New construction lighting planning and implementation

We have a single work light with significantly more Kelvin. I would say you stay awake longer and can work longer with it than with warmer light. When I come home at night and this light is on, this window just looks awful.

In the old house, we had a kind of "tango lighting" for the master of the house, who only slowly wakes up in the morning after a hot drink. With bright work light, he would definitely disappear into smoke. The light was unusually warm-toned with modest lumen numbers. The master of the house sat there with particular satisfaction.

From a good lighting planner, I personally expect them to address such specific needs and not try to establish their personal design thing. To treat all lighting needs with the same design brush?

Best regards, Gabriele

Using a single light color may not be wrong, but not adapting the light to the task is strange if you want to plan this deliberately. Therefore, I don't find the idea of providing different colors for different purposes particularly far-fetched. Simultaneous operation would probably be strange.

... or you throw it in the designer's face until he learns what standards are for: for modularity in the form of separability of socket and bulb, for example.

Fixed LEDs allow lamp shapes that were previously unthinkable. The principle "form follows function" has been abandoned.

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I mean light bulbs that can be adjusted in color temperature (usually LED).

I find 2.7k pleasant. But of course, as work light in the kitchen it's borderline and depending on the kitchen design also not suitable. Therefore, for example, design everything now in 2.7k but keep the option open to make the kitchen lighting adjustable. Nowadays there should be enough selection of bulbs like Philips Hue, right?

So there are light bulbs whose color temperature can be changed? Do you then need another actuator besides the dimmer actuator for changing the color temperature, or how is this technically implemented? I find it very useful for the office and the living and dining area. For the other areas, I think it is sufficient to choose one color.

I have made a proposal:

Garage:
5300 Kelvin

Outdoor area:
4000 Kelvin

Hallways & cloakroom:
Recessed lights: 3500 Kelvin
Stair lights: 3500 Kelvin
Wall light: 2700 Kelvin

Office:
3500 Kelvin

Kitchen:
Recessed lights: 3500 Kelvin
Pendant lights: 2700 Kelvin
Wall light: 2700 Kelvin

Living and dining room:
2700 Kelvin

Children’s room:
2700 Kelvin

Bathrooms:
3500 Kelvin

Dressing room:
3500 Kelvin

Bedroom:
2700 Kelvin

I’m not sure about the hallway..... for kitchens, even more than 3500 Kelvin is recommended on relevant websites. But 4000 and above I somehow don’t dare.

I find it amazing how far opinions differ – not by nuances but by miles. One person wants to plan the whole house at 2700 Kelvin, the next says bathrooms and kitchens below 4000 Kelvin are out of the question......

Well, tastes are simply different. Much also depends on the situation. Sometimes in the same room 2700 by 3500 is appropriate. Depending on the current use.