Blog: When to involve a lighting designer
Lighting design needs to be considered early in a design project. Lighting plans should be developed alongside architectural and interior design plans
Lighting a new-build home, South Yorkshire
This stunning new build stone house is a glamorous and practical family home. The lighting design makes the most of the rich textures and finishes, adds fun to the childrens’ spaces and adds to the feel of glamour in the main living areas.
The architecture takes cues from a nearby castle.
The lighting design emphasises the strong architectural themes while making the most of the rich textures and finishes and delivering glamour in the main living areas. The lighting is controlled with Lutron HomeWorks which is fully integrated into the whole-house AMX automation system. Lutron HomeWorks controls the lighting, electric curtains and blinds and provides discreet in-room audio controls.
Lighting accentuates the rich hotel-like feeling of the master suite
The master bedroom suite is a rich, luxurious space with deep, soft fabrics and a beautiful modern bathroom. The lighting scheme highlights the focal points and gives a calming yet striking feel to the room.
We lit the glazed dividing wall with a powerful ground recessed linear wash for a soft, diffuse glow.
The bathroom itself features a wonderful asymmetric bath that cried out to be lit. We templated the shape on-site, cabled and fixed installation sleeves 18 months before the bath itself was installed. Small star lights embedded into the mirror deliver shadow-free makeup lighting.
The kitchen, dining room and hallway are a series of spaces connected with light
The open plan design of the entrance hall, kichen and dining room means that the lighting has to be sympathetically treated across the space with specific lighting treatments for each zone.
The kitchen lighting provides excellent shadow-free task lighting on the work surfaces while the barrel roof of the dining room is accentuated with wall mounted uplighting.
Low level accent lighting directs the eyeline along the hallway up the steps and the double height entrance features a custom Bocci pendant.
Bespoke, glare-free staircase lighting
We worked closely with the joiners when designing the lighting for this bespoke narrow staircase in the games room. Our client wanted the ”wow” factor which we achieved with a golden linear LED fitting under each tread warming the oak. As well as providing practical lighting the diffused profile means you see just the effect and no LED spotting.
The small staircase is one small element of a much larger games room entertaining space but it's a very special detail.
Lighting for the childrens' room is simple and fun
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