Is there a way to create a special lighting for each seat in the house, you can believe it! The choice of the right light passes through the desired effect, and by the function of the room – and, for the more subtle that it seems the decision, know that any change can make all the difference in the environment (both aesthetically and functionally talking). “The lighting creates scenarios. When you do a project, the question is not only to illuminate, but also to promote outline in some detail the room or to transmit sensations such as warmth, for places of tranquility, or focus, to work sites”, explains the architect and city planner Patricia Otranto.
Everything varies according to the purpose, but doing it right usually does not have much mystery: the kitchen needs enough light; in the living room, the idea is to achieve a friendly atmosphere; the rooms, indirect lighting is the most noted; and in offices, the good is to focus the lighting in some main points, such as the location of the use of the computer or the desktop. In the external area, the logic is a little different: because the floodlights are only to the night, the priority should be to illuminate to enhance visibility. “The not be that the goal is to create a decoration for the landscaping – there, yes, a special lighting must be designed,” adds Patricia.
Whenever you can, abuse the light of the sun: it is better for their health, economy and sustainability. Some places require artificial illumination 24 hours per day and do not allow the use of natural lighting (be it by location in the house or even be a room without windows), but the ideal is that it be used only at night. In these cases, it is important to pay attention to the efficiency and life of the lamps chosen for the environment.
About the efficiency:a whole lamp emits heat – some more, others less. It is accurate, inclusive, govern the choice of the lamp and the positioning of it in the environment with care not to heat it too much. For this, the rule is simple: prefer lamps that have higher efficiency, emit less heat (which also generates an important energy saving). In this aspect, the LED’s are the best options.
About color:a light yellow allows you to see all the actual colors of an environment (and is more relaxing), while the white lights the best (and is exciting). For this reason, lamps yellow are indicated for the composition of living rooms, bedrooms and commercial shops (since they do not change the colors of the products). White, in turn, perform better the function of illuminating kitchens, bathrooms and offices. And an extra hint of the architect Patrícia Otranto: “the secret is to take into consideration the colors of the environment to choose the color of the lamp. This also makes a difference”.
To Patricia, to trust in a professional is the best strategy to avoid lighting inadequate. “Non-professionals who look at a project with different types of lamps tend to find the amount of light an exaggeration when, in fact, are indispensable. It also happens quite the contrary: request to include more lighting points with the same purpose when they are completely unnecessary,” he says.
Another misconception recurring is to choose a lamp thinking that is able to illuminate the room well, but without checking the power of the same. “This is a very common error in bathrooms. It can happen for less or for more. Or is: or the lighting doesn’t meet your paper, or just bothering us. For example: if the environment is all white and the lighting is strong, there is the possibility of causing irritability in who occupies the space”, explains the architect.
Lights or general environments can come from one or more points (in general, rooms are well lit and have more of a point of light). Points of light can be: 1) dichroic lamps with conventional or LED (or halogen lamps of directed focus with a light intensity increased by a reflector of a material dichroic); 2) tape LED is installed in the crown moldings and tears in the plaster; 3) fluorescent lamps, in cases of environments that need to be well illuminated; or (4) designed to receive plafons or fixtures pendulums, complementing your lighting design with light headed and direct.
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