Architectural light

The American lighting designer Richard Kelly (1910-1977) divided light into three categories for qualitative lighting design: Light for seeing ("ambient luminescence"), for looking at ("focal glow") and for looking at ("play of brillants"). He introduced this idea of differentiation in 1952.

These three elements were always present in his works, each with the weighting he considered appropriate for the project. For Kelly, light was an integral part of the Architecture. As an advocate of daylight as the primary light that defines a room, he gave artificial light the role of a supplement.

Lighting design

SEKTOR4 illuminates the architectural space

The cornerstones of sustainable lighting design

The illumination of the architectural space should be designed with perception in mind. Users and their needs are active factors in planning. These do not only concern standards and measurable parameters that are necessary for carrying out an activity.

Hierarchizing the perception of the space, designing it with light and shadow and distinguishing its materials and the visual and tactile qualities of the surfaces are our cornerstones for a sustainable Lighting design.