Ceiling spots in concrete ceiling planning and arrangement

Hello everyone,

thank you very much for your feedback, it is very valuable and exactly the reason why I asked the questions here.

I will completely reconsider the number and distribution of the spots. A pendant lamp is planned for the dining table, but the type for the casting of the concrete ceiling is not yet important, as only a ceiling outlet is needed and no recessed pot at the concrete factory. The number of circuits is still completely flexible. I would make two or three circuits, all of which are dimmable.

However, I will now take the following with me:

[*]Probably no ceiling spots above the dining table, only the pendant lamp instead
[*]Reduce the total number of spots
[*]Possibly only illuminate the corner above the sofa in the living room

Do you possibly have any recommendations for light bulbs for me?

I see the danger that you might build something up (for safety reasons it's usually better to have a bit more) that ends up not fitting. Of course, it depends on your feeling, but I like spotlights for object lighting or when I want to highlight a picture, an object, or a corner. For example, we have spotlights going up the stairs or in the dressing room, or to illuminate a large picture at the stairs; in my opinion, that looks nice and is often enough for us as purely "passage lighting." In the living area, we have four nice wall lamps and a chandelier in the gallery. At the stairs, there is a nice side table with a box on it as well as a beautiful table lamp that we sometimes switch on when we sit there or simply like the gentle, warm light in the whole room. Somehow, it’s fun for us to always use it differently, depending on the mood. Some days I like it one way, other days differently. I can hardly imagine that with this spotlight version; I do like technical or minimalist things (lamps), but we tend not to like spotlights in the living room, whereas in the hallway, they can fit or at least provide evenly bright light across the area. Above the nice large table, for example, a long lamp with warm light, and if there are enough outlets, one or two floor lamps somewhere if needed. I see spotlights more as a passing trend and would therefore recommend classic lamps. They also cost money, but such a spotlight system as a whole certainly not less.

Folgendes nehme ich aber nun mit:

[*]Deckenspots über dem Esstisch wahrscheinlich weg, dafür nur Pendelleuchte [*]Anzahl der Spots in Summe reduzieren [*]Im Wohnzimmer evtl. nur die Ecke über dem Sofa beleuchten

1. Yep 2. or completely remove from some rooms 3. I don’t know why the living room should be so bright. Maybe precisely there 1-2 floor lamps/wall lamps and a ceiling lamp as overall lighting. You can use lamps like pieces of furniture that one can be happy about having. Therefore, you should take your time selecting them, always choosing one piece at a time. Until then, a few light bulbs will do for a while.

I don't know why the living room should be so bright.

I suspect the purpose of nineteen lamps is to be able to keep a different combination of fourteen of them turned off for every conceivable occasion. Besides, every good shopping center men's garden has a ceiling spot planning café.

Maybe as a guideline because you asked for it. I implemented the basic lighting with 155mm Osram downlights. They provide just under 1500 lumens and have a reasonable beam angle. With the lumen value, you can determine the number of spots required for the desired brightness and with the beam angle and your ceiling height, the distance to the wall. I did this throughout the house and would do it the same way again. In the hallway, also gladly with presence detectors. However, coziness is not overly achieved there even with a dimmer. I would provide sockets for one or two floor lamps in favorable corners of the living room.