Lighting has the ability to create stunning effects, highlighting and illuminating, and using a combination of light and shadow to enhance the architecture of a building or space.
Light can be applied to emphasise volume, promote a feature, and assist with flow through a building. It can be manipulated to create balance between disparate spaces, to differentiate between materials and to create artistic elements. It is a collaborative effort to deliver the vision of the architect through lighting design.
Lighting should add an extra dimension to make the very best of the space, creating depth and height, inviting corners, bright areas and sometimes shadows and contrasts. It’s about the balance of light and shade and bringing new energy to a space.
Today, LEDs are the light source of choice, offering brilliant scope for lighting designs. The first LED light sources offered only a cool colour temperature with poor colour rendition. LED technology has now caught up, to provide a better spectrum of colour and light quality, and lenses to direct light.
At eco we apply the three main elements of lighting to our designs: ambient, task and accent, meaning we consider and balance these in every space. Lighting solutions may be repeated in rooms, but the interpretation of the lit space will alter; understanding the effects is the skill. Knowing how many millimetres from a wall a linear LED should sit, and how to conceal it, how to diffuse it and how to balance it with other lighting is all part of our job.
Commissioning ECO as your electrical contractor at concept stage, will mean a harmonious and less costly build. Our experience and knowledge is applied through all stages in construction, from the safest and most efficient power supply, to the design of a lighting system which highlights the architecture and uses natural light alongside artificial light to create layers of light for effect and for the intangible benefits of wellbeing.
