PRESENTATION FOR CONCEPTS ON FAÇADE LIGHTING
Correctly illuminating facades
In urban environments, light promotes public life at night. Cultural institutions, shops and businesses
benefit from a lively nightlife. Impressive facade lighting makes buildings visible in the urban space and
enables orientation. The uniform illumination of facades serves to emphasize landmarks and gives them
a calm presence in the urban space. Light accents on the other hand structure large surfaces and
highlight architectural details such as columns and cornices. Grazing light wall washing is ideal with
facades for highlighting the fine textures of timber and natural stone to create striking reliefs. To avoid
light pollution, good glare control and precise photometrics are important factors when selecting
luminaires. We give you tips on how to strikingly illuminate facades in unison with the needs of both
people and the environment.
From accenting to floodlighting: find the right light distribution
The selection ranges from very narrow to wide distributions. In this way a wide
variety of lighting concepts can be implemented: from the precise accentuation
of small details on a facade with narrow light distributions such as narrow spot
(approx. 8°), spot (approx. 10° to 20°) and flood (approx. 30°) to the uniform
floodlighting of large buildings with light distributions such as wide flood (approx.
50°), extra wide flood (approx. 90°) and wall wash (uniform wall washing). Oval
light distributions such as oval flood (approx. 20° x 60°) are also available and
enable the highlighting of linear facade elements and logos.
Uniformly illuminating an entire façade
Wall washing illuminates facades in a uniform way and emphasises the dimension of
the architecture as a whole. A major advantage in the design of urban spaces is that a
vertical surface creates a high impression of brightness even with low illuminance. For
efficient wall washing with large spacing between luminaires,
Modelling the facade structure with grazing light
Another way to wall wash is by using grazing light. With this method, the details on
facades are emphasized and highlighted by strong shadows. Grazing light is particularly
effective on historical facades with interesting surfaces and reliefs. Facade luminaires
and ground-recessed luminaires are ideal for this purpose
Correct use of light colours and contrasts
Different light colours enhance the nuanced nature of the facade. Warm light colours
such as 3000K are suitable for warm-toned materials such as wood, whilst cooler light
colours such as 4000K are more suitable for cooler surfaces such as exposed concrete.
RGBW luminaires are ideal for scenographic lighting concepts on facades. Different
levels of illuminance also enhance the differentiation of the facade. To render accents
visible we recommend a brightness ratio to the general lighting of 1:5 to 1:10.
Pay attention to the correct handling of light
Especially in outdoor applications, sustainable lighting solutions for ecologically
exemplary applications are imperative to harmonise the needs of people, animals and
plants at night. lighting tools make a significant contribution to this thanks to their
high-precision optics and excellent glare control. They direct the light to exactly where
you need it – without spill light. To completely avoid light pollution, we recommend
that you make sure to correctly align the luminaires so that no light shines into the
night sky. The right brightness also helps to protect the environment. This is why our
luminaires for outdoor applications are dimmable.
Ground, building or mast – from where do you want to illuminate?
The location of luminaire installation is one of the factors determining the lighting
effect. It offers various types of luminaire that illuminate facades from below, above,
near or far. To illuminate facades from the ground, ground-recessed luminaires are a
very elegant solution – the luminaires themselves remain almost invisible whilst only
the effect of the lighting itself is noticed. Ground-recessed luminaires are available in
six different light distributions. Facade luminaires on the other hand function as a
discreet design element on the building and create a magical form of grazing light.
Projectors, floodlights and wall washers with up to seven light distributions allow
mounting in almost any location: on the ground, on the facade, on bollards and on high
masts. Matching accessories enable numerous mounting options.
VIEW OF THE FACADE
LIGHTING UP THE WINDOWS WITH LINEAR LIGHT – OPTION 1
LINEAR SURFACEMOUNT LIGHT
LIGHTING CONCEPT FOR FAÇADE – LIGHTING UP THE EDGE OF THE BUILDING –
OPTION 2
HIGHLIGHTING THE TOP EDGE OF
THE BUILDING CROWN.
LIGHTING CONCEPT FOR FAÇADE – LIGHTING UP THE EDGE OF THE BUILDING –
OPTION 2
LIGHTING CONCEPT FOR FAÇADE – LIGHTING UP THE PILLERS WITH THE PROJECTOR
SURFACEMOUNTED PROJECTOR
WITH NARROW BEAM TO
HIGHLIGHT THE PILLERS
LIGHTING CONCEPT FOR FAÇADE – LIGHTING UP THE EDGE OF THE BUILDING
HIGHLIGHTING THE TOP EDGE OF
THE BUILDING CROWN.
LIGHTING CONCEPT FOR PATHWAY LIGHTING
LIGHTING CONCEPT FOR TREE LIGHTING
LIGHTING CONCEPT FOR ENTRANCE CANOPY LIGHTING
