Architectural Lighting Design

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:41:31 +0000

To stay on top of today’s increasingly regulated and competitive marketplace of architectural lighting design, you must focus on service beyond customer service. This may sound like an odd thing to say if you are a contractor who takes pride in exceeding client expectations and relies on customer service to win bids. Hear us out for a moment and consider this point of view as well: your service alone to the client will end when the system is finished, and the client will probably hope that you will not have to return with a labor invoice for additional service fees for maintenance and replacements. The type of service they are looking for comes not so much from you (although courtesy and professionalism are always a given in business), but rather equipment and solutions that serve them every evening when the doors close and the lights come on. A system developed along these principles of architectural lighting design is something of an intuitive beast that anticipates expectations on two levels. On one level, it reliably performs without mishap on a consistent basis in accordance with how it is intended to perform. On an entirely different level, superior architectural lighting design anticipates increasingly strict government regulations that increasingly mandate more green technology both in terms of power costs and material builds associated with equipment manufacture. To be a leader in architectural lighting design, you have to think ahead, and you have to install equipment that in spite of its lack of “thinking” ability, behaves as though it can think and satisfies both the client and surrounding community with performance above and beyond what is generally expected. To create this level of excellence, you must take either take extraordinary measures to design an architectural lighting system or work with an exceptional vendor who can offer you some unique and very proprietary support services. Architectural lighting design on the scale that we are talking about requires investing in very expensive software that many smaller companies and freelance contractors simply cannot afford, but desperately require nonetheless to develop site lighting and exterior lighting proposals that simultaneously speak to cost consciousness, governing authorities, employee morale, branding and advertising, and power conservation. Without tools such as this to work out all the math and angles of incidence necessary to determine wattage, voltage, foot candle densities, required LPW, and CRI index, finding the right industrial lighting fixtures for the system at a price your clients can afford and still make you a profit can be like searching for a needle in a haystack in today’s online marketplace of foreign manufactured goods, inflated promises, and endless discount offers on shortcut engineering that costs more money in the long run that it saves in the short term. Consider instead the benefits of working with a vendor like us who has already spent the money on architectural lighting design software so you won’t have to, and who will offer its full functionality to any client at no additional costs to the price of the equipment you buy. If you are a small, privately owned business, you can now compete with large architectural firms and lighting designer powerhouses that previously outcompeted because they had access to resources you lacked. If you are a larger company considering purchasing a suite of programs that will then requiring expanding your staff in a time of cutbacks and recession, don’t. Let our staff assist you with the process of turning conceptual, intuitive architectural lighting design into a scientific, mathematically sound schematic of the actual hardware to be used and the recommended positions of every fixture and lamp in the system. Not only will such a partnership save you time by streamlining the proposal development process, but it will also make your line items more precisely targeted toward the long term objectives of energy code compliance, reduced maintenance and replacement costs, light pollution control, and optimal aesthetic compliments that any client can justifiably and reasonably expect from their investment in architectural lights. When all of these variables are correctly factored into the lighting design equation, the outcome promises reliable service, a compliment to operations and aesthetics, and multiple sources of ROI ranging from savings on power bills to an increase in business resulting from a safer work environment and a more attractive face to the business world.

Contemporary Home Lighting Makes It Complete

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:33:04 +0000

Down the lane, it was Edison who invented the bulb to light up the dark. But with the advent of new techniques and the influence of modern gadgets, a bulb and tube light sounds antique. The modern bulbs and lightning has be titled as Contemporary lightning.

No construction, no work place, no building concept is complete without the perfect lighting to make it look more elegant and sophisticated. The word is contemporary. Now a day you will find companies which specializes in architectural lighting, using different types of light to unite the feel of a project, enhancing its themes and, less interestingly, making it compatible with building standards.

Lighting Makes It Complete

There are many architectural lighting specialists, who will accommodate whatever project you have taken on. Many design concepts for commercial property, specialize in private homes. And some will even show homeowners how to use architectural lighting to change the look and feel of their own residences!

One can work with glass to create contemporary designs, inspired by the natural world, to complement and enhance living and working spaces. This marks its presence with the contemporary and classic lighting, furniture and interiors for people who appreciate the beauty of nature and the subtleties of good design.

Classification Of Contemporary Lighting

Outdoor lights: They are important not only for decorative reasons, but also to improve safety

and security. Wall sconces flanking your front door and post lights on the walkway will brighten the entrance to your home and create a feeling of comfort.

Expand your outdoor entertaining possibilities by adding outdoor lighting to your deck and patio.

A large selection of outdoor lighting from traditional to contemporary lighting styles will ensure that you will be able to find an outdoor fixture to fit your decor.

Indoor lighting: Form + Function’s wide selection of wall sconces makes it possible for you to find the lighting that will suit your style and enhance the ambience of your home.

Our selection includes quality wall sconces for indoor use as well as outdoor wall lights. A chandelier over your dining table can create a soft, warm atmosphere similar to candlelight.

Form + Function offers chandeliers in a wide variety of styles, from contemporary chandeliers for a sleek, modern look, casual/rustic chandeliers for a relaxed feel to traditional and Mission/Arts & Crafts chandeliers for enduring style.

Conclusion:

Express your personal style with lighting and home accessories that make your home special: whimsical switch cover plates, unusual drawer pulls, candleholders that make you want to light a candle every day, and candles that make doing so more affordable.

Add beauty and function to your kitchen and bath with handcrafted pot and towel holders. To light your world of a small dream house one has to accommodate the lively contemporary lights.

By: Allan Wilson

Contemporary Architecture » Design Lighting

Architectural Lighting Design

Contemporary Home Lighting Makes It Complete