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PROJECT / RIJKSMUSEUM, AMSTERDAM , THE NETHERLANDS
was completed. There are many specials all around the building and they still had to be taken care of. There are historic dolls houses, and rooms where we had to suggest daylight falling through the window. There are chandeliers for which candle substitutes had to be found. There is a library and there are many other spaces. Beersnielsen took the assignment to work on all of that. For the dolls houses, we worked very closely together. My team at Philips created miniature spotlights, no larger than the tip of your finger, as well as a fragile metal structure to integrate these mini fittings inside the showcases that contain those magnificent dolls houses. It’s one of my favorite lighting solutions in the Rijksmuseum and Vincent van Montfoort at Philips did a great job! We also worked on the outdoor lighting. Our lighting designers Petra Hulst and Brad Koerner worked together with the City of Amsterdam and the Museum to create a gentle, white, grazing lighting solution for the brilliant facades of the Rijksmuseum. There is so much to see in those facades: the beautiful mosaics, of course, but there are also many witty details that architect Pierre Cuypers put in, almost like a naughty boy... Come and spot these for yourself! When Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands opened the museum, of course it was all ready. Experts and visitors alike are both impressed: this is the largest museum project in the world that is entirely lighted with LED technology. In the Gallery of Honour and the Golden Age galleries, the LED lighting beautifully blends with the daylight designed by Arup. In other places, the light is even more subtle, because we light photographs, or drawings. In the galleries of the Special Collections, it is dramatic, even theatrical. The magical thing is: it’s always the same LED fitting yet everywhere ‘the light follows the art’. The ability to be so cohesive yet accomodate so many different artifacts and experiences is
perhaps the greatest achievement of this lighting project and exactly the intent I had in mind.
What’s next, after you have completed this immense project?
Oh there are so many things going on! There is quite some interest from museums from all over the world, to come and see the Rijksmuseums’ LED lighting. And I welcome lighting designers to come of course, and to walk the galleries together with me or with someone from the team. We’ll tell you all the stories and share with you all the details.
I still really enjoy the museum itself. I go almost every day when I am in Amsterdam, just to see the art, to enjoy the spaces, the colours of Wilmotte and the beautiful daylight. Just to see how much the visitors enjoy the stories of the artifacts. And then I think how fortunate I am, and how lucky it was that I decided not to give in, and that I wrote that letter to Wim Pijbes, on 22 February 2011, setting out the ambition of just making the very best light one can imagine.
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PROJECT DETAILS
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Client: Het Rijksmuseum Architect: Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos Interior Architect: Wilmotte & Associés Lighting Design: Arup / Beersnielsen / Philips
‘The Night Watch’ (1642) by Rembrandt van Rijn, and ‘The Milkmaid’ (1658) by Johannes Vermeer are two of the most famous and highly prized works of art in the world. On 26 October 2011, the Rijksmuseum unveiled the new LED lighting for The Night Watch. It was the first time LED lighting has been able to render the fine nuances of the painting’s complex colour palette.
LIGHTING SPECIFIED
3,800 x Philips LED museum spotlights 1,800 metres of Philips Fortimo linear LED uplighting Philips Dynalite DALI control system
DEUTSCH
Die Beleuchtung des renovierten Rijksmuseums in Amsterdam und seiner kompletten Kunstausstellung erfolgt mit Philips LED-Beleuchtung. Als einer der führenden Partner bei der Renovierung hat Philips eng mit dem Rijksmuseum an dem Beleuchtungs- design mit starkem Schwerpunkt auf die Besuch- ererfahrung und der Konservierung der Kunstwerke zusammengearbeitet. mondo*arc Herausgeber Paul James sprach mit dem leitenden Beleuchtungs- designleiter von Philips über sein Werk. Andere Beleuchtungsdesign-Partner umfassen Arup und beersneilsen, die mit den Architekten Cruz & Ortiz und Wilmotte & Associés zusammengearbeitet haben. Die LED Beleuchtungslösung schafft Effekte und visuelle Kontraste, die genau die Farbwiedergabe des natürlichen Tageslichts nachahmen, das Kunst- werk somit bestmöglich präsentieren und die Besuch- ererfahrung bereichern. Mit mehr als 9.500 Quadrat-
metern und 7.500 beleuchteten Kunstwerken handelt es sich um den größten Galeriebereich, der jemals durch LED beleuchtet wurde. Zusätzlich beleuchten die LEDs von Philips den öffentlichen Bereich des Museums mit Shop, Vorhallen, Restaurant sowie den Außenbereich und die Gebäudefassade.
ITALIANO
L’illuminazione del rinnovato Rijksmuseum di Am- sterdam e quella di tutta la sua parte espositiva sono realizzate dalla Philips LED illuminazioni. Principale associate nella ristrutturazione, la Philips ha lav- orato a stretto contatto con il Rijksmuseum per ciò che riguarda la progettazione dell’illuminazione, nel comune intento di concentrarsi sull’esperienza del visitatore e la preservazione delle opere d’arte. L’edi- tore di mondo*arc Paul James incontra il Caposettore della Progettazione dell’ illuminazione della Philips per approfondire l’argomento della sua realizzazi- one e del suo impegno e coinvolgimento emotivo in
quest’opera. Altri associati nel settore della progettazione dell’illu- minazione includono la Arup e Beersnielsen che han- no lavorato con gli architetti Cruz & Ortiz e con Wilm- otte & e Associés. La soluzione dell’illuminazione LED creando effetti e contrasti che imitano da vicino la resa dei colori della luce diurna naturale, presentano le opera d’arte nel modo migliore e arricchiscono l’es- perienza del visitatore. Con più di 9.500 metri qua- drati di esposizione e di 7.500 opere d’arte illuminate, questa è la più vasta esposizione mai illuminata per mezzo della Philips LED. Inoltre, la Philips LED ha fornito l’illuminazione agli spazi pubblici del museo, compreso il negozio, gli atrii, il ristorante ed anche lo spazio esterno, inclusa la facciata dell’edificio.
ESPAÑOL
La iluminación del renovado Rijksmuseum en Amster- dam y su completa exposición de arte está compuesta de iluminación LED de Philips. Como uno de los aso-
ciados que estuvo adelante en la renovación, Philips ha estado trabajando de cerca con el Rijksmuseum en el diseño de iluminación con un fuerte enfoque en la experiencia del visitante y en la conservación de las obras de arte. El editor de mondo*arc, Paul James, habla con el Director de Iluminación de Philips acerca de su trabajo por amor. Entre otros de los asociados en diseño de iluminación se encuentran Arup y beersneilsen quienes trabajaron con los arquitectos Cruz & Ortiz y Wilmotte & Asso- ciés. La solución de iluminación LED crea efectos y contrastes visuales que imitan muy de cerca el color de la luz natural, presentando a las obras de arte de la mejor manera y mejorando la experiencia del visi- tante. Con más de 9.500 metros cuadrados y 7.500 obras de arte iluminadas, es la galería más grande que jamás haya sido iluminada por LED. Además, los LEDs de Philips iluminan los espacios públicos del museo incluyendo la tienda, los patios interiores, el restaurant, así como la zona exterior y la fachada del edificio.
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