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Safe and rapid navigation
So-called circulation routes are often neglected in lighting design and conceived purely for
functional purposes. Yet they also have a significant influence on the well-being of hotel guests.
Depending on the architecture and location of their room, they sometimes move long distances
through corridors and stairwells. How these are perceived decisively shapes their impression
of the hotel as a whole. Accordingly, a number of points need to be considered when planning
corridor lighting.
Long corridors can trigger "cave effects" if they are too dark. Indirect lighting for corridors, e.g.,
wallwashers with a wide beam angle, counteract the often cramped feeling in narrow corridors.
Alternating light and dark, and accent lighting on small visual features such as murals also draw
the eye and break the monotony of the architecture. Light guidance systems and special high-
lights on room numbers and signs help guests navigate quickly.
The lighting should be warm and relaxing in the area in front of the lifts where people wait. In
stairwells, other standard specifications apply as they serve as emergency escape routes. The
lighting on steps must be sufficiently bright and form hard shadows to make them clearly visible
to minimise tripping hazards.
Recommendations
• Automatic adjustment of luminous intensity for improved
energy efficiency
• Create contrasts: only light / spotlights around doors,
walls dark
• Spotlights with different reflector colours, adapted to
the interior design
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