Foyer

Foyers are the entrance zones of a building; at the same time they also serve as reception and waiting areas. The interior of the building is usually accessed through the foyer.

The aims of a lighting concept should mainly be to give this representative area an appealing atmosphere and to emphasise and highlight it through both the choice of luminaires and their lighting direction. Light should underline the architectural statement and integrate itself into existing architectural structures.

Important planning aspects are the illumination of vertical surfaces with the use of uplights and wallwashers and the accenting of architectural details. Colour temperatures should additionally comply with the general tonal surroundings.

Foyers operate as a thoroughfare from the outside of the building to the interior. In buildings with extensive fenestration, transparency is especially effective in hours of darkness.

As a result, the lighting concept should take into consideration the night-time appearance of the foyer from the outside. A lighting management system makes sure that lighting is controlled according to the level of brightness, the form of light distribution during the day and at night, and the daylight conditions.

lighting instruments:

Quadrature

Lunis M

Lunis R