“St Elizabeth” Roman Catholic Church
This representative monument for the city of Aiud, Romania, is located in Piața Cuza Vodă, vis a vis the eastern wall of the medieval fortress. The Architectural Lighting for the Roman Catholic Church “Saint Elizabeth of Hungary” implemented by the municipality aimed to design lighting using sustainable fixtures with low energy consumption and long life. In short, it was desired to implement LED architectural lighting for superior light quality and low costs. As part of the same regionally funded project, the lighting of the Orthodox Cathedral of the Three Hierarchs in the centre of the city was included.
Galaxy 4
Galaxy 10 1m
Linea N
Helios
History
The building was built between 1728 and the middle of the 18th century by the monks of the minor order. The tower was initially raised to the level of the roof, being elevated in 1896.
Architecture
The place of worship belongs to the baroque ecclesiastical architecture, a sober, classicized variant.
The main facade is the most visible, the sides being attached to other buildings.
On the main facade are two niches with semicircular joints, in which the statues of two saints are positioned: St. Istvan and St. Laszlo.
Architectural Lighting for Roman Catholic Church
We tried to mark the verticality of the building by emphasizing various architectural elements such as stacked pilasters, the metal roof, the details in the triangular pediment, and of course, the monumental vessels of Empire inspiration at the ends. For all this, lighting fixtures from the Galaxy series were used. This project also includes luminaires from the Linea series and the Helios series. I placed a Helios projector in the unglazed window to accentuate the edges.
The choice of colour temperature for the entire facade was made based on the building’s context, characteristics and materials.
But during all this time, the goal of the project, namely the reduction of energy consumption, was especially taken into account. A small number of 24W Galaxy projectors were used, the rest having much lower powers.
In addition, the implementation of this project also helped to create a more pleasant atmosphere in the city centre, making it more attractive for both tourists and locals.