Essenze di Luce’s Menhirs dress the outdoors of a corporate garden in the Turin area
Designing the lighting of the garden is the first step in creating a functional and scenic space both by day and by night. Through the study of the outdoor space and the furniture of this corporate garden at Vivai Romeo, it was decided to include a perfect mix of both technical and emotional light to illuminate, on the one hand, the pathways in a functional way for pedestrian passage and, on the other, to create an evocative and scenic atmosphere with light points strategically distributed over the entire surface of the garden.
Stake, the floor marker lamp for illuminating the walkway to the entrance of the building, was chosen in the Ardesia Black Pillar texture, a slate colour that blends perfectly with the grey, ivory and pink cobblestones in the flowerbeds surrounding the driveway. The uniqueness of this garden lamp lies in its construction system: a filiform vertical LED light source only 4mm thick is embedded in an Aisi316L stainless steel core that is then integrated into the natural stone. The splendour of the natural Ardesia (Slate) also reveals itself with the passage of time, when it will tend to release rust-coloured facets that will make the living environment even more unique.
The Menhir di Luce complemented the technical lighting of Stakes by highlighting naturalistic details and decorating the garden with their natural shapes and scenic design. Cross and Soft, the two models chosen, differ in size and in the number of light levels, from one to two, emphasising the details of the vegetation and completely blending in with the surrounding nature.
Finally, Menhir Sound Pro completed the magic by bringing music outdoor. Thanks to its integrated audio diffusion system, Sound Pro exploits the technology of an acoustic lens combined with a woofer, allowing music to be heard en-plein-air in a powerful and accurate way via Wi-Fi: reproducing and managing music via Smartphone App is very easy and allows to use everyone’s favourite music services, such as Spotify, Apple Music, etc… For a unique product like Sound Pro, a unique texture was chosen: fossil wood, a section of a real wood trunk, from the Amazon, which has been petrified over the millennia to such an extent that it is now one of the most resistant natural materials.
Taking advantage of LED technology, Stake and Menhirs guarantee low consumption, energy efficiency and minimal maintenance as they are resistant to all weather conditions.
PROJECT: Essenze di Luce
PRODUCTS: Stake, Soft and Cross, Menhir Sound Pro
CREDITS: Luca Defant Photographer