Why Hire A Lighting Designer?
New technologies always require a specialist. Technology has increasingly become the driving force in the world of building and design. Lighting design is one profession that has escalated in recognition, growth and popularity over the last couple of decades. An experienced lighting designer creates an atmosphere that is warm, inviting, subtle and artistic. Through proper placement, selection and control you can achieve light telling a story, defining the spaces, setting the mood, and creating emotion.
A lighting designer specializes in electrical codes, lighting fixtures, dimming controls, source and lamp types and uses, maintenance issues, practices, and procedures. When selecting a designer ensure they have great performance, experience, knowledge, artistic ability, engineering, construction skills, and team compatibility.
In selecting a lighting designer, a client must realize that the practice of lighting design combines several disciplines and their choice must have the following attributes:
Sensitivity to the client's needs.
The ability to evaluate and accommodate the architectural design of a given building.
Have strong construction knowledge to communicate with the construction team.
Have excellent working knowledge of interior design to enhance the designer’s vision.
Be a team player and can work and understand all aspects of the project architecture, mechanical systems, interior design and landscape design.
Be an expert in all forms of lighting fixture, sources and lamps.
Be an expert in lighting control systems, from the simplest wall box dimmer to sophisticated whole building systems.
Have in-depth electrical contracting and engineering experience to design lighting systems consistent with local and national building codes.
Can present accurate lighting equipment and pricing for budgeting purposes.
The following services should always be provided by the lighting designer
Team coordination with all design and construction disciplines.
Full architecturally related drawings: floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, sections, details and elevations.
Lighting control system design and coordination
Lighting fixture specifications.
Budgets.
Attendance at design meetings.
Construction review of lighting installation.
Lighting adjustments during construction
Fixture aiming.
Lighting setting and commissioning.
We believe strongly at the Illuminated Design we will meet all the criteria of hiring a lighting design professional. Furthermore, we will have all the products on display in our studio for you to see and experience all forms of lighting options in person prior to making the decisions on your upcoming project.
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