Pieve di San Giorgio
Sacred lighting
Piacenza - Italy
Location
Piacenza - Italy
Photo
Fabio Gambina
Pieve di San Giorgio
Attention to materiality in the lighting of places of worship
The Pieve di San Giorgio, in Vigoleno, is located near the medieval walls of the ancient fortified village. It is a Romanesque building constructed around the 12th century and represents one of the most important testimonies of Piacenza's sacred architecture of the period. After many restorations carried out in different historical periods with relative stylistic modifications, a decisively important intervention carried out in the mid-twentieth century restored the church's predominantly original Romanesque elements and the austere and imposing appearance of its stone masonry.
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The chosen products are part of the Navata range: high design flexibility of the light produced thanks to different and adjustable optics to adapt to different applications; orientation and aiming flexibility to overcome installation difficulties within the particular architecture of the location; high brightness is guaranteed by the arrayLED source. For the illumination of the wall-mounted works of art in the two side aisles, Navata_2 with 15 W was applied, which manages to integrate itself into the architecture thanks to its reduced dimensions, discreetly illuminating the artistic elements, while a well diffused and homogeneous light is created by Navata_4 with its 45 W of power in the central aisle, offering a 250 lux output that increases to 350 lux in the area of the wedding altar and the apse; Finally, for accent lighting on the tabernacle and crucifix we find the installation of Navata_1 with a power of 7 W and adjustable optics between 8° and 50°. Throughout the project it is clear how the balance between light and shadow highlights the entire church, allowing the spaces to be perfectly readable, without the lighting becoming invasive while respecting the discretion that a place of worship must maintain.
A natural light project that integrates into the history of the parish church
From the outset, the main requirements of this relamping project were respect for the architecture and materiality of the Pieve, and attention to ease of maintenance and reduced consumption. Particular attention was paid to the luminaires' ability to reproduce the chromaticity of the architecture and works of art, so as to present them to the observer as if they were illuminated by natural sunlight, as designed at the time: LED technology, compared to traditional sources, was therefore chosen to optimise consumption and increase the life of the luminaires, also decreasing the need for maintenance in an environment where even a simple replacement can be difficult.
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