The Beam Angle And CCT Of Shopping Mall Lighting
By Powerstar
Shopping mall lighting beam angle and CCT, or Correlated Color Temperature (CCT), play an important role in improving the overall shopping experience of customers. A narrow beam helps focus light on certain areas or products. This creates a spotlight that attracts attention and highlights merchandise. On the other hand, wider beam angles illuminate larger spaces, ensuring adequate brightness levels throughout the entire mall. Designers can create an engaging environment by carefully choosing the right beam angles to guide customers toward specific areas.
Similarly, CCT is essential in setting the right mood and ambiance within shopping mall lighting. Warm white light and lower color temperatures (2700K-3000K) create a comfortable atmosphere for shoppers as they browse through the different stores. Higher CCTs (between 4000K and 5000K), on the other hand, emit a cooler white light, which conveys an energetic, vibrant ambiance. This is ideal for highlighting fashion brands, or gadgets. By strategically combining warm and cool lighting throughout a mall, you can adapt to the needs of different areas while still keeping your customers engaged.
The Lighting Design Is Super Bright, Really Good?
No matter what kind of shopping mall you are, how different the commercial ecological concept is, in the space division design, it can be roughly divided into three areas.
① Consumption area (shopping, dining, entertainment). ② Traffic moving line area (lift area, elevator, elevator hall, corridor). ③ Service areas (rest areas, public toilets).
Among them, for the shopping mall, the dynamic line design is like the blood vessels in the human body, which is very important. Good moving line design can provide a clear guiding function for passenger flow.
How To Choose The Right Beam Angle?
First of all, you need to determine what kind of light you need to lay out.
The main purpose of large shopping mall lighting is to show the goods and services of the shops in the space, so the light intensity of the corridors in the shopping malls can not be overwhelming, too dazzling, and the brightness can be moderate.
For example, the illumination of the shop window is generally relatively high, because to show the quality and texture of the clothes, attract customers into the store, so the illumination of 200lx to 500lx corridor is enough.
If the mall is tall, and the corridor is wide, then it is best to use a higher wattage lamp. Install a lower wattage light if the floor height is low in the shopping center and the corridors are narrow.
Is High CCT Or Low CCT Better?
What color temperature should the store use? It depends on your overall environment and crowd positioning to determine the color temperature design of the program. For example, what materials are used in your decoration; What is the relationship between this environment and natural light; What is the relationship between the corridor and the height of the ceiling in the mall?
The illuminance in these areas is generally low, as indicated by the 200lx – 500lx range mentioned earlier. To create a comfortable environment in places with low illumination, you can use lights that have a lower color temperature, perhaps between 3000K and 4000K. Try not to use too much color temperature.
Is it 3000K or 4000K? It depends on the overall atmosphere of the room. For example, the first light environment in the following figure is more suitable for using a low color temperature of 3000K-3500K, and the latter is suitable for using a relatively high color temperature of 3500K-4000K.
Conclusion
Understanding how CCT and beam angle affect visual perception allows designers to create a captivated ambiance in shopping malls. Malls can showcase their merchandise effectively and provide a pleasant experience to visitors by carefully considering these factors when designing lighting. Whether it’s focusing attention on specific products or setting a particular mood, finding the right combination
