posted on Monday, 5th March 2012 by Ajay Vasdev
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Ajay Vasdev from Asco Lights explains why budgeting for a lighting expert could be a bright move.
A lighting designer can bring massive benefits to your next project. But in my experience all too often lighting is considered far too late in the design process. Lighting design should be interwoven into the very fabric of the construction to ensure that the features that you've laboured over for many months are always viewed in their best light.
A lighting designer can, of course, develop the lighting designs and circuit plans for a project from architectural plans. But this limits their ability to assist in developing truly spectacular results for your firm and your clients. They have a lot more to offer than you might think. Here are eight compelling reasons why I think budgeting for a lighting designer may be a bright thing to do...
1: Co-ordination and compliance
Not only will a lighting designer coordinate all of the many people involved in the selection, development, design and installation of your lighting; they will consider all of the implications of Part L compliance to correctly adhere to building regulations.
2: Save you money
Once you've selected the right fittings for your project, your
lighting designer can use their buying power and supplier
relationships to make substantial savings on any purchases, which
you simply would not be able to achieve any other way. These
savings can often offset their professional fees.
3: No language barriers
Lighting designers work day in and day out with interior designers, builders, electricians and home automation companies, so they speak the same language and understand the intricacies of how each element of the project combines to develop a design vision. It helps to have everyone on the same page.
4: 3D modelling
A lighting designer can create intricate 3D renders of their
designs that can not only help you to visualise how they plan to
bring a space to life, add drama or create a mood, but enable you
to tweak and adapt your design at these early stages to achieve the
best results. The beauty of these 3D renders or walk-throughs is
that they can also be used to present interior design elements or
architectural features to clients well before the building work has
begun.
5: Project
management
Lighting designers can project manage. Not only do they know their
products better than anyone else in your team but they also have an
intimate knowledge of the lighting design so are best placed to
offer guidance to turn a lighting vision into shining reality.
Whether they are project managing or not, your lighting designer
should also carry out site visits on a regular basis to check on
progress as well as educate and inform those involved in the
installation of the best ways of working with the technologies and
products involved in the project.
6 Technical Expertise
As part of any project management or site visits, it's the lighting designer's responsibility to make sure that all of the relevant information on how to best utilise the lighting technology chosen is disseminated to relevant parties. For instance, they should produce and coordinate loading schedules, which among other things will require them to inform electricians and home automation specialists how far a driver can be positioned from a set of LED products.
7: Problem solving
Having a good lighting designer on your team could be a timesaver
should any issues arise. Whether it's to do with building
regulation compliance or product selection, installer guidance or
anything else that affects the lighting on the project, your
lighting designer will be able to step up to the responsibility of
quickly finding a practical and cost-effective solution.
8: Add a touch of
class
A great lighting designer can help you to create truly stunning
results, whether you're looking for the dramatic style of a
chandelier dripping with Swarovski crystals uniquely designed and
fashioned for your project or the flexibility to mould a space
through infinitely adaptable colour and intensity control. By
illuminating the built environment, lighting designers provide the
finishing touch that accentuates architectural features and create
bespoke ambiance.
AscoLights is a company of award-winning lighting
designers with a heritage stretching back over a decade. Not only do they offer
all of the above but, with the largest design studio of its kind in
England and their strong relationships with a wide variety of
leading manufacturers, they offer unbiased judgement on which products to use on your
project to always achieve the finest results.
Visit AscoLight Lighting Design
Manchester Showroom Tel: 0161 2070212
Ajay Vasdev is a tenacious property sector entrepreneur with a number of successful pioneering enterprises in his portfolio including his flagship business Asco Lights - an award-winning, national, end-to-end lighting design and supply company.
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