Many people believe that it is necessary to approach the creation of the exterior of the house with the same degree of responsibility as the interior design. But many of them are faced with one problem: how can you save the architectural grace of the room at night? And the solution is quite simple - to make the facade lighting of a country house by installing modern facade lights. The illumination of the pediment of the cottage or at home, organized with the help of them, will not allow all this beauty to be turned into a heap of incomprehensible shadows.
Recently, artistic facade lighting of a house has been increasingly used to highlight architectural historical monuments, as well as to emphasize the design features of various sports complexes and business centers. In addition, it is in great demand for illuminating residential low-rise buildings. Facade lighting of buildings is very popular, while few homeowners imply that this event can be organized without problems with your own hands.
To do this, you need to understand that any architectural lighting of various buildings has its own nuances. We will consider them in this article.
Flood light
For low-rise private residential buildings, it suits little, since the light that illuminates their frontal area can also get into the windows of the house, which will already interfere with a quiet night's rest. In addition, this option of lighting the premises will be able to flaunt its likely architectural defects. To organize the artistic flood lighting, LED powerful lamps are used.
They are installed on the highest part of the territory. They are designed to flood light a cultural monument, standing separately. In this case, the peculiar illumination of the facade should emphasize the original monumentality of the appearance, contributing to a holistic perception of the entire structure.
Basically, the desired effect is provided by installed floodlighting lights. With their help, the structure stands out in a peculiar way against the background of the entire surrounding landscape, attracting universal attention.
Similar architectural lighting of buildings is widely used to illuminate the office of a nightclub or a large company. For a rational distribution of the light stream, spotlights are placed on the roofs of nearby buildings or on special supports that are installed along the perimeter of the object.
Often in this way the lighting of an open warehouse is carried out.
Art LED backlight
Such an architectural local facade lighting with luminaires makes it possible to emphasize decorative certain structural elements in an unusual way. If the lamps are installed correctly, then such a backlight looks incredibly impressive. It allows you to hide all sorts of flaws in the architecture of the building. And at the same time, it emphasizes all the advantages of decoration and architecture of the house. For example, it will be interesting to demonstrate an exclusively decorated attic or balcony. For such lighting, LED lamps or spotlights are used, since with them it is possible to organize a narrowly directed light flux.
Hidden lighting
Such facade lighting of a private house or cottage is carried out using a reflected light beam. The LED light source for this is equipped with a reflector, which allows to form a stream of light of different intensity and configuration.
The hidden illumination of the facade can be illuminating the outline of the house, silhouette, as well as contour, emphasizing the configuration of the entrance group, window openings, roof.
Facade Lighting Tips
Lighting devices that are used for architectural illumination of various buildings must meet the following requirements:
- to be protected from various mechanical loads and adverse atmospheric factors;
- provide safe conditions of use;
- differ in high efficiency of power consumption;
- facade decorative exterior lighting should be carried out, as well as good lighting of the entire territory adjacent to the building;
- the lighting facade device should have a simple procedure for its installation and subsequent operation.
Variety of performances
Devices that are used for architectural facade lighting of various buildings can conditionally be divided by the installation method into:
- wall mounted;
- ground or ground;
- waybills;
- recessed.
Recommendation: when planning to use one or another lamp, you need to remember that any of the types has its own lighting area. Therefore, it is advisable to think carefully about the place in which it will be installed.
Ground devices
Facade lighting of this type with devices is mainly installed near the building. Lamps of this type are widely used to illuminate all kinds of architectural structures, as well as to illuminate various elements of the landscape. Most often they are installed in the ground and in an asphalt or concrete base. To ensure good stability to wind or mechanical loads, the device is mounted on a strong metal frame.
Embedded Devices
These lamps, used to illuminate the facade, are most often installed in niches specially made in ceilings or walls. On their visible surfaces leave only the front side of the device. They remind with their design the ceiling models familiar to many.
Wall mounted devices
The operation of these devices is based on illumination using a reflected stream of light. This allows you to brightly illuminate large areas without dazzling people. This is achieved due to the location of the reflector at a distance from the light. In addition, it simplifies the replacement of a lamp that accidentally fails.
These lamps, LED or halogen, used to illuminate the facades, can direct a sufficiently bright ray of light into a certain part of the building. This can effectively provide a spotlight. Although sometimes for this purpose they use lighting equipment that provides a continuous stream of light, for example, reflectors.
Overhead devices
Outdoor artistic illumination is increasingly increasingly carried out with the help of LED strip. This method of lighting decorative elements of the house has several advantages:
- manufacturers guarantee their reliable operation for 1000 hours or more;
- allows you to create all kinds of color schemes due to a wide range of color reproduction;
- lighting with such lamps allows 5 times reduction in power consumption compared to conventional halogen lamps;
- lighting decorative tape, consisting of "tiny" diodes, allows you to create the most unusual contours outside the house;
- differ in simple installation;
- have high resistance to various mechanical stresses and the effects of natural factors.
In addition, they allow you to make the most unusual combinations with other types of industrial lighting.
Design Features
Before starting the installation, it is advisable to create (order from professionals) a project of facade lighting on paper. If you have at least some skills in creating the design of facades, you can independently design a connection scheme for various lighting devices. Moreover, even if elementary lighting of a building is considered a new thing for a person, then it is better to involve specialists in this procedure.
Of course, many homeowners believe that drawing up a lighting project is just a stupid waste of time and money. But this opinion is erroneous. A good design of a lighting project for any low-rise building provides a huge number of advantages:
- determine the ideal number of lighting devices, and therefore, find out how much electricity will be required;
- find the most sophisticated way to illuminate each building, including suburban cottages;
- outline a plan for arranging the lighting of the external part of the structure;
- calculate in advance the price of all equipment.
Mounting
After the project of illumination of the house is drawn up, you get facade lamps of suitable models and accessories necessary for them. After completing the preparatory work, you should begin to install the lighting system. We install lighting devices in accordance with the finished project scheme.
After fixing the fixtures, we pull electric cables to them. To ensure safe and reliable operation, it is recommended to hide all electrical wiring in corrugated special sleeves.
LED art lighting at home is ready. When it is dark, you can turn it on and enjoy the fruits of your own work.
Recommendation: for facade lamps, it is advisable to choose a place in accordance with the lighting method. For example, for the background version, they should be placed at a distance of about 30 centimeters from the house. And if flood lighting was chosen, it is recommended to install lighting devices in the highest part of the household territory.
Estimated Cost
Today, a facade lighting device can be bought for 500 rubles, and for several thousand apiece. When planning a purchase, you should understand what exactly affects its value:
- power;
- manufacturing firm;
- execution design.