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The Importance Of Lighting In An Interior Design Project!
By Shrinivas Vaidya, Fri Dec 9th

Dear Friends,

Light is an essential part of our daily activities. Just like weneed air, water and food to survive we need light in order tofunction efficiently.

Gone are the days when people used to stop working after sunset.The invention of electricity has made life easier and has helpedto improve efficiency.


The use of light in interior spaces greatly affects theenvironment and "mood" inside the space. Here are some of theaspects that can be considered while lighting an interior space.

1) Natural light:

The Sun is the biggest source of light available on our planet.We all are dependant on it. Sunlight is not only required tofunction but is also responsible for biological balance of theEarth. Sunlight also keeps the air clean by killing any possiblebacterial attacks which might be harmful to health.

It is normally assumed that sunlight can penetrate inside aspace for about 7 feet (approximately 20 meters). If thearchitect has taken proper care during planning of thestructure, then sunlight can be a very good and free source oflight.

2) Artificial filler lights:

These types of lights work on electricity and are requiredmostly at the night times. But this is not always true. Thereare some geographical locations where the weather is cloudy formost

 
 
 

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At such times filler lights in the form of fluorescent tubelights. These types of light are used to create the same effectthat the sunlight would create. As the name suggests. thesetypes of lights "fill" the space evenly with light, eliminatingany dark spaces.

3) Special lighting for special spaces:

Special lighting is required at spaces where it is necessary tocreate a "mood" or special "ambience" inside a space. To achievethis use of color is done. Lighting fixtures like spot lightsare used which divert the attention of the crowd at certainfocused areas.

These kind of techniques are also used in commercial showrooms,to enhance the importance of the display areas. If you havevisited car shows, exhibition pavilions, you will see this kindof lighting extensively used.

Special type of lighting requires more number of lightfixtures, because the area they cover is very limited.

4) Extreme lighting: This type of lighting is used in spaceswhere the activities have a special purpose, such as moviestudios, pubs, dance floors, etc.. Here the lighting used can beof movable types, or can have more sophisticated controls suchas intensity, color, movement, controlled through music beats.

The above discussion shows, how the activities happening insidea space directly affect the type of lighting used inside aspace. A properly planned lighting plan can greatly enhance thequality of a space.

I hope this article was useful.

Copyright 2005 Shrinivas Vaidya

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