Types of outdoor and garden lighting
There are many different tastes in the lighting design of the exterior area and the courtyard of the villa,
and a general rule cannot be considered for all villas.
The important issue in villa yard lighting is the design and architecture of the building and its type of use, suitable for family gatherings or formal events,
which determines what kind of design to use for yard lighting.
In the process of lighting the villa yard, in addition to considering the use of the yard, you should also consider its beauty.
Special and beautiful lighting at night can give special beauty, peace and charm to the space, and only with a delicate and soft lighting can you give a special glow to the space.
With these explanations in this article, we are going to examine the lighting of the villa yard. If you are also interested in this topic, stay with us.
The effect of lighting the yard and garden of the villa on the beauty of the building
In order to understand and implement the principles of lighting techniques for villa courtyards and villa gardens,
it is necessary to know the sources that provide lighting.
In total, three main types of sources are used to supply the lighting of the villa yard and garden.
The first category is lighting sources, lights and projectors that prevent thieves from entering by lighting up the entire yard area.
The second category, villa yard lighting lights are lights that are used to guide guests and people to different places.
Around the garden, next to the bushes, around the pool, near the entrance door,
near the fences around the area and around the steps of the entrance door, etc.
are the places where this type of lights are used. These lights are often suitable for the design of your garden and villa.
These lights are made in different colors to add beauty and charm to the yard and garden of the villa, and guide people to different paths in the darkness of the night.
The third category is lights whose job is to highlight the features of the garden and illuminate the dark spots of the yard.
As mentioned, this category is used in the lighting of villa yards and gardens.
Each of the three categories mentioned for the lighting of the yard and garden of the villa should be suitable for the design style of your villa and the space it has.
With this account, the lighting of your villa yard has a variety of choices ahead.
You should pay attention to which of these three types of lighting will make the space of your villa more beautiful and attractive.
Spotlights are also important for highlighting a number of outdoor landscape elements such as trees, buildings, and architectural details and sculptures in the yard.
The main techniques of villa courtyard lighting
Basically, we have three main techniques for lighting the courtyard of a villa, which are:
Ambient lighting
This form of lighting has no specific purpose and only gives a good feeling to the space.
The effect of this type of lighting is like the background music of a song. For example, lights that are near trees or fences are included in this category.
Task lighting
This lighting also has no special purpose; Such as lights installed for stairs, porches, or patios, or lights used to illuminate nearby wall carvings.
Focused or accented lighting
This lighting shows the area of the villa, an area of the garden, the villa and any space; For example, lighting that is done in the bed of grass and flowers or
lights that are installed at the feet of statues.
Types of outdoor and garden lighting
Various ideas of garden and villa lighting
After reviewing the main lighting techniques, now we will review the lighting ideas for different parts of the villa yard. These ideas include:
Lighting different parts of the garden and villa yard
A professional combination of garden and patio feature lighting allows you to showcase your beautiful garden design.
You can also use adjustable spotlights to highlight tall trees and place small bulbs in between bushes and shrubs.
Use lamps along short walls and boxwood to define the edges.
Hang festoon lights to illuminate tree branches in the garden, and use spotlights for archways or other garden structures.
Give a beautiful effect to your garden with the clever combination of light and shadow in lighting the trees of the garden and the garden of the yard and villa.
Do not forget the lighting design of the villa pool
Various factors should be taken into account in designing villa pool lighting, one of the most important factors being safety.
The lighting of the passageway and stairs around the pool and the built-in and hidden lighting around the pool prevent people from slipping.
You should also use underwater lighting to complete this route. Hanging small lights from tree branches above the pool creates a happy and attractive atmosphere
like the starry sky above the pool. Be sure to light the water view of the villa pool and its surroundings.
The pool fountain, pool wall and waterway are among the parts that you should consider.
Undoubtedly, the lighting of the water makes the space around the pool look extraordinary and magical at night;
This view is very suitable for parties. One of the parts whose lighting gives more brightness and beauty to your garden pool is the floor of the villa pool.
The light from the bottom of the pool makes the water droplets shine like diamonds.
Lighting the stairs of the garden and the courtyard of the villa
You can use built-in lamps to illuminate the path of the garden and villa stairs that extend from the house to the outdoor space.
By lighting under each step by LED lamp, a glow of light is created on each step.
If the stairs are next to a brick wall, you can light the garden wall by installing some lights and create attractive lighting that doesn’t overpower the outdoor space.
You can use motion detection sensors along with garden and yard stairs lighting. Hollow out the inside surface of a log and make small slits on its body.
Then you can have light logs by placing lamps or lanterns under them.
Lighting the walls of the courtyard and the entrance of the villa
Lighting the walls of the garden or villa is very important.
A well-lit entryway leading to a courtyard or garden not only guides guests in, but also illuminates the path beautifully.
Installing lights to illuminate the gardens on both sides of the path and at a low height has a great effect on the pavements.
In addition, you can also light along and around the path (especially around flowers and plants).
The lighting of a small garden can multiply the beauty of your yard and the entrance of your villa.
Lanterns or solar lamps that are hung are also among the ideas of lighting the garden area and the courtyard of the villa, because they eliminate the need for electric wires.
Additionally, recessed ground lights in the walkway are also an attractive idea.
If your yard has steps, you can illuminate them with lantern light.
Place some lanterns on the stairs and light the path like this.
In the discussion of lighting, consider the safety of people
Pay attention that uneven and winding surfaces, garden sculptures and water decorations are very unsafe and dangerous in the dark,
and with lighting you can prevent accidents in these places and ensure the safety of these surfaces.
Types of outdoor and garden lighting
Shine the light from the bottom up
You can be creative in lighting by hanging string lamps from tree leaves.
Placing the dining table and chairs under these trees will create a classic and casual atmosphere.
Do not forget the lighting of the dining area of the villa .
Proper lighting in the garden will make you create a pleasant atmosphere for eating with your family and friends.
For this type of lighting, you can use portable lamps such as decorative lanterns so that the created space is suitable for casual conversations.
It should be mentioned that one of the advantages of this type of lighting is the portability of its light sources.
Using LED lights and using incandescent lamps according to a zigzag pattern is also a good option for this type of lighting.
The location of the lights is very important in the lighting process In garden lighting, it is very good to focus on plants and sculptures.
Lighten the foliage of the trees (especially trees such as cherry and cherry trees) so that the lighting makes the attractiveness of the trees visible.
The use of pendant lights above the garden dining table adds visual appeal to the exterior of the garden.
Placing LED lamps among the flowers and plants in the garden creates a brilliant view.
In this article, we examined the process and techniques of villa courtyard lighting.
For this purpose, while explaining the reasons for the lighting of the villa area, we explained the main principles of any lighting of the exterior surroundings,
which are very important in the discussion of lighting.
After that, we expressed different ideas of villa courtyard lighting that help the audience to choose a beautiful and suitable design.
Types of outdoor and garden lighting
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