Lighting design techniques for landscaping

Lighting design techniques for garden landscaping

The object of garden lighting is different from indoor lighting and architectural environment lighting, and its main purpose is to enhance the effect of the scenery and create a night landscape. Therefore, in the type of light source, should try to choose the direction and control ability of the better light source, reduce the use of ordinary floodlighting lamps and lanterns. Below I have organized the lighting design techniques for landscaping, I hope to help you!

The different locations of the garden on the lighting requirements have considerable differences, in order to show the garden buildings, sculptures, flowers, trees, rocks and other scenery beautiful modeling, lighting methods should be different according to the scene, the projected light should be based on the need to make the strength of the changes in order to show their respective styles at night; the garden road should be on both sides of the road lamps illuminated uniformly and continuously, so as to meet the needs of the security.

In order to make small spaces appear larger, you can only illuminate the necessary part of the rest in the shadow; for large outdoor spaces, the opposite approach, which will make the large space to produce a sense of intimacy.

Outdoor lighting should be careful to use the dimmer on the light source. In most of the use of incandescent lamps as a light source on the garden lights, the use of dimmers will make the light yellowish, to the irradiated objects covered with a layer of yellow, especially for the plants, will show a kind of sickly, lost the original vitality.

Color filters or colored LEDs are also best used sparingly, because the light projected by them produces a sense of distortion, which can cause some kind of unreal for plants. The exception, of course, is the sky blue filter, which removes the yellow tint from incandescent light and turns it into a pleasant blue-white light. A small filter or other accessory can make a huge difference to the entire landscape, and this is something to always be aware of in design.

The brightness of the light should be based on the needs of the activity and to ensure safety, too bright or too dark will bring discomfort to visitors, lighting design should pay particular attention to glare. The lamps are hidden in the flowers and trees can provide the necessary lighting without causing glare.

To determine the lighting range of lighting must also consider the location of the lamps, that is, the height of the lamps, the angle and the distribution of light, and the lighting formed by the size of the shadows, dark and light to harmonize with the environment and the atmosphere, in order to facilitate the use of light and shadow to set off the natural, to create a certain scene and atmosphere. This should be carefully observed in the daytime on the surrounding space, and through the calculation of the calibration, in order to determine the best landscape lighting effect. The following is an introduction to several common landscape lighting:

Tree floodlighting

1, floodlights are generally placed on the ground, according to the type of trees and the appearance of the trees to determine the arrangement;

2, if you want to illuminate a higher position on the trees, can be placed next to the tree and irradiate the position of the same height of the metal rod Installation of lamps;

3, in the main branches of deciduous trees, the installation of a string of low-power incandescent bulbs or LED lamp beads, you can get a decorative effect;

4, on the trees that must be installed in the floodlights, the installation of its tie in the branches of the tree must be able to be adjusted in accordance with the law of growth of the plant;

5, the casting of light illumination of the trees to be artistic.

Flower bed lighting

1, for the ground plane of the flower bed, the use of the so-called Magic Valley lamps downward irradiation, lamps are often placed in the center of the flower beds or the edge of the lamp height depends on the flower `s height;

2, the light source is commonly used incandescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps, metal halide lamps and LED light source, using the color rendering index Comparison of high light source.

Sculpture, statue lighting

1, the number and arrangement of lighting points, depending on the type of target to be illuminated;

2, according to the location of the target to be illuminated and its surroundings to determine the location of the lamps and lanterns:

a. Isolated in the middle of the lawn or clearing of the lighting target, the lamps and lanterns try to be level with the ground to maintain the appearance of the surrounding;

b. Lighting targets isolated in the center of a grassy area or open space, if situated on a pedestal, with the fixture placed farther away to avoid shadows at the base of the illuminated target due to shading by the pedestal;

c. Targets situated on pedestals that are close to pedestrians, with the fixture secured to a public **** lighting pole or to the fa?ade of a nearby building.

3, for statues, often the subject part of the face and the front of the statue, choose the direction of illumination to avoid shadows in the face of the statue;

4, for some sculptures, the color of the light and the color of the sculpture material should be coordinated.

Water Lighting

1, static water and lake lighting: lamps and lanterns irradiation of the shore of the scene, the formation of reflections on the surface of the water; objects on the shore, can be immersed in the submerged floodlight fixtures to illuminate; for the dynamic surface of the water can be used to directly irradiate the surface of the water floodlight fixtures;

2, on the lighting of fountains: in the case of the water jet, the floodlight fixtures will be installed in the water, and the water will be used to illuminate the surface of the water. In the case of water jets, will be installed in the pool behind the nozzle or in the water to fall back into the pool below the drop point, or both places are equipped with lamps and lanterns. Often use red, blue, yellow three primary colors, followed by the use of green;

3, on the waterfall lighting: on the water and waterfalls, fixtures should be installed at the bottom of the water fall.