How to make lighting the facade of the house 2

Facade lighting emphasizes the architecture and design of the house, highlights the individual elements. In this article, you will learn the difference between the types of lighting and how to make the lighting of the facade of the house on your own.

Types of lighting

When organizing facade lighting, four lighting options can be used:

1. Flood light effectively emphasizes the architecture of the mansion. Such lighting is most often used for concrete and stone buildings. Lamps mounted on the roof or on the ground. Floodlight works in conjunction with directional lighting, which highlights, so to speak, the "highlights" of the building. Directional light is produced by lamps of smaller sizes, of weaker power. They are installed on supports around the perimeter of the house.
2. Local lighting of the house allows you to focus on the plates, columns and reliefs, that is, the brightest elements of the architecture of the house.
3. Hidden lights can create expressive outlines that allow you to detail the elements of the house. In addition, this lighting can give the house a soft glow. For this purpose, LED and neon tapes are fixed along the perimeter of the house.
4. Color Dynamics allows you to play with the effects of light shadows, change the color palette and the power of light.

Fundamental rules

If you decide to design the lighting of the facade, you can solve several problems at once. Firstly, thanks to the lighting, excellent conditions can be created for safe and comfortable movement throughout the territory at night. Secondly, the lighting will allow you to make a unique home decor.

With the proper play around with light, any exterior will become mysteriously modern and bright medieval. To achieve the desired result, you can place spotlights on the estate, which will evenly fill the house with light from all directions or install lighting fixtures on the façade, beautifully highlighting the architectural features of the house.

Not all types of lighting used for building buildings in the city are acceptable for arranging the lighting of the facade of a private house. Flood lighting may be unacceptable, because it is designed for the height of the building, and private homes are usually low. More importantly, the floodlight will cause you inconvenience, because it will most likely be aimed at the windows.

Use down light fixtures. In these lighting fixtures, the lamp installation angle is easily changed. They take up little space, and the light effect of them is the same as that of a small spotlight.

Spotlights with halogen lamps will create unique effects, because with their help you can adjust the radius of the light and the direction of the beam. LEDs consume very little electrical energy. However, they allow you to create a uniform and powerful fill the building with light.

If you use overhead devices for lighting, then such a backlight will look particularly advantageous. With fixtures for facades gates, bollards and color illumination are perfectly combined. With the help of decorative lanterns and special lamps on poles, you can illuminate the area in front of the house.

To illuminate the porch of the house use lighting with diffused light. Due to the reflectors, they will uniformly fill a certain area of ​​the house. If it is decided to create an architectural and landscape composition, then use a single style of all types of lighting to form a single picture. In this case, landscape and facade lighting will look beautiful and harmonious.

Luminaires on long brackets can ruin the aesthetic appearance of the facade of your house, so think carefully before you install them.

In the process of designing the lighting of the facade, take care of its efficiency and ease of use. To do this, divide the project into two zones:

1. Main and side entrances.
2. Secondary lighting elements.

Equipment selection

To decide on a complete set of devices for lighting, you should consider the features of the house and the scale of the surrounding area. Among the determining factors, the following should be noted:

• lighting functionality;
• type of lamps;
• installation method;
• type of attachment.

If we recall the main task, which is to highlight the architectural beauty of the building and illuminate the territory, then, first of all, it is necessary to pay attention to the technical characteristics of lighting devices. Lighting devices must be dustproof, safe, watertight, suitable for use in different climatic conditions, have protection from mechanical effects.

When organizing architectural lighting, consider these important points:

1. Lamps in aluminum enclosures are the most reliable.
2. In order to power the LED lighting, it is necessary to provide a transformer.
3. IP65 lighting should be used.
4. To successfully highlight the niches and protrusions of the facade, use a fill of different colors.
5. Bottom-up highlighting creates an interesting visual effect.

Polycarbonate or acrylic models can be a good alternative to luminaires with aluminum housings. Be sure to highlight the sign with the house number and street name.

How to do it yourself

The issue of lighting the facade is particularly relevant on the eve of the New Year holidays, because during this period I especially want to create a festive atmosphere. In stores building materials you can buy special LED strips that are designed for outdoor lighting. To carry out the installation of these tapes correctly, read the installation instructions. Beautiful lighting can be done without resorting to the services of a designer. Properly selected lighting of the facade of a private house will create a favorable atmosphere and allow you to tune in to the new working day.

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