Why should we care about facade lighting?
when comes to facade lighting, we will think that is the facade lighting of the achitechture,usually, today the facade we are talking about is the facade inside the house, that is, the wall. Why focus on facades? Think about whether you are standing or sitting, your eyes are looking forward,When you look forward, most of your visual field is the facade, whether it is the wall of the building or the work you do in the space. There are a lot of decorations on the facade, this is the most likely to be noticed. please check pictures 1.
In this case, how we lighting up or decorate the facade is very important, usually , there are Three Musketeers for wall facade lighting: wall washering, wall glazing, and Internal transmitted light lighting.
Wall washing
Wall washing is to pour light on the wall like water, and wash the wall evenly and beautifully, please check picture 2
Wall washing is where the luminaire is typically positioned 12” or more from the wall in order to enhance the smoothness of a wall by eliminating shadows or to highlight a wall to create visual interest. By illuminating the vertical surface, the architectural space will feel brighter and more open.
for flexible wall washing, we offer wide range product, with side bending, top bending, and power from 14w to 36w please check our product information on flexible wall washer
Wall Grazing
Wall grazing is where the luminaire is typically positioned 12” or less to the wall such that the beam angle will hit the wall at a narrow angle. This steep angle accentuates the eye to the texture or surface of the wall by creating a dramatic lighting effect through the use of shadows. The grazing effect can be deepened or diminished by moving the luminaire closer to or further away from the wall
Difference between wall washer and wall Grazing
To sum up, wall wash is the light the facade of wall even, however, wall grazing is to show texture of surface and creat dramatic lighting effect
Internal transmitted light lighting
Use the light from the windows of the building room to design lighting. light is transmitted from the inside to the outside, forming a special comfortable and soft lighting effect. usually use High intese SMD or cob led strip light as blacklight, or strip light with wider beam angle
this will requires led strip lights with wide range color 2400K 2700K 3000K 3500K 4000K 5000K 6000K 7000K 8000K 10000K, Very good color consistance, Mac-adam 3steps or 2 steps, RA>90 RA>95 for special space, like lighitng box, showcase, and ceiling for hotel.
Three benefits for Internal transmitted light lighting
it is conducive to the maintenance of lighting fixtures, which is safer and simpler than the method of wall washer or wall grazing lighting on the external wall of the building. The lamps used are generally installed inside the windows of the building, and are not easily affected by the season and climate, so the service life of the lamps can be increased.
it is based on the window as the lighting unit. And by using the appropriate layout of the unit landscape or combining them, the lighting can have many variations. It can also enhance the overall image of the building at night to create a cozy atmosphere.
comparing with flood lighting , it can reduce glare interference and and reduce the light pollution of the urban night environment. It is a manifestation of green lighting design. also.
Linearfluxx offer wide range wall washer, wall grazering, we have 5 types, different kinds of materials, like TPU Silicone aluminium, u can choose vertical bending, horizental bending and both side bending top bending, which is 3D Bedning to meet your different demands. IP67 Anti-UV, L70B50>50000 5 Years’ warranty, with wide range power from 14.4w 24w 36w. 15 25 35 40×20 40x20x10degree precise optical control beam angle. and for and internal transmitted light lighting, we main recommend our high intense smd led strip light or cob strip light with 320 378 400 480 528chips per meters, with high lumen and very good light colors consistance 3 steps Mac-adam, and for rgbw color we offer 192pcs LED per meter 26w to meet your dotless lighting demands.
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