Night Archway: Light Emanating from Between Components

A paifang with well-executed night lighting. All light fixtures are hidden inside and behind the components, completely invisible from a human perspective. The light distribution is layered: the dougong layer is illuminated from below by narrow-angle lights shining upwards, making the layered, projecting three-dimensional relationships clearest, with deep shadows; a continuous wash light under the eaves brings out the rhythm of the tiles and rafters; the inscription panel has independent accent lighting, making it the brightest spot; the columns have only faint wall-grazing light, revealing the texture of the stone. The overall brightness is not high, with the paifang floating against the dark night sky, and the surrounding environment remaining dark. The color temperature is warm white, no colored lights are used. Avoid: using colored floodlights and chasing lights, adding a strip of lights around the silhouette, uniformly illuminating the entire paifang, or exposing light fixtures causing glare.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一座夜間照明處理得當的牌樓。燈具全部藏在構件的內側與背面,從人的角度完全看不見發光體。光的分佈是分層的:斗栱層由下方的窄角燈向上打,讓層層出挑的立體關係最清楚,陰影濃重;屋簷的下方有一道連續的洗光,把瓦作與椽子的節奏帶出;字板有獨立的重點光,是全場最亮的地方;柱身只有微弱的擦牆光,顯出石材的質地。整體的亮度不高,牌樓浮在深色的夜空前,周邊環境維持黑暗。色溫暖白,不使用彩色。避免:使用彩色投光與跑馬燈、在輪廓上加裝一圈燈條、把整座牌樓均勻打亮、讓燈具外露造成眩光。