Facade lighting. Architectural lighting (facade)

How we are working

Our work scheme is divided into three main stages:

1. design;
2. ordering lamps and mounting structures;
3. electro installation work according to the prepared technical specifications.

Fossa Electric equipment

For LED lighting of buildings, we use our own developments and equipment from leading global manufacturers. Installed on facades LED strips, lamps and spotlights. All Fossa Electric products are made from anodized aluminum and tempered glass. The angle of the light flux is adjustable, the lighting power is selected taking into account the established requirements and wishes of the customer.

LED lamps use diodes manufactured by Cree, Osram, Nichia. To make the lighting more original, it is supplemented with engineering systems. These could be motion or lighting sensors, color backlight control. For “smart” lighting, we use RDM control modules and other advanced technologies, including those produced in-house.

It helps to give uniqueness and originality to the architectural style, artistic features and elements exterior lighting of buildings. Creating competent and functional street lighting should take into account a variety of circumstances environment. It should be focused on a huge number of different features and stylistic solutions of the surrounding architecture. In addition, the functional component is very important. Lighting must be solved in a way that excludes interference in the usual course of human life.

To easily calculate the required number of lamps, use the Calculator for calculating the number of lamps.

Types of building lighting.

The type of lighting equipment is selected taking into account the type of building and the functionality of the lighting structure. Motion sensors are used when it is necessary to rationally consume energy and at the same time create visible element backlight. With the help of spotlights, the main lighting of buildings is formed.

A centralized system is used to simplify the control of lighting fixtures.

These types of lighting systems can be used either together or separately, making it much easier to create suitable lighting.

Lighting equipment for architectural lighting.

Such lighting is used when it is necessary to emphasize the advantageous features of the facade architecture and divert attention from the shortcomings. Popularity among this type of building lighting Energy-saving technologies are becoming increasingly popular.

Possible technical solutions for lighting of this format:

o Full height or flood lighting.

o Virtually invisible or hidden lighting of buildings.

o Highlighting the main elements of the building or the general façade.

LED facade lighting or LED lighting.

This type of lighting is now the most popular in the lighting equipment market. On the one hand, it easily copes with its task, favorably emphasizing the facade; on the other hand, it has a number of additional advantages in the form of economical energy consumption, a large selection of colors, ease of installation, system management and maintenance.

This method is the easiest to implement and involves the combination of various lighting techniques and devices. When using this lighting method, it is very important point is a professional design that allows you to take into account all the nuances of proper façade lighting. More often decorative lighting of buildings involves the use of LED lighting, strip lights and spotlights.

When creating this type of lighting, the most popular are the latest technologies in the form of LED equipment (the most popular is duralight), as well as a transparent polymer cord with LEDs built inside. This cord is particularly durable combined with a high level of flexibility and ease of installation.

Garland-shaped equipment is used here various types, strips of LEDs with variable illumination. In this way, the emphasis is placed on the desired element architecture by illuminating the building's outline.

Here it turns out uniform lighting of buildings. This type of façade lighting uses halogen and incandescent lamps. Similar option It is not advisable to use lighting when illuminating the facades of small buildings.

This lighting system is the most thoughtful, as it takes into account all the factors that are important for the winning design of the facade: brightness and directionality sunlight, current time of day, etc.

This system, compared to others, has the additional ability to design the facade in the form of creating animation, which allows you to emphasize the special individuality of the building’s facade in comparison with the rest of similar buildings.

Another type of street façade lighting is building entrance lighting. And here a huge number of professional nuances arise, correct solution which only competent specialists can do, therefore the best solution will entrust such work to them.

Dynamic lighting is very good both for illuminating buildings and for designing mobile scenes.

Architectural (facade) lighting of buildings allows you to emphasize the style, highlight the most advantageous elements, and focus on the most attractive finishing solutions. With the help of architectural lighting of facades, you can change the appearance of houses in such a way that their appearance is perceived completely differently in the dark and during the day.

Our company offers services in the field of designing effective lighting systems and installs architectural and artistic lighting on buildings of any number of floors. Over the course of several years of work, we have gained extensive experience in light planning activities for various urban sites. The high qualifications of our specialists are the key to successfully solving any problems related to the installation of facade lighting for a wide variety of objects, which include the following:

• administrative institutions;
• architectural monuments.

Completed projects of architectural lighting of facades

Lighting projects for different types buildings

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We strictly fulfill customer requirements and take into account the smallest nuances.

DESIGN AND SELECTION OF EQUIPMENT

All projects are developed by our specialists in full compliance with domestic regulatory and technical documentation regulating the quality and safety of lighting structures. The architectural lighting of building facades designed by us meets the requirements of the current SNiP applicable in Moscow.

At the design stage, we select equipment with characteristics that are optimal for creating truly effective outdoor lighting for homes. Lighting devices, wiring and switching equipment are selected not only according to luminosity parameters, but also depending on energy efficiency indicators. This point is extremely important when directly using lighting for buildings of all types.

