External lighting of the site is not only the need with an engineering and functional point of view, but also a decorative element. Systems such as sewage, water supply, and so on, cannot perform decorative functions, and lighting can combine functionality and aesthetics, which is one of the signs of a successful landscape design project.
Who?
An electrical engineer is responsible for the functionality of the lighting network, who should solve all technical issues-from the choice of cable to the connection scheme to the power source. The landscape designer, in turn, should not only create a harmonious appearance of the object, but also ensure its safety and ease of operation.
Where?
To ensure safe and convenient movement of vehicles, lamps are installed in driveways and parking places. You can use the luminaires of the upper light, which are located at a height of two or more meters. It is important to remember that the radius of the illuminated area should also increase with the height of the location. However, only an electrical engineer can calculate the exact ratio.
Lighting devices can be performed in accordance with the general style of the site, but at the same time they should focus on the illuminated territory.
If the plot is small, and the house and entry are very close, then you can place lamps on the facade of the building that will create a kind of lighthouse. In such cases, access roads can be lit using medium light lamps 0.9-1.5 meters high.
Lights of directed light can be installed on any base using metal reinforcement and brackets. They are easy to install and make it possible to change the direction of the flow of light. Such lamps are used to illuminate entrances, facades and vegetation. With proper design, they can emphasize the advantages or hide the disadvantages of a particular site.
Built -in lamps can be equipped with reflectors that change the angle of rotation. Having combined these two types of lighting devices, you can focus on complex sections of the road, changing the direction of the light flow.
Pedestrian paths and platforms are covered with the help of medium light lamps installed in garden furniture, at intersections, turns and relief changes.
You can also use mini-sectors 30-50 cm high, which can act both as an independent backlight and as an addition to the middle light. By the way, mini-sectors significantly reduce electricity costs.
The layout of the fixtures is developed depending on the volume-planning task solved by lamps, their work in a row, a group or single and the points from which they are visible. After that, in accordance with the existing requirements, norms and the project, the electric cable is laid and lighting devices are mounted
Prior to the start of work, horizontal and vertical marking of the axes of the base of the lamps is carried out, the cable is laid, work is underway on the installation of engineering networks.
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The highlight of the house can be carried out in the space under the roof, so the whole house will be well lit. It is better to hang a good large street lamp above the entrance so that the whole porch, including the steps, are visible at night.
Lighting can be placed not only under the roof canopy, but also on the walls.
If there is a plot with a garden near the house, then the backlight can be installed in the ground, along the perimeter of the paths. By the way, in this way, you will highlight all the dark sections of your yard and in the case of uninvited guests, they will not be able to hide in night shadows or behind the thickets of shrubs.
It is best if the entire perimeter of the territory around the house is provided with light – all the places where you walk are walking and so on. This not only decorates space, but also gives a more confident calm regarding safety.
The backlight for trees is relevant not only for urban decor, but also on a summer cottage. LED ribbons around the perimeter of the roof (under a canopy so that direct precipitation does not fall) make the house very aesthetically beautiful, while illuminating it completely.
It is better to embed lamps in the stairs in a summer cottage, so that each step is visible at night. Do not forget about the site in front of the entrance to the garage.
It would seem that the light is not needed near the windows, but in reality it is an excellent element of safe living. No one can approach your window without getting into a ray of light. In addition, if such a spotlight will respond to the presence of a person and turn on only when someone approaches the desired territory, then you will provide yourself with a kind of light sensor from uninvited guests.
The space near the garage should be provided with sufficient light not only for security, but also as a kind of lighthouse of dimensions. That is, place the lamps so as not to get the car into the garage, guided only by the light of the headlights (you do not want to crash into the house or knock down an inadvertent garbage tank near the door).
Place the lanterns along the edges of the road, indicating the space of the road. This is especially true for the area with sharp turns and places where animals run out on the road. Not to mention the fact that it looks very beautiful.
Special street lamps can be placed along the steps.
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