Why is lighting design important?

MORNING: When your household stirs to life at the beginning of the day, the right lighting can help you wake up, get moving and on your way. From picking out the right outfit (are those socks black, or blue?) to putting on your game face, checking the news and fueling up for the day ahead, light can empower you to meet every day with a smile… and when you head out the door, an integrated lighting system can continue to work for you, reducing energy usage and maintaining security.

DAYTIME: Throughout the daytime, well-designed lighting can complement available daylight and help with every task in your home. Whether it’s household cleaning and maintenance, working from your home office or the dining room table, or enjoying weekend projects and relaxing staycations, having the right lighting easily at hand can help to facilitate efficiency, productivity and wellbeing for your entire family.

EVENING: Returning to a welcoming home at the end of the day, the right lighting can set the tone for an enjoyable evening. Unwinding from the day, preparing for dinner, enjoying a family meal and relaxing afterward are all distinct activities which can benefit from the correct amount of light in the right place, while well-designed sequences of lighting changes can help prepare you and your family for a restoring night’s sleep.

ENTERTAINING: So many of life’s most memorable moments happen in your home, and lighting can help to enhance every experience. From the proper balance of ambient lighting to artwork, architectural features and entertainment media displays, to the warm glow of a social event which flows from indoors to outside, the right types of light can elevate your home environment into a world of unforgettable memories.

How will we do it?

THE RIGHT LIGHT: With thousands of fixtures to choose from, we take every consideration to make sure each source of light is just right for you and your home. Specifying fixtures with the correct photometrics (which determine how light disperses from the fixture) and color temperature and rendering (how the light affects our perception of materials, forms, finishes and faces), are just a few of the many key foundational parameters of a successful lighting design.

… IN THE RIGHT PLACE: The thoughtful location, angle and focal qualities of light sources in your home are also essential considerations. Developed in detailed visualizations, these aspects ensure the correct amount of light is projected to illuminate desired areas and specific surfaces in the correct manner, to eliminate excessive light and undesirable glare, and to promote energy efficiency throughout your environment.

… AT THE RIGHT TIME: Supporting and enhancing a variety of household activities and moments throughout the day with lighting requires a level of adaptability, ease of use and control. In addition to providing pre-optimized programming to enable your home to effortlessly transition between varying events, activities and seasons, the right lighting system allows you the flexibility to customize your environment to taste.

… ALL THE TIME: Much like any high-performance machine, with the correct amount of skilled design, thoughtful engineering, and robust and well-integrated technology, your home lighting system can perform at peak efficiency year-round, helping you, your family and your guests to experience your home in the very best light.