Bad Cove Lighting

This is a to be unnamed restaurant that Jen, Caleb, and I frequent after church on Sundays.  I think this is a bad example of cove lighting and there are three possible solutions that I will show.

So the line on the ceiling is a bit uneven and odd looking.  Of course I make a living doing this but the pattern was distracting to me.  I could not see into the cove but suspect that this is a staggered strip.  Three ideas that would have made this a better cove lighting job:

1.  Increase the depth of the cove.  The greater depth would allow for more dispersion and the pattern would be further in to the middle of the the ceiling.

2.  Use linear LEDs.  This is a more expensive option, at least in initial cost, but an LED with a narrow, elliptical distribution would not have this issue and with an adjustable mounting bracket could push the light in to the middle which is desirable.  Here is an example of such a fixture:  Beghelli Spyder

3.  Use the new seemless lamps.  This would give uniformity but would not kick the light to the middle of the ceiling.  This would be better than the current solution but not the best in a good, better, best scenario.
Seemless Lamps, Feelux

 

 

Shad Asebrook

Sesco Lighting

SAsebrook@SescoLighting.com

615-830-1655

 

Nashville commercial lighting, Nashville architect, electrical engineer, LED lighting, Sesco Lighting