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INSTALLATION WORK

When installing lighting, we actively use innovative solutions and developments from the world's leading manufacturers. For example, as an alternative to traditional incandescent and fluorescent lamps, we offer LED lighting, which is more efficient and cost-effective. The service life of this equipment is several years.

The structures that hold the lighting fixtures together with the fittings are made of durable materials resistant to adverse weather conditions. As a result, architectural lighting serves well for a long period of time, without the need for complex after-sales service. The quality of its functioning is not affected by precipitation and increased wind conditions.

Thanks to the professionalism of our specialists and the use of functional installation equipment, all work on the installation of lighting is completed in record time. At the same time, the speed of installation is not affected by the design features of the building. Contacting our company will allow you to quickly receive façade lighting with impeccable technical and operational characteristics.

Order architectural (facade) lighting of buildings from our company, and you will save significant money on the cost of services for its design and installation cash. We deliver the facility on a turnkey basis and, by agreement, resolve any problems that arise during further operation.

Decorative and festive lighting of the city, which is one of the trends in modern lighting art, plays an important role in the infrastructure. The variety of light sources and bright compositions allows you to enjoy the beauty and uniqueness of color solutions.

In this article:

Night lighting is not a fashion trend, but a modern reality

A modern metropolis is a complex of buildings and structures, parks, bridges, streets and squares. And they all need lighting. But this should not be the monotonous cold light of lanterns, but the glitter of advertising, a festive light extravaganza, and complex illuminated structures.

The city does not fall asleep at night, which means it must attract with colorful signs, multi-colored lights, and the sparkle of illumination.

Recently, in order to avoid clumsiness and bad taste, teams of designers, architects, and lighting engineers have been working on electric lighting in cities. Plans for the artistic design of illumination are developed and approved, and the most successful options for architectural lighting are selected.

Here it is important to take into account an integrated approach and achieve harmony of color solutions. Light settings must be used periodically, with a certain rhythm - this will create the effect of purposefulness and completeness of the image.

Sources of light

For street lighting, a variety of light sources are used, which have both positive and negative sides. Some of them don't work when low temperatures, others often burn out or have insufficient color rendering.

There are three most used sources:

1. A metal halide lamp is a high-pressure gas-discharge light source. It was created back in the sixties of the last century, but is still popular because it provides excellent color rendition.
2. High pressure sodium lamps producing warm yellow light. They are very common for street lighting, as they not only have high color rendering, but also save energy.
3. LED lamps based on semiconductor crystals. The undeniable advantages include durability, miniature size, and ergonomics. Disadvantages: low light output and high cost. However, experts believe that they are the future of illumination.

Lighting of building facades

Skillfully selected lighting solutions provide coziness and comfort. residential buildings, draw attention to the facades of buildings.

Particular attention is paid to lighting historical architectural structures - museums, temples, architectural monuments. Decorative lighting unobtrusively highlights the features of buildings. At night, soft light gives them a special charm.

In modern realities, large shopping centers, shops, and entertainment venues must be illuminated. City administrations decide that all such enterprises are required to attract professional illumination and external lighting designers. Otherwise, they will be closed. The city should be beautiful both during the day and at night.

Attractive appearance- this is an important image component of offices and organizations, and for shops and shopping centers A beautifully illuminated showcase is of particular importance.

Lighting of streets and squares

Street lighting should not only ensure safety, but also be part of the composition of the night city. Lanterns installed at a high height provide a soft, diffused stream of light. Neon structures are often attached to them, creating a festive look for streets and avenues.

Transport intersections are illuminated with gas-discharge light sources; for squares, xenon lamps are often used.

Lighting of parks and squares

There is a wide range of lighting fixtures, devices and installations for lighting design. Some of the most interesting are lamps for parks, squares, and alleys. They create an attractive color composition and highlight sculptures, trees, and shrubs.

If the lamps are installed correctly, they give a feeling of security and a person can confidently move around the area in the dark.

Decorative lighting is a limitless fantasy for landscape designers. With the help of lighting, you can focus attention on the natural beauty of vegetation, create a play of light and shadow, and add a romantic color to secluded corners.

For lighting design, a variety of garlands, lanterns, and spotlights are used, which can be dug into the ground or hung at a certain height. All of them are characterized by increased strength and resistance to atmospheric conditions and temperature changes.

Artificial illumination of ponds and fountains always attracts attention. Water can be “colored” in various shades, creating highlights and shimmers. There are special lamps that are installed at the bottom of the reservoir, and the water looks mysterious and alluring.

If it is not possible to install electrical wiring for landscape lighting, solar and LED lamps are often used.

And in conclusion, we can add that correctly selected lighting effects can completely change the impression of an ordinary architectural structure, making it easy to navigate in parks and enjoy the illumination of avenues.

