ᐅ Lighting Design for Recessed Ceiling Spots on Ground and Upper Floors
Created on: 24 Mar 2020 12:27
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mambo1988
Hello everyone,
We are currently facing a challenging situation as we need to roughly position the recessed lights for our future house.
Attached are 4 images where we have tried to place the lights as accurately as possible, once with furniture layout and once with measurements.
We would appreciate some feedback so we can finalize this topic.
Rooms with recessed lights are:
Ground floor:
- Living room: These lights are mainly for illumination when cleaning. For dining, there is a regular ceiling light and some corner lights for ambiance. Possibly dimmable for events.
- Kitchen: These are intended to illuminate the work surfaces. The range hood above the kitchen island will have a light as well. On the side wall, there are tall cabinets with refrigerator, oven, etc. Possibly dimmable for events.
- Hallway: These lights are solely for illuminating the hallway. We want to manage without any additional light sources here.
Upper floor:
- Staircase: For basic lighting of the stairs, with a motion sensor. Possibly dimmable at night.
- Hallway: These lights are solely for illuminating the hallway. We want to manage without any additional light sources here.
- Bathroom: These lights provide full lighting of the bathroom. Possibly dimmable for a relaxing bath.
We look forward to your suggestions and advice.
Thank you very much!
We are currently facing a challenging situation as we need to roughly position the recessed lights for our future house.
Attached are 4 images where we have tried to place the lights as accurately as possible, once with furniture layout and once with measurements.
We would appreciate some feedback so we can finalize this topic.
Rooms with recessed lights are:
Ground floor:
- Living room: These lights are mainly for illumination when cleaning. For dining, there is a regular ceiling light and some corner lights for ambiance. Possibly dimmable for events.
- Kitchen: These are intended to illuminate the work surfaces. The range hood above the kitchen island will have a light as well. On the side wall, there are tall cabinets with refrigerator, oven, etc. Possibly dimmable for events.
- Hallway: These lights are solely for illuminating the hallway. We want to manage without any additional light sources here.
Upper floor:
- Staircase: For basic lighting of the stairs, with a motion sensor. Possibly dimmable at night.
- Hallway: These lights are solely for illuminating the hallway. We want to manage without any additional light sources here.
- Bathroom: These lights provide full lighting of the bathroom. Possibly dimmable for a relaxing bath.
We look forward to your suggestions and advice.
Thank you very much!
I don’t find this attractive at all! To me, it looks more like cinema lighting than lighting for a living space.
I would extend the hallway spotlights all the way to the end, and no further.
I don’t understand these corner setups in this case. Spotlights in the stairwell and above the bathroom mirror seem poorly planned.
Way too flooded (overlit). Dimmable is always a good idea.
I would extend the hallway spotlights all the way to the end, and no further.
I don’t understand these corner setups in this case. Spotlights in the stairwell and above the bathroom mirror seem poorly planned.
mambo1988 schrieb:
Bathroom: Used for complete lighting of the bathroom. Possibly dimmable, for when you want to relax in the bathtub.
Way too flooded (overlit). Dimmable is always a good idea.
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mambo19887 Apr 2020 23:05AMNE3IA schrieb:
@mambo1988
Personally, I think the basic lighting for the living room is still missing.Hello everyone,
thank you for the suggestions!
Many thanks to AMNE3IA for the explanation. It really helps us a lot!
We are unfortunately not completely satisfied with the wall lighting in the living/dining room either... Do you have any other recommendations or ideas for this area?
Thanks for the tip about the software! I didn’t know it, but I will take a closer look at it!
Best regards
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mambo19887 Apr 2020 23:24@AMNE3IA
I just downloaded DIALux evo. Could you please send me your design? I would like to try refining it.
You can send it to: [E-Mail]MeinBenutzername@web.de[/E-Mail]
Thank you very much! We really didn’t expect that much help!
I just downloaded DIALux evo. Could you please send me your design? I would like to try refining it.
You can send it to: [E-Mail]MeinBenutzername@web.de[/E-Mail]
Thank you very much! We really didn’t expect that much help!
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mambo19887 Apr 2020 23:32Yes, the floor plan is finalized.
The furniture positions are almost final. We like it very much this way, so we wouldn’t want to change it anymore.
The position of the sofa is still undecided, whether it will be placed flush against the wall or not.
The furniture positions are almost final. We like it very much this way, so we wouldn’t want to change it anymore.
The position of the sofa is still undecided, whether it will be placed flush against the wall or not.
I have sent you the file.
For planning, I would recommend a more detailed simulation, including windows, furniture, and so on.
For basic lighting, I might plan a nice pendant light above the coffee table.
Behind the sofa in the top-left corner of the plan, either 1 or 2 pendant lights in the corner or a floor lamp.
The spotlights aimed at the wall should be used only as accent lighting, for example, to highlight a picture.
Or if there is a nice plant somewhere, you could illuminate the plant with a spotlight. It creates beautiful contours.
Above the dining table, plan either one light or three—preferably an odd number. On the right side of the plan, the wall next to the table could be used for decorative lighting.
I find the pendant lights above the peninsula very stylish; we will implement them the same way.
For planning, I would recommend a more detailed simulation, including windows, furniture, and so on.
For basic lighting, I might plan a nice pendant light above the coffee table.
Behind the sofa in the top-left corner of the plan, either 1 or 2 pendant lights in the corner or a floor lamp.
The spotlights aimed at the wall should be used only as accent lighting, for example, to highlight a picture.
Or if there is a nice plant somewhere, you could illuminate the plant with a spotlight. It creates beautiful contours.
Above the dining table, plan either one light or three—preferably an odd number. On the right side of the plan, the wall next to the table could be used for decorative lighting.
I find the pendant lights above the peninsula very stylish; we will implement them the same way.
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