The STORY post top luminaire combines cutting-edge LED innovation with the timeless appeal of a traditional lantern, creating a lighting solution that enhances both the beauty and functionality of urban environments. With its refined four-sided silhouette, STORY seamlessly blends into both modern and historical settings, making it ideal for city streets, residential areas, squares, parks, and public spaces. Its balance of classic aesthetics and modern technology allows it to complement a wide range of architectural styles while providing reliable, high-quality lighting performance.
At the heart of STORY’s success lies AEC Illuminazione’s latest LED technology, which ensures exceptional efficiency and superior visual comfort. The fixture incorporates precision-engineered aluminum optics that eliminate glare, ensuring comfortable visibility and safety for pedestrians and drivers alike. The result is a luminaire that not only saves energy but also enhances the overall experience of the urban landscape.
One of STORY’s defining attributes is its dual optical system, offering two advanced solutions to meet diverse lighting needs: HYPER COMFORT and TRIO. The HYPER COMFORT optic has been meticulously designed to eliminate glare entirely, emitting light in a soft, diffuse manner rather than a direct beam. This is achieved through the use of frosted glass and carefully controlled luminance, ensuring a visually relaxing environment that maintains both brightness and clarity. This system is ideal for urban parks, pedestrian pathways, and green spaces where comfort and atmosphere are as important as visibility.
In contrast, the TRIO optic is a modular, high-efficiency lighting system developed by AEC’s internal optical department. It is specifically engineered for urban and street applications requiring higher performance, uniform distribution, and maximum light quality. Together, the HYPER COMFORT and TRIO systems make STORY a versatile luminaire capable of meeting both aesthetic and technical demands across different urban contexts.
AEC Illuminazione places great emphasis on visual comfort, recognizing that urban lighting must not only illuminate but also enhance human perception and safety. Properly designed light allows people to move through public spaces without visual disturbance, creating environments that are both safe and inviting. The introduction of HYPER COMFORT optics represents a major step forward in addressing glare reduction and overall visual well-being.
Beyond optical design, STORY integrates AEC’s smart lighting capabilities, supporting a wide range of control and management options. These include DALI digital interfaces, wireless single-point communication, and NEMA or Zhaga connectivity for future-proof plug-and-play upgrades. Such flexibility enables remote management and real-time adjustment of luminous flux, reducing energy consumption while maintaining optimal system performance.
Built with durability and reliability in mind, the STORY luminaire features a die-cast aluminum body compliant with UNI EN1706 standards and powder-coated for long-lasting corrosion resistance. The optical assembly is made from 99.85% pure aluminum with a 99.95% vacuum-sealed surface finish, ensuring high reflection efficiency. Its 5mm flat tempered satin glass screen adds elegance while diffusing light gently and evenly. The fixture maintains IP66 protection and IK08 impact resistance, making it suitable for all-weather outdoor environments.
The luminaire supports multiple mounting configurations, including a post-top option compatible with Ø60mm or Ø76mm poles, as well as a suspended bracket variant. Designed for easy maintenance, STORY includes removable and replaceable LED modules and a detachable gear tray. It operates reliably across temperatures from -40°C to +50°C, with an integrated on-load switch, cable management system, and optional surge protection up to 10kV.
Combining refined design, precision optics, and intelligent control, STORY represents a perfect synthesis of tradition and innovation. It enriches the visual character of cities while enhancing comfort, safety, and efficiency—making it an ideal choice for communities seeking lighting that contributes both technologically and aesthetically to the quality of urban life.
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