20 January 2009
Lighting plays an important role in the design of a visual environment, for both interior and exterior space. Lightings can be used to defining spaces, forms, and movements, and give a spirit for its environment.
When a lighting designer arrange a lighting design concepts for an interior space, there are many things that should be consider such as character of that interior space, function of room, visual comfort, etc. Lighting designer consider not only a functional but also an aesthetic factors in harmony with interior design.
After design concept phase, lighting designer should determine some lighting design approach to execute his/her concept through light sources and interior lighting fixtures. The appropriate light sources and interior lighting fixtures will produce a visual condition that supporting interior design. Choosing light sources will determines light color, light intensity, efficiency (lumen per wattage), and functional life. Every light sources produces different light color rendering and have different efficiency. HID (high intensity discharge) lamps have good color rendering and moderate efficiency, on the other hand, HPS (high pressure sodium) lamps have worse color rendering but great efficiency.
Interior lighting fixtures are available in a wide variety of types, each intended to fulfil different lighting requirements and depends on interior design concept that designed by interior designer. The same light distributions can be achieved with different lighting fixtures.
Choosing interior lighting fixtures will determines some factors like:
1. light distribution
(direct light, indirect light, semi direct light, semi indirect light, and diffuse)
2. light pattern (according to its angle)
3. luminaire performance (according to fixtures design)
4. installation process and lighting maintenance
The choice depends on whether the fixtures are to be a design feature in their own right, or whether an integrative design approach is being followed. Compared to fixtures that are permanently mounted (particularly for recessed lamps) track-mounted fixtures offer a higher degree of flexibility and indeed moveable. When we choose ceilling recessed downlight or pendant downlight for an interior space, that will give some influences for the space. Ceilling recessed downlight create more spacious space and clean ceilling than pendant downlight, but no flexibility for its arrangement. In the other hand, pendant downlight make a space more tight and crowded. (infinity space)
When a lighting designer arrange a lighting design concepts for an interior space, there are many things that should be consider such as character of that interior space, function of room, visual comfort, etc. Lighting designer consider not only a functional but also an aesthetic factors in harmony with interior design.
After design concept phase, lighting designer should determine some lighting design approach to execute his/her concept through light sources and interior lighting fixtures. The appropriate light sources and interior lighting fixtures will produce a visual condition that supporting interior design. Choosing light sources will determines light color, light intensity, efficiency (lumen per wattage), and functional life. Every light sources produces different light color rendering and have different efficiency. HID (high intensity discharge) lamps have good color rendering and moderate efficiency, on the other hand, HPS (high pressure sodium) lamps have worse color rendering but great efficiency.
Interior lighting fixtures are available in a wide variety of types, each intended to fulfil different lighting requirements and depends on interior design concept that designed by interior designer. The same light distributions can be achieved with different lighting fixtures.
Choosing interior lighting fixtures will determines some factors like:
1. light distribution
(direct light, indirect light, semi direct light, semi indirect light, and diffuse)
2. light pattern (according to its angle)
3. luminaire performance (according to fixtures design)
4. installation process and lighting maintenance
The choice depends on whether the fixtures are to be a design feature in their own right, or whether an integrative design approach is being followed. Compared to fixtures that are permanently mounted (particularly for recessed lamps) track-mounted fixtures offer a higher degree of flexibility and indeed moveable. When we choose ceilling recessed downlight or pendant downlight for an interior space, that will give some influences for the space. Ceilling recessed downlight create more spacious space and clean ceilling than pendant downlight, but no flexibility for its arrangement. In the other hand, pendant downlight make a space more tight and crowded. (infinity space)
3 Comments:
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January 22, 2009 at 6:39 AM
very helpfull article, thanksJanuary 25, 2009 at 7:44 PMthanks andyFebruary 11, 2009 at 11:59 AMI see all your feed back on Interior Lighting and it appears like some of you are looking for more designs.
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