Lighting

Types of lighting
NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL
Natural Light

 Provided by the
sun
 Makes color
sharper and
brighter
 Generates a
feeling of well
being
Natural Light

 Controlled by the
following factors
 Windows
 Size
 Number
 Arrangement
 Window treatments
 Placement of rooms
Natural Light

 Gives objects
warm flattering
tones
 Strong sunlight
may produce
harsh shadows
and reflection
Artificial Light
 Predictable and
controllable
 3 sources
 Incandescent

 Halogen

 fluorescent
 Incandescent

 Produced when
electricity passes
through a fine
tungsten filament
Incandescent

 Light is yellow
giving the room a
yellow cast
 Fluorescent
 Electricity released
through a mercury
vapor in a tube
 Ultraviolet light gives a
blue cast to rooms
 Halogen
 Represent the
newest category
of lighting on the
market
 Casts a bright,
white light
Lighting Applications
CEILING
WALL
FLOOR AND TABLE LAMPS
General Lighting
 Provides a
comfortable, even
level of brightness
throughout a room
Lighting Fixtures

 Structural
(architectural)
 Portable (non-
architectural)
Ceiling Luminaries
 Direct Lighting

 Strong
illumination
 Creates sharp
contrasts
 Can create eye
strain
Indirect Lighting

 Focused on an
intermediate
surface and
reflects back into
the room
 Diffused, with less
contrast and softer
shadows
Recessed Lighting

 Small circular lights

that are installed in
the ceiling
 Direct lighting
downward or
angle it toward an
area or object
Cornice

 Mounted at the
intersection of a ceiling
and a wall, washing the
wall in light to provide a
reflected light to the
room
 Task Lighting
 Helps people
perform specific
tasks
 Bright but not
harsh, free from
distracting glare

Soffit Lights- effective

task lights, the
underside of the soffit is
sometimes covered
with a diffusing panel
 Track Lighting
 Mounted on a
metal strip that
allows fixtures to be
placed anywhere
along the strip
 May be swiveled or
rotated
 May be built in
during or after Allows for
construction
great variety
Suspended Luminaries

 Can provide
general and direct
lighting
 Can be hung well
below the ceiling
 Often adjustable
in height
Wall Luminaries
Strip Lighting

 A series of bulbs
mounted together
in a line
 Valances and Brackets
Valances
 Placed directly above windows,
 Provide direct and indirect lighting
 Emphasize the window treatments
 Bounce light off the ceiling and into
the room

Brackets
 Like valances, but not placed
over windows
 Used for ambient and task
lighting
 High or low on the wall
Coves
 Provide a hidden trough for lighting that is directed
upward
 Used to add a feeling of height or emphasize a vaulted
ceiling
 Much like a Cornice
 Sconces
 Available in many shapes and sizes
 Direct or indirect lighting
 Often used for decorative purposes
 Typically it is one whose glass or shade is directly against the wall
Other Types of lighting
Accent Lighting
 Uses a highly
concentrated
beam of light to
highlight an area
or object
Flush-mounted and
Surface-mounted Fixtures
 Mounted flush with, or on the surface of, wall and
ceiling to provide direct or indirect lighting.
 Fixtures can be removed, wiring is permanent
making it architectural lighting
Safety Lighting

 Used specifically
to keep you free
from harm or injury
Lamps
 Are not a structural
part of the house
 Usually provides task or
accent lighting
 Floor- a tall lamp
placed on the floor
 Table- short,
decorative lamps
placed on a side table
Candles

 Burning wick with

a wax fuel
 Provides mood
and atmosphere
 Can be very
dangerous