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The porch
The outer entrance of the home can be lit both in a rational and in an expressive manner. The entrance door of a
home can be lit with a spotlight, which may be switched on automatically by a sensor mechanism, and which
illuminates both the area around the door and the name plate and bell. If the spotlight is to remain switched on at
all times, it is better to opt for a compact 18 watt fluorescent lamp, which consumes little energy; otherwise a 50
watt halogen with incorporated projector is perfect.

Light phenomena
Light phenomena
The quality of the
light
Basic lighting
technology
Safety and quality
The hall
Decorating with
light This room represents the border between the world outside and the home, and should be lit as such. The best
-- The porch solution is spotlights or wall fittings with halogen lamps. If the entrance opens into a corridor the path can be
-- The hall illuminated by 35 watt halogen spotlights placed at a distance of about 1.5 meters, and at shorter intervals in the
-- The living hall itself. The wall fittings may emit indirect light, but this solution usually creates a quite dull atmosphere; it is
room better to opt for lamps with glass diffusers that brighten up both vertical surfaces, including faces, and horizontal
-- The dining ones such as the floor.
room
-- The study
-- The
kitchen
-- The
bedroom
-- The
children's
room The living room
-- The
bathroom
This room is the most representative one in the home. It is where the family and its guests meet, converse, play
-- The
games, watch television and listen to music. It must therefore serve many different purposes, and it must be
wardrobe
possible to meet a variety of visual requirements simultaneously. It is important not to forget that while adequate
and
illumination criteria must be followed to illuminate the different activities, the overall result must nevertheless be
housework
cosy and appealing. The general illumination, with an average of 100-200 lux, can be provided with recessed
areas
wide-angle spotlights, if there is a lowered ceiling, or with halogen wall lamps. Individual areas can be lit by a
pendant fitting for a dining table, and with floor lamps near the conversation area.
Adjustable floor lamps can be arranged in the area where games are played, while table lamps can be placed on
sideboards and coffee tables.
A lamp with one or two dichroic 50 watt lamps can be used for the reading area, or if preferred, a more diffusing
150 W lamp can be suspended above the reader.
It should be possible to adjust the light in the area near the television, in such a way that the area behind the screen
is lit by the diffused light of a dim table lamp, to soften the contrast between the background and the screen and
guarantee more comfortable viewing.

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The dining room

The room must be bright but free from glare, with an appealing and warm atmosphere, created by an harmonious
distribution of light without excessive and glaring contrasts.
The table is the central element, and should be lit with 100-150 lux. A pendant lamp suspended at least 2.2 meters
from the floor, which matches the interior and the colour of the furniture, may be used.
Lamps with warm hues and perfect colour rendition, perhaps softone type incandescent lamps should be
considered.
The walls can be decorated with wall fittings to match the pendant lamp.

The study
The visual requirements are very high in this area, both in terms of quantity and quality of illumination. In the study
the criteria adopted should be similar to those used for the work station in the office: 500 lux horizontal
illumination level, elimination of direct glare and disturbing reflections on the work areas and the computer screen,
regulation of the light flows to adapt them to individual requirements and habits.
Floor lamps placed close to the desk, wall lamps or pendant lamps with indirect emission may be used.
On the work top, table fittings with incandescent lamps may be used; these, appropriately oriented, can illuminate
even tiny details. If a computer is used, a table lamp with normal emission should be placed at eye level, with light
beam directed towards the keyboard, but not towards the screen.
If a lamp designed specifically for computer screens is used, it can be placed higher, thanks to the controlled width
of the emission band.

The kitchen
To render normal household chores comfortable, prevent accidents and facilitate the necessary cleaning work, the
lighting of the kitchen must feature specific characteristics:
- Level of illumination: basic 300 lux average horizontal light distributed very uniformly in the room, and about 300
lux on work tops and the cooker.
- Lamps with warm hues and perfect colour rendition.
- Fittings equipped with sufficient protection, which are easy to clean.
- Absence of glare, especially on work areas and on the cooker.
These requirements can be met by using, for the general diffused illumination, fluorescent lamps providing
12W/m2. If there are large windows in the room, the modules should be aligned with the windows.
The focused illumination directed towards the work tops and the cooker should be recessed or semi-recessed
adjustable spotlights fixed to the ceiling, possibly by means of a closed track.
Pendant lamps hung above the table can be used in the dining area.

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The bedroom
This room requires two types of illumination: a general diffused light, of maximum 100 lux, if possible indirect, or
from dim pendant lamps creating a cosy atmosphere. Lamps with warm, light hues and excellent colour rendition,
with an average illumination capacity of 50-150 lux, are excellent. A local illumination of mirrors, chests of
drawers, wardrobes and, if applicable, a writing desk should also be provided.
If lamps with incorporated projector are used on the bedside table, it is possible to read in bed without illuminating
the entire room and thus disturbing one's companion.
Wardrobes should be illuminated with strong light, i.e. 400-500 lux, from recessed spotlights, if the room has a
lowered ceiling, or projectors fixed direct to the ceiling.

The children's room

This room serves many purposes. The kids use it to sleep, play, do homework, and spend time with their friends.
The illumination must therefore be flexible, to meet the requirements of the different visual functions, keeping in
mind that:
- Youths need more light than adults do.
- The lamps will probably remain switched on even when they are not used, thus consuming energy and developing
unnecessary heat.
- Safety must be a fundamental characteristic of the lamps.
Consequently, to provide a general horizontal illumination of about 350 lux (10W/m2) we choose recessed lamps
with compact fluorescent lamps, if there is a lowered ceiling, and otherwise ceiling lamps, also with compact
fluorescent lamps.
The homework desk has to be illuminated by at least 350 lux directed towards the work area, using pendant lamps.
Wardrobes or shelves may be lit with PAR 30 spotlights mounted on a track.

The bathroom
The bathroom must, apart from meeting the aforementioned safety regulations, be lit brightly with lamps
guaranteeing a good colour rendition. This room must be lit in such a way that one can see clearly, not only the
surrounding objects, which will seem cleaner if illuminated with a cold fluorescent light of 4000-5000 kelvin, but
also oneself, in order to take care of one's body and appearance.
The illumination of the mirror becomes essential, and likewise does a correct background light. The mirror and the
surrounding area must be lit with at least 2000 lumen, and the rest of the room with at least 500 lumen per square
meter of floor area. While lamp shades and glass screens can be of very different and vivacious colours in the rest
of the home, they should be of soft colours or white in the bathroom, in order not to modify the light and thus the
colour of the objects. The CIE 64-8 regulations provide, for bathrooms or rooms with water outlets, two drawings
with indications of the areas where certain measures must be taken. In fact areas that are more or less near water
outlets are classified with numbers from 0 to 3, and differ in size according to whether the bathtub is protected by a
box or not. No electrical apparatuses may be installed in area 0, only boilers may be installed in area 1, while lamps
of class II and with a minimum protection degree of IP 44 may be installed in area 2.

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Area 3 is free, but also here it is nevertheless safer to use apparatuses with a minimum degree of IP.

The wardrobe and housework areas

To illuminate wardrobes, cabinets and all vertical surfaces in general, it is necessary to install adjustable recessed
lamps if the room has a lowered ceiling, or movable spotlights mounted on tracks, with high chromatic rendition, to
distinguish the colours of the garments properly.
Said lamps are installed in front of the wardrobes, at a distance exceeding the figure indicated on the label of the
lamp A vertical value of 100/200 lux must be obtained by using a power of about 10-20 W/m2. A stronger, pin
point light is necessary for work areas (ironing, mending), perhaps using lamps with an adjustable arm.

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