Out and About Selux Redevelopment Marseille, France
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Capitalising on the Culture
The European Capital of Culture 2013, Marseille have recently invested around 660 million Euros in the development of a new cultural infrastructure and has made some lasting changes to the image of the city. Selux developed a sophisticated lighting solution for the redevelopment and the results are simply stunning…
Landscape architect Michel Desvigne together with teams from Foster + Partners and Tangram Architects have completely redesigned the entire 100,000 square metre area of The Old Port of Marseille in France. This once quaint old
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new dimension. There are seventeen 16.5 metre and eight 23.5 metre high custom designed Olivio pole-top design luminaires which structure the space and at the same time and also illuminate the extensive promenade area to the water’s edge.
The 2.5 metre high ‘LED Skins’ are the major component of Yann Kersalé’s lighting design.
port area had been turned into a major traffic intersection and no longer attracting people to the location. They have now scaled back the ring road around the harbour and transformed the dock area into a large square for pedestrians and events. There is now a modernist shelter from the sun the “Ombrière”.
Head of Design at Foster + Partners in London Spencer de Gray, describes this as “an invitation to the people of Marseille to again stage and enjoy events, markets and festivals in this grand space”. It was Yann Kersalé who developed the lighting concept which gives the space a
The 2.5 metre high ‘LED Skins’ has an ultra-flat, reflective stainless steel housing with laser-cut designs and its equipped with RGB LEDs which are a major component of Yann Kersalé’s lighting design. There are different videos shown on the LED screens depending on the time of year or specific occasions.
” We think the result is stunning!
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