072 PROJECT / OLD PORT, MARSEILLE, FRANCE
Pic: © Xavier Boymond
Marseille signs up to LUCI
In September, the Mayor of Marseille signed the LUCI Charter on Urban Light- ing, joining cities from around the world in a commitment to implement public lighting policies that respect sustainable urban development.
The signing took place during the LUCI City under Microscope event in which Marseille unveiled its lighting strategy to over 150 participants comprising 25 international city delegations.
Pic: © Xavier Boymond THE OLD PORT
The Old Port marks the historic heart of Marseille. The site of the original settle- ment of Massalia some 2600 years ago, it had in recent times become a traffic inter- section with multiple lanes of cars cutting off the old town from the waterfront. Landscape architect Michel Desvigne together with teams from Foster + Part- ners / Tangram Architects were tasked with realigning the character of the area, introducing a series of measures to reduce traffic and creating a pleasant space for pedestrians to promenade. Lighting designer Yann Kersalé was again called in to help mould the Port’s night- time identity. Working with manufacturer Selux, he specified seventeen 16.5 metre and eight 23.5 metre tall, custom designed Olivio masts. Their slim aesthetic ech- oes the masts of the sailing ships moored nearby and support a spiral of luminaires equipped with 90W or 140W Cosmopolis lamps. Positioned around the upper sections of the poles in different sized groups, their natural, organic design provides a
subtle contrast to the geometric layout of the pedestrian square and illuminates the extensive promenade area right up to the water’s edge.
The eight larger poles feature an additional Kersalé touch: a 2.5 metre high LED Skin, that creates a bark-like detail on each mast’s surface. The effect is created by laser cutting the reflective stainless steel housing to reveal RGB LEDs that pulse with a selection of video art pieces, specially created by Kersalé for the project. Concep- tually these nod to the flow of water - and history - linking Marseille to the Mediterra- nean.
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PROJECT DETAILS Old Port, Marseilles, France
Client: MPM Marseille Provence Métropole Architect: Foster and Partners / Tangram architects Landscape Design: Michel Desvigne Lighting Design: Yann Kersalé – AIK
Lighting Specified: Selux Olivio Floracion, Sistema & Candelabra
The product of contributions from over 40 cities around the world, the LUCI Charter on Urban Lighting outlines the issues cities must address when setting up their public lighting policies: energy efficiency, im- provement of the quality of life, reduction of light pollution, maintenance, recycling, the cultural and social dimensions of light. It provides a reference framework within which towns and cities can develop their own sustainable lighting strategies. The City under Microscope event consisted of two days of conferences and site visits, focused on the use of light as a tool for urban and cultural renewal in Marseille, France’s second largest city. Talks included Yann Kersalé discussing the Old Port and MuCEM projects; Patrice Eschasseriaux and Aurelien de Fursac of Côté lumière outlining their transformation of the Grand Hôtel Intercontinental; Gilles Genetelli, Manager of ELAEIS on the facade lighting for the Palais du Pharo; Bruno Foucras, Head of Public Lighting and Illumi- nations for the City of Marseille, discussing France’s second largest street lighting network; and Christian Point, Head of the Procurement, Studies and Illuminations Division of the City of Marseille explaining the dynamic lighting scheme created for the Marseille Opera.
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