ᐅ Room Layout Planning – But How? Challenges in Certain Spaces
Created on: 25 Feb 2019 21:41
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Grantlhaua
Hello everyone,
I’m currently thinking about our plan for the recessed spotlights and am having trouble making progress.
Ground floor hallway: I’m not happy with the transition between the different “hallway sections.”
Upper floor hallway: The area behind the beam still needs to be integrated sensibly. Is there even enough light?
Basement hallway: Is the arrangement okay like this? Is the lighting sufficient?
Bedroom spotlights: The bed will be placed against the wall at the bottom of the picture with two pendant lamps hanging from the ceiling as bedside lamps. Do I even need 4 spotlights, or would maybe 3 in a row on the opposite wall be enough?
At the moment, I can’t find any solutions without covering all the rooms with spotlights...
Maybe someone has better ideas.
I’m currently thinking about our plan for the recessed spotlights and am having trouble making progress.
Ground floor hallway: I’m not happy with the transition between the different “hallway sections.”
Upper floor hallway: The area behind the beam still needs to be integrated sensibly. Is there even enough light?
Basement hallway: Is the arrangement okay like this? Is the lighting sufficient?
Bedroom spotlights: The bed will be placed against the wall at the bottom of the picture with two pendant lamps hanging from the ceiling as bedside lamps. Do I even need 4 spotlights, or would maybe 3 in a row on the opposite wall be enough?
At the moment, I can’t find any solutions without covering all the rooms with spotlights...
Maybe someone has better ideas.
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Grantlhaua25 Feb 2019 22:26ypg schrieb:
There was a time before recessed lights, and there will be a time after them as well. Thankfully, some people have already reached that stage 😉
For example, install a nice ceiling light in the bedroom (no, nothing outdated) or a modern double spotlight in the center. The same applies to the hallway.
This overdoing of fully plastering the ceiling with spots can be excessive.The problem is that we just don’t like any ceiling lights, and when we do find one we like, it costs more than an entire floor of recessed lights.... Therefore, we want to use recessed lights as much as possible.
The spacing feels somewhat large.
The illumination depends on the beam angle.
At 40°, you are looking at about 1.70 m (5.6 feet) distance.
How bright it is also depends on the type of spotlight used.
I like using spotlights as general lighting even though it’s not as trendy anymore. Also in other rooms. Plus some accent lighting.
On the ground floor, I find the transition poor. Better to continue the row and plan further from there.
The illumination depends on the beam angle.
At 40°, you are looking at about 1.70 m (5.6 feet) distance.
How bright it is also depends on the type of spotlight used.
I like using spotlights as general lighting even though it’s not as trendy anymore. Also in other rooms. Plus some accent lighting.
On the ground floor, I find the transition poor. Better to continue the row and plan further from there.
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hampshire25 Feb 2019 23:54That won’t work. If you want good lighting, first consider what kind of light you need and want in each area. Then base the positioning, beam characteristics, light quantity, intensity, color temperature, and color rendering index on that.
Since you equate recessed ceiling lights with spotlights, I assume you have limited prior knowledge. Have a professional explain the principles to you using examples and experience the parameters firsthand. That way, you will be able to ask the right questions.
Since you equate recessed ceiling lights with spotlights, I assume you have limited prior knowledge. Have a professional explain the principles to you using examples and experience the parameters firsthand. That way, you will be able to ask the right questions.
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Grantlhaua26 Feb 2019 06:07hampshire schrieb:
That won’t work. If you want good lighting, first think about which type you need and where. Then decide the placement, beam angle, amount of light, intensity, color temperature, and color rendering index accordingly.I want to create a certain baseline brightness everywhere that can also be dimmed. Atmospheric lighting will then be provided by floor and wall lamps.
To be honest, lighting has never been an important factor for me; as I said, I just want to establish a certain basic brightness in the rooms.
Are you building with a general contractor or managing the electrical work through individual contracts?
It would definitely help if you looked at different types of spotlights.
Personally, I prefer a color temperature of 3000 K.
One more note: inexpensive LED spotlights often are not dimmable and have poor color rendering.
Since lighting design isn’t your main focus, I would suggest checking out Voltus.
They offer a good price-performance ratio. I have seen their products in person. You can expect to pay around 100€ per spotlight (depending on the fixture and power supply).
When it comes to lighting, there is really no upper limit on costs...
It would definitely help if you looked at different types of spotlights.
Personally, I prefer a color temperature of 3000 K.
One more note: inexpensive LED spotlights often are not dimmable and have poor color rendering.
Since lighting design isn’t your main focus, I would suggest checking out Voltus.
They offer a good price-performance ratio. I have seen their products in person. You can expect to pay around 100€ per spotlight (depending on the fixture and power supply).
When it comes to lighting, there is really no upper limit on costs...
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Grantlhaua26 Feb 2019 06:42rick2018 schrieb:
Are you building with a general contractor or subcontracting the electrical work? It’s subcontracted.
rick2018 schrieb:
One more tip: cheap LED spots are often not dimmable and have poor color rendering. Well, in the hallway or basement I’d definitely want to use cheaper spots anyway (I don’t necessarily need dimming there).
rick2018 schrieb:
These have a good price-performance ratio. I’ve seen them in person. You end up at around 100€ per spot (depending on housing and power supply). I’ve seen those too and they might be interesting for the living room and similar areas.
But that doesn’t solve the problem with placement, since we have to order the ceilings soon 🙁