Hi!
The electrician from our general contractor recommended hiring a lighting designer. He “just happens” to know someone for that.
I think having a lighting plan does make sense. However, I’ve seen very different prices. Some offer a fixed price, while others charge according to HOAI (Official Scale of Fees for Services by Architects and Engineers)...
Do you have any recommendations on which pricing model to prefer and what to look out for?
The electrician says the lighting designer should do the planning and then he will handle the installation. On the other hand, there are also lighting designers who not only provide the planning service but also sell the luminaires and want to carry out the installation themselves.
Please share your experiences on this topic.
The electrician from our general contractor recommended hiring a lighting designer. He “just happens” to know someone for that.
I think having a lighting plan does make sense. However, I’ve seen very different prices. Some offer a fixed price, while others charge according to HOAI (Official Scale of Fees for Services by Architects and Engineers)...
Do you have any recommendations on which pricing model to prefer and what to look out for?
The electrician says the lighting designer should do the planning and then he will handle the installation. On the other hand, there are also lighting designers who not only provide the planning service but also sell the luminaires and want to carry out the installation themselves.
Please share your experiences on this topic.
Personally, I wouldn’t spend any money on that, as you usually know best yourself where lighting is needed. You know where dressers, cabinets, etc., will be placed and where you would like to have light. I once visited a house that had lighting design for 600 euros and couldn’t see what was so special about it. It’s up to each individual to decide whether they need something like that.
Best regards
Sabine
Best regards
Sabine
R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:
I think it’s better when the people who plan the project also carry it out. Otherwise, it often ends in mutual blame. No, the fact that the architect neither lays bricks nor does carpentry doesn’t harm the houses.
R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:
Otherwise, pure planning is extremely valuable because it is done in the client’s financial interest, not in the financial interest of the planner, seller, or installer. Exactly. Since 1991, my profession has been pure planning (in telecommunications, not housing), without any sales interest involved.
There are increasingly more things—especially with the general trend towards high-tech—whose complexity specialized consultants “recommend.” Even highly skilled technicians often aren’t good writers or lack the motivation to do so. The days when lighting was just “on or off” are over. As a result, more and more electrical systems are becoming electronic. Many electricians are not really equipped for this and can only sell what’s in their wholesaler’s catalog, but if planned properly by a specialist, they could still install it perfectly.
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readytorumble2 Oct 2017 18:27Why should a lighting designer know better where YOU need light than you do yourself?!
I wouldn’t spend a single cent on that.
When it comes to spotlights, it’s important to read up a bit to ensure the spacing isn’t too close or too far apart. Additionally, the light color and brightness should be considered (living room may require different lighting than the bathroom...).
I wouldn’t spend a single cent on that.
When it comes to spotlights, it’s important to read up a bit to ensure the spacing isn’t too close or too far apart. Additionally, the light color and brightness should be considered (living room may require different lighting than the bathroom...).
readytorumble schrieb:
Why should a lighting designer know better where YOU need light than you do?! No, they can’t, and that’s not their job either. You need a lighting designer so that no one mistakes a Schiele for a Kandinsky just because it’s lit incorrectly. Or, more simply: to prevent a large, single-colored surface from looking blotchy due to uneven lighting (this applies to lilac or lavender walls as well as to orange or lime-colored ones – and of course to Yves Klein blue).
Here, I think you can do without a lighting designer in the traditional sense, but it does make sense to plan the lighting with regard to the interaction of placement and control.
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