The LGF Sysmac lighting of a building's exterior is referred to as facade lighting. We are all aware of how crucial lighting is to how we perceive and value architecture. Light highlights the shapes, colours, and textures of a room, assisting architecture in serving its intended function. Mega structures can be illuminated with vibrant lighting effects, allowing people to admire how beautiful they look against the sky.

Architecture is all about vision, and lighting makes it easier for us to see fine details. A distinctive lighting scheme can give your building a distinctive personality, leave a lasting impression, and turn it into a well-liked city attraction.

The next time you are near a bridge, museum, or mosque, take a moment to notice the lighting patterns and how well they complement and elevate the design.  

Here are several advantages and applications for facade lighting: 

Benefits 

Facade lighting highlights the architectural details and draws attention to a building's main selling points. The play of light and shadow gives the exteriors a more artistic character.

The right exterior lighting systems from reputed exterior lighting suppliers can create a new urban area that attracts attention from the general public while also satisfying functional and aesthetic criteria. When illuminated by lovely lights at night, the structures' structural components appear much more fascinating. A skyscraper with exquisite lighting impresses onlookers and entices them inside. The building has a stunning appearance, and improved surroundings, and offers visitors a unique experience. Visitors who are navigating the property will feel safe because of the places that are well-lit.

With LED façade lights (linear wall washers, flood lights, bollard lights, in-ground lights, and neon flex), which are also highly energy efficient, a stunning scheme may be built in today's world of sustainability and being green. The building's electricity usage is drastically decreased by the use of LEDs, and the quality of light in the indoor and outdoor environments is greatly enhanced.

Application 

Buildings with lit facades are popping up more and more frequently. The primary purpose of facade lighting is to enhance the exterior appearance of both business and residential structures, such as: 

  • Villas and Palaces
  • Retail showrooms and Malls
  • Restaurants and Hotels
  • Bridges, railroad stations, and airports are examples of infrastructure hubs.
  • Religious institutions such as temples, gurudwaras, churches and mosques.
  • Heritage monuments and Museums
  • Libraries, Sporting arenas and many more.

How are you going to light the facade?

There are three methods for lighting a facade:

  1. Floor spots - You may brighten the facade from bottom to top using floor spots. This indicates that the centre of the wall receives softer light than the bottom.
  2. Spike spots – Floor spots can be substituted with spike spots. When there is a plant strip in front of the facade, you do not have to install these adjustable luminaires against the wall, which is quite practical.
  3. Wall lights - Usually, the centre of the facade is where wall lights are installed. Facade wall lights come in two different varieties: those with luminaires that only shine light in one direction and those with lamps at the top and bottom. Both are employed in various contexts. A down-lighter would certainly work for a farm home that is rather low, but an up-and-down-lighter would be preferable to illuminate the exterior of a three-story palace.

Ceiling spots

There are gutters in many homes. This type of facade-mounted drainage system collects rainfall. Plastic or wood is used to precisely finish the bottom. By allowing space for ceiling spots at the bottom, such a gutter can also act as the foundation for facade lighting.

Opening angle

Each lamp has a different opening angle (expressed in degrees). This is how a light source diffuses its light. The width of a light ray at 25 degrees is much smaller than that at 60 degrees.

This factor is crucial when purchasing outdoor lights. t would be advisable to use a small opening angle, for example, if your wall has numerous windows and fine brickwork. For bigger surfaces, facade lighting with a wide opening angle is preferable.

LED or Halogen

We assume you are already aware that LED lighting use less energy than halogen lights. In addition, they last longer. But there are other factors to take into account when deciding between LED and halogen lighting. You should also consider the aesthetic aspect of the situation, which is that an LED's light beam is more intensely focused and defined. On the opposite side, a halogen lamp produces more "stray light."

Light colour

Even white light has various colour variations. There are luminaires with a high colour temperature that emit cool white light, on the other hand. On the other hand, some lights have a low colour temperature, which results in light that has an elusive orange colour.

It is a beautiful sight to see lights adorn the buildings with the festive mood during important occasions like Diwali, Christmas, New Year's Marriage, and birthdays. These particular times of the year are loaded with seasonal cheer. Make your building stand out as a distinctive landmark by updating it with vibrant lighting. LGF SYSMAC’s expert lighting designers will give your structures a completely new perspective and add the much-desired visual interest you're looking for the exteriors of your buildings.

For all of your different building lighting needs, including decorative lighting, architectural lighting, dimming systems, lighting control systems, and exterior lighting suppliers, call us at +91 11 47348888.

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