© traverso-vighy Architetti . Published on June 20, 2008.

This project, designed in regards to the Spidi showroom spaces and dining facility, was created to express the value of quality, design and research in the field of materials science which is closely tied to the company’s image.

© traverso-vighy Architetti . Published on June 20, 2008.

The showroom was devised as a protective “case” for Spidi samples: a light and long structure made of steel and glass characterized by perfectly uniform lighting through a combination of natural and artificial light designed for the company’s photographic services. The colors and materials used (iron, stainless steel, glass and fabric) are intentionally homogenous and monochromatic to highlight the product on exhibit.

© traverso-vighy Architetti . Published on June 20, 2008.

The showroom’s prefabricated structure is made up of a series of portals whose transversal section was created to optimize the uniformity of natural light in the internal spaces. Light enters the area through a ceiling made of select frosted glass in which 40% of visible radiation penetrates and then becomes diffused by the SPI canvas. In between the glass and diffusing canvas, along the structure’s steel section, a series of pairs of flourescent lamps with various color tones are mounted. The combination of the pairs of lamps and the natural light is controlled by a system of sensors and unique software that allows for a quantitative and qualitative integration of natural light.

© traverso-vighy Architetti . Published on June 20, 2008.

© traverso-vighy Architetti . Published on June 20, 2008.

© traverso-vighy Architetti . Published on June 20, 2008.

© traverso-vighy Architetti . Published on June 20, 2008.

© traverso-vighy Architetti . Published on June 20, 2008.

© traverso-vighy Architetti . Published on June 20, 2008.

© traverso-vighy Architetti . Published on June 20, 2008.

© traverso-vighy Architetti . Published on June 20, 2008.

© traverso-vighy Architetti . Published on June 20, 2008.

© traverso-vighy Architetti . Published on June 20, 2008.