Symmetrical lights distribute light equally in all directions. Asymmetrical lights concentrate the light in one direction. This is the main difference between symmetrical and asymmetrical lighting. In indoor and outdoor lighting applications, it is extremely important to choose the right light distribution and angle in order to minimize glare, improve...
It is very important to position the lighting fixtures in order to illuminate the streets, roads and pavements correctly. No matter how bright lamps are used, the desired performance cannot be achieved if the lighting fixtures are not properly positioned.
There are two different application models, direct and indirect, for indoor and outdoor lighting. In direct lighting, the light is directed downwards, directly onto the surface to be illuminated. In indirect lighting, the light is directed upwards and reflected from the wall or ceiling.
Light bulbs are generally rated in two different classes, warm white and cool white. Generally, warm white indicates 2700-3000K color temperature range, while cool white represents 6000K-6500K color temperature. Which one should we choose for our houses?
Technological innovations, compliance with standards, the need for resource management and energy efficiency make your projects more complex. This is why planning your lighting projects can become more difficult. Choosing the right lighting design software for your project can offer you significant advantages.
Warehouses are often deprived of natural light and contain high shelves and narrow corridors. Good lighting in warehouses speeds up shipment, makes it easier to distinguish products and helps prevent work accidents. So how to make good warehouse lighting?
Light is one of the our basic needs. New 2021 lighting trends reach beyond simply helping us to see. They follow creative directions with new technologies and combine various materials, colors and shapes.
Every area we enter surrounds us with its walls. They are building elements that limit and divide the space. In interior design, we illuminate the walls sometimes to highlight their texture and color, and sometimes the objects hanging above them. Lighting a wall adds a visual impact to space and...
For a large number of people, shopping malls are not only a group of shops to buy goods but also public places where they can socialize. They are typical multi-functional destinations for regular meetings. To stand out, competing malls need to offer unique facilities and services or unique architecture. In...
Light is always a tool to play with when defining an interior space. It aesthetically enhances the ambiance and gives it character. The effects of the environment we live in depend on the type of lighting. Cove lighting is one of these types as a form of indirect lighting.
Whatever the reason, for vacation or business, leisure or education, people spend some of their time in hotels. Their positive or negative experiences depend on several factors, but the visual impact is the first of them. Lighting plays a leading role in the creation of this attractive visual that visitors...
Interior residential lighting as a part of the interior design reflects the function and the feel of the spaces. Tastes and preferences combined with today’s technics keep changing lighting design. The trick is to create a lighting choreography compatible with users. When a designer achieves this, it will be possible...
Interior lighting is one of the fundamental issues of residential design. The atmosphere of a residence can vary depending on natural light and various types of artificial lighting and where/how they are used. A good lighting design makes the spaces we live in comfortable and functional while at the same...
Lighting Master Plan (LMP) is a crucial discipline describing the main aspects of urban lighting in a city. By this source, it is possible to control and renew or improve the lighting system, which reveals the identity of the city.
The purpose of facade lighting is to transform our buildings, reveal their forms, and add value to the view. By a good lighting design, the aesthetics and beauty of a structure can increase. The character, story and history of the building and its surroundings must be thoroughly understood and studied...
Being able to enjoy your environment day and night is possible. Thanks to the landscape lighting, evening walks, and late activities can stretch out without compromising on safety and fun. A play of shadows and lights brings the architectural elements of your property to the fore, the art of lighting...
In our growing and developing cities, we spend time outside at night as well as during the day. Life continues until the late hours after sunset, and we need lighting to maintain our safe and quality lifetime at night. Outdoor lighting is a part of the landscape and built environment...
Color is one of the principal elements of design and also one of the easiest way to transform a space. The appearance of paint colors continuously changes according to daylight during the day and artificial light characteristics in the evening. As users, we experience the effects of light in our...
Small towns with low population density in different regions of the world are visited by millions of tourists every year. Has urban lighting anything to do with this? Certainly!
People of the modern era spend most of their time in built environments, such as offices, schools, shopping malls, restaurants, showrooms. The physical properties of these indoor spaces have various effects on the users. The most important of these features is lighting.
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