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In most homes, there are dark corners and badly lit areas.
The hall, corridor or guest toilet are typically placed in the middle of the house where daylight has limited access. Often, the dark areas of the home are used inappropriately – or not at all. The problem is most obvious in terraced houses where few exterior walls
However, modern daylight technology provides more alternatives. For most people, a traditional skylight will still be the right solution. Roof windows provide a view and a nice soft light both for work and relaxation – and with curtains, Venetian blinds or sunblinds, daylight can be regulated as needed.mean fewer windows.
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Light finds its way
In some cases, however, the location of the room or the roof construction makes it costly or impossible to install skylights. Here, a VELUX Sun Tunnel may be the solution.
The tunnel is a flat glass installation on the roof. A prism catches the light and channels it through a mirror-covered pipe directly into the dark corners of the house where electric lighting was previously the only source of light.
A Sun Tunnel is the obvious choice for rooms where you cannot install windows. But it also provides exciting new possibilities of daylight, e.g. in inbuilt cupboards or as a supplement to ordinary windows and skylights.
Good lighting in dark spaces
- A sun tunnel allows you to direct daylight into rooms and spaces which are otherwise windowless and dark.
- Find the dark rooms and unused corners - and make the effort to illuminate and furnish them.
- Use natural light via sun tunnels in the ceiling together with other lighting, possibly several electric lights positioned closely to each other. This will give you better lighting all round - and you can use the lamps as light sculptures.
- Play around with daylight and lamps to make the room seem larger, or to highlight a long narrow shape in an entrance hall.
- Use light colours on the wall and ceiling to enhance the sense of space and to 'lift' the ceiling. Emphasise the effect with a dark rug on the floor or two colours on the wall (paint the darkest on top)