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Façade lighting
for houses & commercial buildingsWhether a residential building, museum or modern company headquarters: well thought-out façade lighting shows off buildings at their best in the dark - and fulfils more than just an aesthetic purpose. More and more private homeowners are discovering the benefits of LED outdoor lighting: it provides more comfort, security and an inviting ambience in their own homes. On the other hand, churches, hotels and public institutions use lighting accents to emphasise architecture and provide orientation.
Illuminating private homes
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Important note: Depending on the installation location, outdoor lights may require special protection against foreign bodies and moisture. This is indicated by the IP code of a light. Find out more in our guide to IP codes for professional outdoor lighting.
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Façade lighting with wall luminaires for private houses
Modern façade lighting offers a wide range of options for effectively showcasing your own house façade - for aesthetics as well as for greater safety and orientation around the house. Popular in the private sector are up & down wall lights that emit their light upwards and downwards. A narrow beam of light creates a finer structure, while a wide light distribution emphasises surfaces and gives the architecture "volume". Alternatively, wall lights with all-round light provide stylish façade lighting.
Typical installation locations for outdoor lighting on the façade are the house entrance, the garage, the terrace, a garden wall or a house wall. During installation, it is important to ensure that there is no glare, especially in critical areas such as steps, but also for general well-being.
For a particularly inviting light image, the use of warm white light (2,700-3,300 Kelvin) is recommended.
Modern lights with a twilight sensor offer even more convenience. This ensures that the façade lighting switches on automatically at dusk - without any manual intervention.
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Effectively illuminate private houses with spotlights from below
Outdoor floor spotlights offer a stylish way of illuminating the façade from below. The lights can be used either as deck lights fixed in the ground or as surface-mounted lights flexibly positioned with ground spikes. While recessed spotlights are discreetly integrated into their surroundings and can be installed without tripping - some can even be driven over - surface-mounted spotlights score points with their simple installation and easy alignment. Swivelling spots offer the additional advantage that the light cone can be subsequently directed in a targeted manner - for example to emphasise columns, projections or planted façade areas.
An important tip for harmonious illumination: An oblique angle, e.g. with a distance from the spotlight to the wall of only 0.5 metres and an upward orientation, emphasises structures in the façade. A frontal beam angle, e.g. at a distance of 1.5 metres from the wall, makes facades appear leveler.
In addition to illuminating the house wall, other outdoor areas can also be attractively staged - for example with targeted object lighting in outdoor areas for trees, fountains, garden figures or sculptures. Here, focussed beams of light create sculptural shadows and impressive highlights in the garden at night.
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LED ceiling spotlights for canopies, entrances and carports
Ceiling spotlights and flat LED ceiling lights are an elegant solution for targeted outdoor lighting of the façade - especially on covered areas such as roof overhangs, canopies, carports or patio roofs. With their downward-directed, glare-free light, they provide uniform illumination and increase safety in the entrance area or around the garage.
The lighting effect can be used as a balanced combination of general lighting and soft accent lighting. Depending on requirements, dimmable and swivelling LED spotlights are available, often also in versions with integrated motion detectors for maximum energy efficiency and convenience.
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Smart façade lighting
Homogeneous orientation light, romantic and cosy lighting mood or an exuberant party atmosphere: Smart outdoor lights for the façade are an enrichment for the outdoor area, which you can reconfigure at any time and easily via app, remote control or voice. Well-known systems such as Philips Hue, Innr Lighting or EGLO Connect offer a wide range of networked lights with RGB colour change, adjustable colour temperature and programmable light scenes. Coupling with sensors such as the mobile, battery-operated motion detector from Philips Hue is particularly convenient.
Light colour tip: Depending on the material of the façade, different light colours are available to highlight its individual properties. Wood is shown to its best advantage with warm white light (<3,300 Kelvin). Surfaces such as concrete look particularly valuable with a neutral white (3,300 - 5,300 Kelvin). RGBW bulbs are ideal for effective staging.
Staging commercial buildings
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Areas of application for façades in commercial environments
A well thought-out lighting concept is essential in commercial buildings. Different use cases each have their own specific requirements. Careful planning ensures safety, efficiency and design value.
Supermarkets and retail: For entrance areas, car parks and loading zones, bright, glare-free and uniform illumination is required to provide customers and suppliers with clear orientation and create a safe environment.
Hotels and accommodation facilities: Façade and pathway lighting contribute significantly to the safety and perception of the property. Professionally used light conveys a sense of security to guests and at the same time emphasises the architectural claim.
Museums and cultural buildings: The focus here is often on staging. Accentuated exterior lighting emphasises design details, while functional lighting solutions ensure safety at entrances and driveways.
Catering and leisure areas: Mood lighting creates atmosphere and contributes to the quality of stay. At the same time, entrances and access points must be clearly visible and safely illuminated.
Car parks, logistics and loading zones: Large outdoor areas require consistent lighting concepts with high efficiency and standard-compliant illumination to ensure safety for staff and visitors and to make operational processes run smoothly.
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Commercial façade lighting:
Visibility, safety and brand impact combinedFaçade lighting for commercial buildings combines functional advantages with high design standards. Professional LED outdoor lights in commercial buildings ensure that customers, employees and suppliers can reach the building safely in the dark and also strengthen the visual presence of the company to the outside world as well as its brand identity, which can be underlined with colour temperatures, light colours and targeted accentuation of building details or logos.
A precisely planned lighting concept is particularly important for heavily frequented buildings such as supermarkets, hotels, museums, restaurants or large car parks and delivery zones. Good façade lighting improves orientation on the site and increases the feeling of safety - for both visitors and staff. Theft prevention also benefits from evenly illuminated entrances and delivery zones.
Today, commercial façade lighting offers numerous technical options: Light control systems such as DALI enable centralised control of individual lights or groups of lights. Dimming functions dynamically adjust the brightness to the time of day or events. Predefined light scenes can be called up flexibly - for example for weekend operation, after-work events or seasonal campaigns.
Effective exterior and façade lighting for commercial properties
Types of luminaires for commercial outdoor areas)
Ideal for staging trees, facades or company signage. They create vertical lighting accents and visually structure large areas.
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Perfect for entrance areas, terraces or façade surfaces - with up & downlight function to emphasise wall structure and corporate architecture.
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Integrated into canopies or overhangs, they provide uniform, glare-free illumination, e.g. in entrance or delivery areas.
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The optimum solution for car parks, access roads and paths - for comprehensive, standard-compliant illumination.
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Smart outdoor lighting enables efficient light control depending on the time of day, presence or event - all in the interests of energy saving and individuality.
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In addition, flexible lighting accents can be set on the site - for sculptures, fountains or green areas, for example. In this way, not only the building itself, but the entire area is illuminated in a representative manner.
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