Indoor lighting

Types of lighting

The effect of rooms, areas and objects greatly depends on the type of lighting. This ranges from uniform washlighting through to highlighting and the projection of gobo images.

General
Providing ambient luminescence

Washlighting
Illuminating objects and emphasising surfaces in the room

Accentuation
Emphasising objects to attract attention

Projection
Projection of light patterns

Orientation
Light to provide orientation in the room

Luminaire groups

Luminaires are available in a wide variety of types, each intended to fulfil different lighting requirements. The same light distributions can be achieved with different luminaires. The choice depends on whether the luminaires are to be a design feature in their own right, or whether an integrative design approach is being followed. Compared to luminaires that are permanently mounted, track-mounted luminaires offer a higher degree of flexibility.

Track
Tracks as the basis for flexible lighting design

Spotlights
Flexible luminaires for tracks to produce accent lighting

Recessed floor luminaires
Diverse light distributions for recessed floor luminaires

Orientation luminaires
Luminaires as signals for orientation

Directive luminaires
Lighting technology to provide information and for emergency situations

Floodlights
Lighting tools with a wide-beam light distribution

Wallwasher
Lighting technology for vertical surfaces

Light structures
Profile systems for lighting suspended from the ceiling

Downlights
Recessed ceiling luminaires with different light distributions

Task lights
Optimal lighting tools for workstations

Wall-mounted luminaires
Wall-mounted luminaires

Perimeter luminaires
Linear luminaires for wall illumination

Lighting applications

Light plays a central and multifaceted role in the design of a visual environment. In addition to the requirements and demands made by the user on lighting design, the architectonic concept also stipulates a framework for the design of the illumination.