Villandry

The Château de Villandry is a complex that intimately combines architecture and gardens, located 15 km west of Tours.

The last of the great palaces built on the banks of the Loire in the 16th century, the Château de Villandry, brings a final touch to the research of the First French Renaissance while foreshadowing the achievements of Ancy-le-Franc and Écouen.

The current gardens of the Château de Villandry are the result of a patient reconstruction carried out in 1906 by Doctor Joachim Carvallo from old plates and texts by the architect Jacques Androuet du Cerceau, dealing at the time with a typical Renaissance garden of the 16th century.

A study of new lighting was requested to replace the old halogen projectors, which are not standard in museography, with LED projectors.
I chose the range of LED projectors from the RAMO company which perfectly matches the highlighting of paintings, sculptures,
different decors and new museum lighting standards. No heat or ultraviolet.
Each projector has different skills that allow for precise or wider lighting depending on the objects or places to be illuminated.
In rooms of listed castles, spotlights must be as discreet as possible. This is why they are available in colors that allow them to disappear from public view.

Michel Bonnat – Lighting Designer

Places

Large exhibition gallery
White painted spotlights, white ceiling
Tenor: profile projector, allows you to frame the light inside the painting
Opus: focusable projector, allows the luminous flux to be varied in width
Stef: 15°- 25°- 40° fixed flux projector for larger surfaces

Temporary exhibition gallery
Spotlights painted in light oak on oak beam
Opus: focusable projector, for variable wall lighting depending on the objects

Yellow Room
White painted spotlights, white ceiling
Tenor: allows you to frame the light inside the painting
Tango: LED ramp projector for wall lighting

lighting