABILITY
The duration of this design process is also perhaps worth noting, particularly within the context of another key design philoso- phy; the provision of an energy efficient, low running-cost building. GIA Equation started work on this project at the begin- ning of 2001 when the term ‘sustainabil- ity’ was firmly associated with the Green Movement and placed in the realm of the ‘tree-hugging’ fraternity. However, for us, sustainability has always been a central part of our design approach with the recognition that a lighting installa- tion is a living, breathing part of a building
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