Italian Pavilion - EXPO' 92
On occasion of Seville's Universal Expo, Italy was rapresented by a large
building designed by architects Gae Aulenti and Pierluigi Spadolini.
The interiors were arranged in a large central gallery
as hight as the building itself, and several smaller exhibition rooms
on various levels at both sides of the central gallery. In order to
underlinee the double structure of the facade, lighting fixtures (Edge)
with specific light distribution were placed near the front openings.
The neat and sharp illumination of the voults recovered the perception
of the inside counterfacades trought reflection. Sealed floodlights with
halogen lamps directed at the glass surfaces of the "lumbreras" illuminated
the interior and provoked light and shade effects on the "sails" above
them. In nighttime the Palace looks as a big lantern. Staircase, passage
ways are illuminated by fixtures equipped with low-voltage halogen lamps
recessed in the false cieling. The high illumination level (300 lux) enabled
the observer to perceive the building as a whole, as well as the arrangement
into many floors, starting from the large gallery at ground level. The
expositive rooms are illuminated by orientable lighting fixtures equipped
with low-voltage halogen lamps recessed in the false cieling or mounted
on tracks. The choise of the light beam angle (from 8 to 38 degrees),
the position and the orientation of the lamps underlined the characteristic
of every exhibit avoiding any dazzling or glaring phenomena. (FLARE, 7,
1992, pp.100-109).
Seville, Spain
(In collaboration w/ Arch. G. Aulenti - P.L. Spadolini)