The plan of a modern 5-star hotel, located in what was once one the largest metropolises of the ancient world, was altered following the discovery, through excavations for the foundations, of Byzantine-period mosaics and archaeological remains dating back to Roman times. Thus, in addition to providing all the comforts of a hotel facility: suites, restaurants, spas, and recreational spaces, the complex also preserves the entire archaeological area, enabling visits and becoming a "museum hotel". A single system of LED projector lamps embedded into the architecture and integrated into the roofing take up a minimum of space and accomplish the dual task of illuminating the various hotel functions and the archaeological area.
Client:
Piero Castiglioni
Collaborations:
Emre Arolat Architects
Sonmez Duygu Cakir
Photo Courtesy:
Emre Arolat Architects
Year:
2014 - 2019
The plan of a modern 5-star hotel, located in what was once one the largest metropolises of the ancient world, was altered following the discovery, through excavations for the foundations, of Byzantine-period mosaics and archaeological remains dating back to Roman times. Thus, in addition to providing all the comforts of a hotel facility: suites, restaurants, spas, and recreational spaces, the complex also preserves the entire archaeological area, enabling visits and becoming a "museum hotel". A single system of LED projector lamps embedded into the architecture and integrated into the roofing take up a minimum of space and accomplish the dual task of illuminating the various hotel functions and the archaeological area.
Client:
Piero Castiglioni
Collaborations:
Emre Arolat Architects
Sonmez Duygu Cakir
Photo Courtesy:
Emre Arolat Architects
Year:
2014 - 2019
Other Projects
Other Projects
This section brings together a representative selection of lighting design projects in the architectural, museum, urban, cultural, retail, hospitality, and infrastructure sectors, both in Italy and abroad. The gallery documents projects of varying scale, function, and context, all sharing an approach to light as a tool for interpreting space, capable of engaging with architecture, artworks, landscape, and contemporary use.
The projects presented range from museums, foundations, and temporary exhibitions to historic buildings, places of worship, public spaces, and urban complexes, including corporate headquarters, private residences, yachts, and lighting masterplans. In each project, light is designed as a controlled material, calibrated to the characteristics of the location, its functional needs, and the perceptual quality of the experience.
Taken together, the collected works convey a vision of lighting design as an integrated process, in which technical rigor, cultural sensitivity, and attention to context contribute to the construction of spatial identity, orientation, and value. The gallery thus takes the form of a design map, capable of demonstrating how light can take on different roles—discrete or declared—while always maintaining coherence, measure, and design awareness.
This section brings together a representative selection of lighting design projects in the architectural, museum, urban, cultural, retail, hospitality, and infrastructure sectors, both in Italy and abroad. The gallery documents projects of varying scale, function, and context, all sharing an approach to light as a tool for interpreting space, capable of engaging with architecture, artworks, landscape, and contemporary use.
The projects presented range from museums, foundations, and temporary exhibitions to historic buildings, places of worship, public spaces, and urban complexes, including corporate headquarters, private residences, yachts, and lighting masterplans. In each project, light is designed as a controlled material, calibrated to the characteristics of the location, its functional needs, and the perceptual quality of the experience.
Taken together, the collected works convey a vision of lighting design as an integrated process, in which technical rigor, cultural sensitivity, and attention to context contribute to the construction of spatial identity, orientation, and value. The gallery thus takes the form of a design map, capable of demonstrating how light can take on different roles—discrete or declared—while always maintaining coherence, measure, and design awareness.
