ᐅ Lighting Design for Hallway and Cloakroom

Hello everyone,

we are currently working on the lighting plan for the hallway in our new build.

Some facts:
- Hallway combined with a cloakroom
- Straight open staircase
- Clear ceiling height 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in), which will be lowered by 4-5 cm (1.5-2 inches) to install recessed spotlights

We are currently planning the following types of lighting (marked with different colors in the sketch):
- Green: up-and-down wall lights, exact model not yet chosen
- Yellow: LED ceiling spotlights from Luxvenum with a 120° beam angle, 3000 K, dimmable, approx. 400 lumens
- Red: pendant lamp hanging from the upper floor ceiling to illuminate the staircase (see picture below)
- Blue: recessed wall downlights on every third stair step

Our questions:
- What is your opinion on our plan? What would you do differently?
- Is the number of LED ceiling spotlights sufficient? Do we need two additional spotlights in the entrance area?

Sketch:

If the blue lights are switched separately (we like to use the stair lights mostly as step lighting), I would place the first light on the second step so that the step’s beginning is more visible. We never place our lights directly on the step itself but always on the edge between two steps, so that two steps are always illuminated optimally. We have one light every three steps. If they are hung high enough, that is sufficient. For us, this is 35 cm (14 inches).

Spotlight at the staircase, centered relative to the stairs.
The row in front of the wardrobe does not look centered.