Lighting design means directing perception
Make your architecture visible through light. Structure spaces, direct attention, and create atmosphere. Good lighting design does not begin with luminaires but with the question: "What is meant to be perceived?". Create a range of atmospheres — representative, functional, or emotional. Develop a visual hierarchy together with your clients.
Ask your clients the right questions!
Clarifying the vision and perception
- What is meant to be seen and experienced?
- Are there references or examples for the desired effect?
- Goal: A shared understanding of visual hierarchy
Skilled lighting designers can answer these questions clearly, concretely, and vividly — not only in technical terms, but also through images and effects.
Introduce your clients to the basic types of light.
Experience light with your clients!
Experience "light rather than luminaires" live in the showroom. The showroom is divided into various (light) zones with presentation areas, experience areas, and meeting areas. The slightly raised area features the characteristic ERCO stele with sphere. Here, the effect of light becomes clearly apparent. In this mock-up area, you can experience the effect of different light moods first-hand together with your clients.
Here, the interplay of light and architecture can be discussed convincingly.
- What atmosphere should be created? (representative, calm, functional, emotional …)
- Which areas are visually important? (entrance, pathways, exhibits, work zones …)
- Where should attention be deliberately directed?
Lesson completed!
The most important points
- 1Analyse usage, visual tasks, materials, and daylight incidence before you plan the artificial lighting.
- 2Alongside the general lighting, use accent lighting purposefully to create a clear hierarchy of attention.
- 3Use brilliance effects and light reflections consciously as a design element in their own right, not merely as a by-product of the lighting.
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