2023
LUXURY WATCH
BOUTIQUE
MILAN
In one of the most historic landmarks of the Lombard capital, the 19th-century iron-and-glass arcade of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, a new chapter unfolds. Among some of the most luxurious boutiques, a prestigious watch showroom just opened, proposing sophisticated immersive shopping experience.
Metis Lighting was integral part of the restoration intervention by ACPV ARCHITECTS, aimed at honoring the unique stylistic codes of the place, yet expressing the retail experience according to the strong individuality of the company. Lighting contributes with attentive sensitivity to this harmonious synergistic synthesis, sapiently finding and calibrating the most appropriate, specific hues and intensities to celebrate with atmospheric relevance the architecture narrative and the experience of users.
Three levels, tailored to customer needs, define the exclusive space, reserved to specific functions. The ground floor, dedicated to the exposition area, welcomes with the appeal of an elegant, inviting ambiance orchestrated on pale tones. A majestic, custom-made blown glass chandelier, designed specifically for the brand and realized in collaboration with experienced artisans, towers with great impact suspended above a display table in geometric resonance, magnifying with suffused, focused glow the iconic pieces featured.
Crafted linear light sources, hidden and integrated into the ceiling’s folds, complemented by few directed spotlights, provide without any glaring effects a visual scale and multi-layered reading key of the almost monochromatic environment.
The lighting design outlines the overall fluidity of the interior layout, suggesting visual continuity and highlighting the vertical flow of the experiential journey.
From a ceiling razor-sharp cut, an uninterrupted luminous stripe indirectly lightens the wall and accompanies the uniform smooth clear terrazzo surface of the staircase and adjacent wall, exalting the verticality of the space as well as the graphic sculptural features and purity of the clean lines in juxtaposition with a sumptuous walnut boiserie.
In the exclusive lounge, at the upper floor, lighting accepts the challenging role of enhancing the space, brought back to the original splendor by an extensive restoration.
A thin metal structure reframes the contours of the vaulted ceiling, hosting the lighting fixtures: hidden tracks in concert with adjustable projectors strategically stress the artistic patrimony, emphasizing with diffuse and focused light original frescos, geometries, and floral motifs of the terrazzo flooring.
Technical Note
This project was developed in BIM method
CUSTOM MADE LIGHT FIXTURE
Concept ACPV ARCHITECTS
Design and Engineering Metis Lighting
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