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RCO lighting tools feature in one of the most
dramatic museum projects this year. The
lighting supplied by the company for the ex-
hibition and outdoor areas of the new
Fondazione
Prada
in Milan demonstrates how sophisticated
lighting solutions are implemented efficiently in
visionary museums.
The expansive complex, designed by Dutch
star architect and Pritzker Architecture Prize win-
ner Rem Koolhaas (OMA, Rotterdam), arose from
the transformation of a distillery dating back to
around 1910, in the south of Milan. The exteriors
and the exhibition spaces of the
Fondazione Prada
are equipped with a range of Erco LED lighting
tools. These were selected by the cultural founda-
tion, spearheaded by Miuccia Prada and Patrizio
Bertelli with consistent support from Erco,
as a result of many years of experience in
museum lighting. The lighting tools offer
an ideal solution for the varied and com-
plex lighting tasks required in a museum
context – with a not untypical combination
of uniform, glare-free ambient lighting and
exact accent lighting for prized exhibits.
In the ‘Podium’ that forms the central
museum section of the
Fondazione Prada
with
glass façades on three sides, Parscan spotlights,
Ancient bronzes and
marble sculptures in
avant-garde
ambience