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from Architectural SSL - November 2021
by Buildings & Construction Group
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A Luminous Musical Symphony
Installation invokes ambient landscaping combining light and music.
Visitors who attended the “Creative Connections” exhibit at the University of Milan during Milan Design Week were greeted by an art installation named Transsensorial Gateway, designed by a team at Network of Architecture (noa*).
“Human-centered architecture aims to enhance beneficial interactions between humans and buildings by putting them at the center of the design process,” explains noa* partner Andreas Profanter. “The 34 structural light beams, which range in height from 8 to 13 ft., are made of stainless steel and coated with mirror to amplify the presence of the people in the space around them. The light beams are positioned so that they open up forming a crown of lights on either side of the entrance. The light reacts to the presence of visitors and, at the same time, interprets the way they relate to each other.”
In the development of Transsensorial Gateway, Profanter and his team focused on how abstract forms, light and sound can be used to enhance the user experience. The architects collaborated with lighting design and production resource, EWO. Ebner Film + Music developed the sound system customized for this project. Sensors adjust sound and light levels based on the number and movements of the visitors in the space, controlling intensity, color, modulation and music.
“The installation consists of two symmetrical wings comprising of 17 vertical stems which house a variable number of ewoLightTile lightguiding panels,” explains Hannes Wohlgemuth, CEO of EWO. Every anti-glare light-guiding panel utilizes eight LEDs for each color element of the RGBW array, the model on which the lighting unit is based. “Overall, there are 32 LEDs per unit, to define a chromatic curve by combining the various luminous emissions from the LEDs through appropriate polarization in intensity and color.” Maximum luminous intensity for each color is approximately 120 lm. Electrical power ranges from 1 to 10W depending on the intensity set for each unit.
Ebner Film + Music synchronized sound with the lighting. On each frontal stem, sensors check for the presence of people at a distance of zero and 10 ft., measuring the time of flight of light (ToF) on a wavelength in the infrared spectrum. Ebner developed the filters and loops capable of translating the data detected by the sensors and generating sounds.
Architect Profanter described the project as a prime example of ambient landscaping that stimulates the senses through light and music to enhance the spatial experience. “The installation speaks a design language that reaches multiple human senses,” says Profanter. •
