Pont Sant'Elmo
Urban & Landscape
La Valette | Malte
2012
Conception architecturale
Main Contractor: Vassallo Builders Limited - Bridge Designer and Engineer: Arenas & Asociados - Local Architect and Civil Engineer: Bezzina & Cole
Targetti illuminates St. Elmo Bridge in La Valletta, Malta
The lighting of St. Elmo pedestrian bridge in La Valletta, Malta, is part of the large requalification project of the Grand Harbour that also included the reconstruction of the bridge, destroyed during the Second World War, as one of the most important interventions even from a symbolic point of view. St. Elmo Fort, which gives its name to the bridge, was the theatre of numerous battles, indeed, and represents for Maltese people an emblem of national identity.
The structure of the present bridge, entirely built in Spain and then transported on site, weighs over 190 tons. Vassallo Builders and Bezzina & Cole Architects followed the development and coordination of the project, while the lighting design bears the signature of Anthony Magro for Calleja Ltd.
The lighting primarily aims at guaranteeing the safety of passers-by during the evening and night hours and interests both the real footbridge and the staircases at its ends, with an average minimum illumination of 15lux. It is possible to turn lighting on or off every day either by hand or automatically by a photocell, or at otherwise programmed hours.
