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PROJECT / MAXXI MUSEUM, ROME, ITALY
Pic: Roland Halbe
Pic: Helene Binet
Pic: Helene Binet
Pic: Roland Halbe
that places a demand on building operators long after we have left the project. The re- quirement therefore, to provide that much overused phrase ‘a sustainable design’ is deep within our DNA – we have been doing it since our inception back in the mid ‘80s. Within MAXXI, this philosophy is clearly in evidence, tying in with the broader design philosophy of the team and indeed other elements of the building design. The artificial design solutions that were first conceived nearly a decade ago were inher- ently efficient and pointed in the direction of anticipated product development. The result of this is a building that employs current technology, despite the duration of its delivery period, and therefore has what would be termed in today’s language a sus- tainable, energy and maintenance efficient lighting solution.
DURATION A footnote to everything written above re-
Pic: Helene Binet
lating to this project had some significance for us as lighting designers, but substantial- ly more for the core members of the MAXXI design team and in particular Zaha Hadid Architects. We have now delivered a number of proj- ects in Italy, some of them in the public sector. The process is long, drawn out and bureaucratic to say the least. The move- ment and sign-off through the preliminare, definitivo and esecutivo design stages can take a long time with periods of inactivity between stages being considerable. It is interesting then that MAXXI, in its delivered form, so clearly resembles its earliest de- sign concepts. This is something that I think can only be attributed to the strength, robustness and quality of the original design vision and, if you ever get the opportunity to go and visit this wonderful piece of architecture, is worth keeping in the back of your mind.
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Pic: Roland Halbe
General illumination is provided by light bands with dimmable fluorescent lamps fitted behind light- scattering translucent acrylic glass. Spots offer additional point illumination. Focused spots highlight the sculptures and make them come to life by the interplay of light and shade
Project Details MAXXI Museum, Rome, Italy
Client: Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, Rome Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects Lighting Design: GIA Equation Electrical Design: Max Fordham, The OK Design Group Roland Halbe pics courtesy of Zumtobel
Lighting Specified Foyer: Zumtobel Tecton continuous-row luminaires, ERCO Stella Projector Spotlights (with framing devices), Barrisol Lumière system Exhibition Areas: Zumtobel Tecton continuous-row luminaires, Zumtobel Vivo L spotlights, Zumtobel Panos downlights, Luxmate Litenet light management system Exterior: BEGA in-ground luminaires, BEGA recessed wall luminaires, BEGA bollards, BEGA pole-top luminaires
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