Rather, sensible design strategies are aimed at
enhancing rooms and improving the three-dimensional perception.
Design factors –
To always illuminate places correctly and the right time with
adaptive systems, without wasting light
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Create balance between artificial light and darkness (starting from
the natural situation night): This reduces the energy consumption
in the system and improves the visual quality
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Light for Outdoor and Architecture
Application areas
Human experience
Social factors Give back urban environment people night
– Encourage interaction
– Create interesting places that are just begging discovered
– Support human activities
Emotional factors –
Turn familiar streets into something new and unexpected
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Adapt the light habits and needs
Perception-related factors –
Highlight urban details and give people the chance experience
their surroundings new way
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Improve the general perception, feeling well-being and comfort
of location
– Orientation
Sustainability and sensibility
Ecological factors –
Lower the energy consumption with the help high-quality light
sources and optical systems
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Avoid light pollution: this means more than just pointing the light
towards the ground
