Very few elements can affect the perception and use of the architectural space and objects like light.
Light means life, movement, perception and appreciation of space and objects. The proper or improper use of light can alter our mood: it can make us feel full or empty, cheerful or sad, lively or depressed. The good use of light can enhance a building or object, emphasizing it’s highest design values: improper use of light can destroy them.
A good lighting design by a designer means saving money for the client and a better use of the energy resources of our planet, which are scarce and not always renewable.
The lighting designer considers space as the main matter of study, the orientation of the proposed building, incidence of daylight, colors and materials of floors, ceilings and walls, furniture layout, the position of observers in space and their relationship to objects, building mass and volumes, landscaping, etc.
“Layers of light” provide environmental illumination, dramatic accent illumination and task lighting for comfortable conditions in the home and working environments.
The lighting designer not only designs lighting, he evaluates and elaborates investment plans and system maintenance schemes, designs fixtures and /or lighting systems, creates lighting control layouts and supervises installation and focusing.
The lighting designer does not compete with the design team: his mission is to collaborate with the client, the architect, the interior designer, the landscape architect and the electrical engineer/contractor as a team member, for the achievement of the proposed goal: the best possible result.
