Piazza Marsilio Ficino
Urban & Landscape
Figline Valdarno (FI) | Italy
2023
Lighting Design
Studio Massimo Iarussi
Photo
Ivan Rossi
Piazza Marsilio Ficino, the beating heart of the city life of Figline Valdarno, is one of the most characteristic medieval squares in the province of Florence in Italy. It born as a market place and various types of architecture blend together in the square: more humble buildings alternate with richly decorated porticoes and facades characterized by elegant balconies. The resulting image is very "democratic", an environment in which no element prevails over the others.
It is precisely this image that guided the concept for the study of the new lighting curated by Studio Massimo Iarussi and realized with the use of Targetti solutions. The lighting project underlined the identifying character of the square by creating a welcoming environment, where people can meet and spend time under a soft, warm and enveloping light. The light intends to make the square perceived and experienced as a whole, as a single large composite architecture: no building stands out compared to the others, no one remains in the shadow, supporting and emphasizing the "democratic" aspect of the square.
To achieve the objective, priority was given to the lighting of the facades, entrusted to JEDI linear luminaires with grazing optics and installed under the eaves along each of the facades. For the lighting of the loggias, existing lanterns equipped with ad hoc refitting LED modules were reused. The LED modules, in addition to providing diffused light to the lantern, direct part of the luminous flux towards the vaults.
