Light

The correct use of light can make a big difference in how you feel about your home. You feel security, more confortable and tasks are more easier to make. Lighting adds beautyand drama to a room. It can make that a small room look open and big. Lighting can make great differences and it’s more cheaper tan others elements to home decorating.

Once determined your individual and family needs, lighting must be a complement of your life style. You should know that the spaces requires some types of lighting, according to activities that to be made there.

The use of one of three basic types of lighting depends  to function and style of the place, and activities that occur there. __Task Lighting__ is used to develop activities like cooking, homework, hobbies, games and reading. It can be provided by track lighting, pendant lighting and portable lamps. __General Lighting__ provides the illumitation of house and it’s important because the family feels secure. It’s provided by chandeliers, ceiling, wall-mounted fixtures, recessed or tracked lights, or with lanterns outside the home. Finally __Accent Lighting__ is part of a decorative scheme like spotlight paintings, sculptures, and other prized possessions or to highlight the texture of a wall. It’ s used to put something in foreground.



An famous and successful architect, talks about consider the light of differents places to build, because a true wonderful structure that remains in the time never degrades their environment, and a serious architect should know this. The architects must consult the nature, and be captivated by the light. This it’s a fact, because if we (architects and urban planners) ignore light to build spaces or structures, the quality of these will be poor. We should consider the environment features, and needs of people in order to desing and choose construction materials. T  he most beautiful buildings and spaces are considered by this. Barcelona museum Caritat's House  