CHANDELIER LIGHT FIXTURE | An Architect Explains
A Chandelier is a branched, multi-arm, decorative, often ornate, mounted light fixture that is suspended from a ceiling and holds
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LIGHTING DICTIONARY | An Architect Explains
Many people find the technical terms associated with Lighting, difficult to understand. I have explained these terms here in easy-to-understand
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LIGHTING DESIGN | An Architect Explains
All architectural plans are incomplete without a detailed and well thought lighting plan. An interior lighting design takes into account, the architecture of the entire space, specific task needs for different rooms, placement of basic furniture, special decorative accessories and the overall colour of the room. Different types of lighting can create different moods, add beauty to your home and of course help prevent you from bumping into the furniture…..
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SUSTAINABLE LIGHTING | An Architect Explains
Clients, whether Corporates, Institutional or private, are getting more interested in sustainable solutions in their projects. This is due to the growing concern about irreversible environmental damage and a frightening escalation in energy costs as governments compete for a better share of the earth’s resources. Designers are coming up with several options for Sustainable Lighting that are getting better and better by the day…..
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A light-emitting-diode (LED) is a semiconductor diode that emits light when an electric current is applied in the forward direction
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SUSTAINABLE LIGHTING | SODIUM VAPOUR LAMP
Like in a Metal Halide lamp, the working principle of a Sodium Vapour lamp is that of a discharge tube,
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Like the fluorescent tube light and the CFLs, Metal Halide Lamps are also discharge tubes in which an electric arc
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Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL), also known as a compact fluorescent light bulb or energy saving light bulb, is a type
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A fluorescent lamp or fluorescent tube light is a gas-discharge lamp that uses electricity to excite mercury vapor. The excited
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Halogens are Incandescent Lamps where the filament envelope is filled with a gas from the Halogen Family (Chlorine, Bromine, Fluorine, Iodine)
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The Incandescent lamp also known as electric lamp or Filament lamp, but better known as the Electric BULB is a
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SCIENTIFIC VASTU | LIVING ROOM | An Architect Explains
Vastu Shastra lays down guidelines for the location of living rooms, the placement of furniture and paintings, position of windows, doors, colours for creating a room with a free flow of positive energy. Using Vastu principles scientifically, An Architect explains the best location for your living room, the right arrangement of furniture and the ideal colours…..
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