Night View Lighting Control: Interior Should Be Darker Than Exterior

Nighttime living room in a high-rise residence, where the entire lighting design premise is that the indoor illuminance must be lower than the city lights outside the window, otherwise the glass will become a mirror. Therefore, there are no recessed lights or pendant lights on the ceiling; all light comes from low positions and localized sources: wall-washing light from the floor edge, a floor lamp next to the sofa, narrow-beam spotlights above artworks, and light embedded in wall niches. The overall illuminance is less than 80 lux. The glass thus remains transparent, and the city lights become the brightest elements in the space, casting blurred reflections on the polished stone floor. Avoid: installing recessed lights on the ceiling, using a main light to illuminate the entire room, excessive illuminance causing glass reflection, adding colored ambient lights.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

高層住宅的夜間客廳,整套照明的設計前提是室內照度必須低於窗外的城市燈光,否則玻璃會變成鏡子。因此天花完全沒有嵌燈與吊燈,所有的光都來自低處與局部:地坪邊緣的洗牆光、沙發旁的落地燈、藝術品上方的窄角投射燈、以及嵌在牆面凹龕裡的光。整體照度不到 80 勒克斯。玻璃因此保持通透,城市的燈成為空間裡最亮的元素,並在拋光的石材地坪上留下模糊的倒影。避免:天花裝設嵌燈、使用主燈照亮全室、照度過高讓玻璃反光、加入彩色的氛圍燈。