9 Common Outdoor Landscape Lighting Designs

Building night lighting

The night lighting of buildings, the most commonly used are flood lighting, contour lighting, internal light transmission lighting and so on.

The floodlighting of the building facade is to use the floodlight (floodlight) lamp to directly illuminate the building facade at a certain angle according to the design calculation, so as to reshape the image of the building at night. Its effect can not only show the overall picture of the building, but also effectively express the building's shape, three-dimensional sense, decorative stone materials and material texture, and even decorative details.

Floodlighting is not simply to reproduce the daytime image of the building, but to use the light, color and shadow of floodlighting to reshape the more moving, beautiful and majestic image of the building at night.

Architectural outline lighting is to use line light sources (string lights, neon lights, melamine lights, light pipes, LED light strips, whole-body light-emitting optical fibers, etc.) to directly outline the building outline. Illuminating the edges of buildings with a narrow beam of light can also be used for framing.

Internal light transmission is to use indoor light or lamps installed in special positions to transmit light from the inside of the building to form an exquisite night scene lighting effect.

Night lighting of the square
The shape and area of the square are both indeterminate and various in style. The lighting must take the premise of satisfying the functional lighting, and give full play to the functions of the square according to the inherent characteristics of the square.

The landscape lighting of the square must first unify the landscape lighting of the buildings around the square with the lighting of the square, coordinate the lighting of the square and the roads around the square, and unify the inherent culture.

Square lighting mainly includes: fountains, square ground and markers, tree arrays, underground shopping malls or subway entrance and exit lights, and ambient lighting such as surrounding green spaces and flower beds.

Night lighting of the bridge
Most modern bridges are modern steel cable-stayed bridges, including double-tower cable-stayed and single-tower cable-stayed bridges. The shape of the cable-stayed bridge is characterized by the cables. The lighting of the bridge will focus on highlighting this feature. Using different lamps and unique artistic techniques, a huge harp stands on top of the big river.

In order to heighten the overall effect of the festive atmosphere of the bridge, along the road on both sides of the bridge, one artistic lamp can be placed every 4-5 meters to form a shining pearl necklace.

The floodlighting of the facade of the main tower can be divided into three aspects. When the light is projected upward from the bottom, the whole main tower should be illuminated crystal clear, white and flawless, majestic and majestic.

In order to fully illuminate the main tower and have a good perspective effect, a platform should be set up under the road surface, and floodlights should be used to illuminate the base of the tower above the water surface from top to bottom, so that the lighting effect of the high tower is like a giant standing in the river. above.

Landscape Lighting for Tower Buildings
The tower body is usually composed of several basic parts such as the base, the tower body, and the tower top, which form a harmonious whole. Architects give meaning to each part when designing. They all have corresponding functions or functions. From an aesthetic point of view, their aesthetic value lies in erecting a landmark for an area. Therefore, the complete lighting performance of each part of the tower body is very important, and the overall image of the tower will be alienated if only one part is displayed or one is favored over another.

The lighting settings of each part of the tower body should consider the needs of viewing. The top part of the tower is usually for long-distance viewing, and the lighting brightness should be appropriately higher;

The tower body is often the part with rich details and bearing the architectural style. The lighting method should be selected in a targeted manner, the components and carvings of the tower body should be carefully depicted, and the main parts of the tower body should be highlighted with emphatic lighting methods;

The base of the tower is the part close to people. The lighting performance of this part is to complete the integrity of the tower body image. The lighting set for them should take into account people's feelings when viewing at close range. The configuration of the projection direction and other aspects should be aimed at the visual comfort of people.

As far as the whole tower is concerned, the illuminance of the illumination light should be gradually increased from bottom to top, which can create a sense of towering and conform to the visual rules of people watching the scenery.

Landscape lighting for overpasses
Overpasses are often located on the main roads of urban traffic, and are an important part of the overall effect of urban landscape lighting. Looking at the overpass from a high viewpoint in the distance, it is a lane that goes up and down and then spreads out. The image of the driveway is mainly expressed by the railings on the side of the driveway. The overpass bridge is multi-level, multi-lane vertical overlap, and the relationship between the performance of the level of depth, etc., in order to truly reflect the landscape charm of the overpass bridge.

Green spaces should be set up in the overpass area. Green spaces play an important role in the landscape environment of the Tiaoqiao area and should be fully utilized.

Viewing the panoramic pattern of the overpass from a high viewpoint, there are not only the line outline of the lane, but also the lighting composition and lighting sculpture in the green space, as well as the bright lines formed by the street lights in the bridge area. These lighting elements are combined to form an organic overall picture .

Landscape Lighting for Water Features
Water features are an important part of garden landscape. There are many forms of water features, such as large lakes with open water surface and rippling blue waves, as well as water features such as streams, fountains, waterfalls and cement pools.

The night scene lighting method of the water surface is mainly to use the real scenery of the water surface and the lighting of the trees and railings on the bank to form a reflection on the water surface. The reflection and the real scene are compared with each other, set off, positive and negative, and the dynamic effect of the reflection makes people full of interest and beauty.

For fountains and waterfalls, underwater lighting can be used to arrange underwater lights of the same or different colors in a certain pattern to illuminate upwards. The effect is magical and interesting.

Landscape Lighting for Trees
The sculpture sketches and signs in the garden are ornamental; the other is commemorative. The lighting should start from the characteristics of the sculpture, especially for the key parts such as: the head, the expression, the material, the color and the surrounding environment. The light should be projected from the side from top to bottom. , Strong three-dimensional lighting effect. Narrow beam lamps should be selected with appropriate light sources, and should avoid the direction of tourists' sight to prevent glare interference.

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