Low-Level Pathway Lights: Illuminating the Ground, Not the Eyes

Night view of a park pathway. On both sides, every few meters, there is a short bollard light only about forty centimeters high. The lamp head is completely shielded, and light is emitted only downwards and sideways onto the ground. The pathway's paving is illuminated by a series of semicircular light spots, which slightly overlap to form a continuous but rhythmic bright strip. From a pedestrian's eye level, no luminous surfaces are visible, preventing glare, and distant objects and the night sky are therefore clearer. The lower edges of the shrubs on both sides of the pathway are touched by the light strip, while their upper edges merge into darkness. The color temperature is warm white, about 3000K. Avoid: using high-mast streetlights, exposing the luminous surface of the luminaires, illuminating the entire pathway as a seamless uniform bright surface, illuminating all surrounding vegetation.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

公園步道的夜景,兩側每隔數公尺設一支高度僅約四十公分的矮柱燈,燈頭完全遮蔽,光只朝下與朝側面的地面射出。步道的鋪面被一連串半圓形的光斑照亮,光斑彼此稍微重疊,形成連續但有節奏的亮帶。從行人的視線高度看過去,完全看不到任何發光面,不會產生眩光,遠處的景物與夜空因此看得更清楚。步道兩側的灌木下緣被光帶到,上緣沒入黑暗。色溫暖白,約 3000K。避免:使用高桿路燈、讓燈具的發光面外露、把整條步道照成無縫的均勻亮面、把兩側植栽全部打亮。