Outdoor lighting

The effect of rooms, facades, objects and vegetation greatly depends on the type of lighting. This ranges from general lighting through to specific highlighting. Washlighting forms the background for accent lighting for emphasising objects. In terms of orientation lighting, points of light or rows of lights are used to provide orientation in the outdoor area.

Luminaires are available in a wide variety of types, each intended to fulfil different lighting requirements. For external applications it is primarily permanently mounted luminaires that are used.

Illuminating facades by night changes the atmosphere of a city. In urban areas or civic parks, points of interest can be created to enable orientation and to establish spatial reference points. Light in the outdoors also extends one's perception when looking outside from with a building.

In this subchapter, application possibilities for outdoor luminaires are shown using design examples. Design variations are presented using simulations.

The development in architecture towards transparency transforms buildings at night into effigies shining from the inside out. Light has advanced to become a marketing topic for a number of cities. A sensitive treatment of light in the outdoor area is crucial for acheiving a clear view of the night sky.