50,000 square metres dedicated to music: Parco della Musica. A huge area designed by Renzo Piano and his team Piano Design Workshop to finally give Rome an Auditorium fit for its traditions.
The shape is that of three giant “scarabs”, three big areas with shops and services, squares, parks, walks and car parks. The lead strips of the roof form a radial pattern and surround the large open-air amphitheatre, the "cavea", designed to accommodate around 3,000 spectators.
Renzo Piano’s idea in terms of the lighting design was to achieve constant visual consistency in the Auditorium’s various areas: a lighting "theme" that would unite the concert halls, the foyer, the corridors, the bars, the offices, the shops, and that would also continue in some way outside.
In all of these environments the aim was to make all technical services such as sound systems, fire-fighting systems, detector and lighting systems as non-invasive as possible.
The solution arrived at by Renzo Piano’s team for the interiors saw the creation of a wooden structure, consisting of cherry wood panels applied to the ceiling inside which a set of component holding rings was placed, all identical but in each case adapted to hold the various technical services, such as lighting.
iGuzzini designed these rings, adapting them to the various functions using Par 30 and Hi Par 30 lamps. These two types of lamps were chosen for two reasons: Par 30 (halogen) lamps allow excellent colour rendering and the possibility of adjusting the light flow, particularly to mark the start of performances with changes in light levels; Hi Par (metal iodide) lamps guarantee the light level necessary for compliance with safety regulations, thanks to their greater efficiency.
A special LED lamp product was created for safety lighting systems on the stairs.

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