Administrative and office buildings
Administration of the city of Krasnoyarsk
Administration of the President of Belarus, Minsk
Business center "Borodino-Plaza", Moscow
"Volgotanker", Samara
House of the Government of the Russian Federation
Sberbank Corporate University, Moscow region.
MADI building, Moscow
BC "Krugozor", Moscow
Business center "Le-fort", Moscow
Tax Inspectorate, Bryansk
BC "Luch", Moscow
Business center "Paveletskaya Plaza", Moscow
Government Building Moscow
"Rosmorport", Novorossiysk
Samaraneftegaz, Samara
Smolny, Administration of St. Petersburg
BC "Start", Moscow
"Uraltransgaz", Ekaterinburg

Urban and industrial dominants

Hotels and resorts
Hotel Garden Ring, Moscow
Radisson Ukraine Hotel, Moscow
Radisson SAS Lazurnaya hotel Sochi
Renaissance Hotel, Samara
Ritz-Carlton Hotel, st. Tverskaya, Moscow
Swiss Hotel “Red Hills”, Moscow
Resort complex MRIYA Resort & SPA, Yalta
Resort complex “Nadezhda. SPA and Sea Paradise", Gelendzhik
Rus-hotel, Moscow

Car showrooms
Auto showroom "Artex", Moscow
Mercedes Center car dealership, Moscow
BMW, Jaguar and Land-Rover car dealership, 51 km MKAD, Moscow

Objects of cultural significance
Armenian temple, Kislovodsk

Valdai Iversky Bogoroditsky Svyatoozersky Monastery
Center for Oceanography and Marine Biology "Moskvarium"

Moscow International House of Music

Partizan Square, Bryansk


Samara Philharmonic


Trinity Cathedral, Podolsk

Transport infrastructure facilities

Railway station, Ekaterinburg
Hall of the Kazansky railway station, Moscow
Hall of the Moscow station, St. Petersburg

Building complex " International Airport Heydar Aliyev" Baku

Shopping and entertainment complexes

Shopping center "Moscow", Moscow
Shopping center "Panorama", Moscow

Shopping center "Filion", Moscow

Architectural lighting

To appreciate the complexity and understanding of the idea of ​​architectural lighting, it is necessary to accept that the history of architecture dates back thousands of years, while artificial lighting is barely more than a hundred years old. At the same time, evolutionary changes for a long time dealt mainly with functional requirements - increasing light output and energy saving, without paying due attention to the development of aesthetic aspects inherent in architectural lighting of facades.

Architectural lighting shapes the space at night. Those. light not only reveals architecture, it allows you to rediscover its form, style and plasticity, influencing physiologically and psychologically the viewer’s perception. A beautifully lit object or landscape creates a special atmosphere that you will not feel during the daytime.

When designing architectural lighting, our company’s specialists use a combination of different techniques for architectural lighting of buildings, which gives an optimal result. Flood lighting (as the most classic) - architectural lighting of facades from a distance has recently been unfairly rarely used, since it requires more knowledge in choosing lighting devices and performing calculations.

When using different optical systems and light sources (facade lamps, street floor lamps, lamps built into the ground), you can achieve very harmonious solutions, create smoother transitions in brightness, or uniform illumination of surfaces, and also play with color balance.

However, there are also limitations for this lighting technique: it is not always possible to place the spotlights at a sufficient distance from the object of illumination (for example, lighting a residential building), as well as creating direct glare for the observer, which, however, can be reduced with the help of anti-glare grilles and soft filters or curtains.

The ideal work of a lighting designer is obtained when the light sources are hidden and the viewer finds himself in front of an illuminated object (lighting of a country house), but does not see where the light falls on the object from. A natural example is the moon illuminated by the sun.

Local lighting of buildings (a more popular technique) is architectural lighting of facades directly from the plane of the facade. Such illumination of the building creates accents; cornices, piers, niches or windows are illuminated. In this case, brackets are used. Cons - the appearance of the facade, which, especially during the day, can look overloaded.

Architectural lighting: choosing lighting fixtures

We pay special attention to the development of mounting points for lamps or spotlights on the facade and the design of the bracket itself, taking into account both design features and aesthetics. It is important to place the light fixture at the required distance from the wall to properly distribute the light flux in order to avoid excessively bright spots near the source. It is very important for us to achieve a balanced lighting solution, when the lighting of the building does not contradict the style of the facade and the architecture of the surrounding buildings. Here, the choice of brightness level of the illuminated facade is especially important.

Depending on the background brightness, the same architectural lighting will be perceived differently by the observer. The purpose of the object itself is also important for choosing the correct brightness and color scheme. When choosing spotlights, lamps, street floor lamps, other lighting devices and their installation location, we try to use the available opportunities to come to a rational design that will not require unjustified costs for installation work and subsequent operation. At the same time, we strive to offer the most modern solution, using the latest developments in the field of lighting technology.

Planners and designers of our company will develop a concept for architectural lighting or determine the types of lighting devices and light sources, depending on the architecture, facade style, level and location of the object, and the surrounding landscape. In addition to knowledge in the field of lighting technology, we rely on many years of practical experience in the use of one or another technique and means of architectural lighting, which allows us to create high-quality, reliable lighting installations.