“Good lighting design turns a house into a home. It enhances the interior design and
architecture and should be designed to reflect how the resident lives in the space. A
house can have the most beautiful interior design and stunning architecture, but if the
lighting is wrong it simply won’t feel like a home.” – Studio N Lighting (London/Dubai)
Good lighting is critical in bringing together all the different components of a project to life – everything that all the professionals do for the project will be for naught if the lighting (and also, the controls) isn’t done well. Think about the color schemes that the interior designer uses; the different construction techniques and materials the architect and trades use; and what about all of the audio/video/security/etc. components that the Integrator carefully plans and brings together? All of the aforementioned work and vision will be much less satisfactory without good lighting.
What do we mean by good lighting? It is lighting that is thoughtful, carefully planned and coordinated, utilizes high-quality and well-controlled fixtures. And in the end – good lighting should be something that is just experienced in the space, and some would
argue, not even noticed.
Generally speaking, you should strive to provide as many different layers (or zones) of light in a space as possible. This type of lighting design makes a space modular and allows for many different ways of using that space. Take the family room or living room, for instance; this space may be used for watching movies, family game night, weekend sports events, or just relaxing with friends and family after a meal. All of these activities will probably require different light levels in the space. The more layers of light you have, the more you are able to tailor the space to the activity or individuals using it.
Want to lean more about why good lighting is important? Join us September 5th at 1:30 pm in Denver for the Technology Designer Magazine Day of Discovery conference, and our special presentation of An Introduction to Integrated Lighting.
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