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Jacuzzi corner

An illuminated Jacuzzi welcomes you to relax. In addition to the tub, its front and back walls are also lit. The lighting was implemented by fibre optics and is equipped with a remotely controlled colour changing system.

Lounge

In the lounge, the light wall with its changing colours catches your eye. The background and surface colours of the light wall change, at different times, create constantly changing combinations of colour and light.

Bathroom

The lighting of the bathroom is integrated in the structures. The mirror is back-lit with xenon lamps (life span 20,000 hrs), which keep the mirror warm and fog-free. The shelves and the basin are lit with fibre optics.

Lighting and well-being

Light is important for all living. There is no denying that it has a significant impact on our well-being.

Probably the most important phase in the evolution of humans took place some 1.5 millions years ago, as man became the master of fire and, consequently, of light. This revolutionised the life of humans. Before this time, as the sun set, darkness was a threat and men were at the mercy of predators. Darkness meant danger, and the nights must have been restless and stressful. Thanks to the fire, man was able to defend himself and banish the darkness, making possible many new things that helped the human evolvement along the way.

Today, a real flame in the fireplace or a candle light still gives us pleasure and releases stress.

When Edison thought of harnessing electricity to produce light, the development of artificial light took off. Artificial light has mainly been considered useful for seeing better. Illumination standards usually are based on the amount of light needed to perform visual tasks, such as the lighting for the office, the hall, the kitchen etc.

This perspective alone, however, is not sufficient for human well-being.

Originally, men spent a lot of time in the nature and got used to rather large variations of illuminance, from 1 till 100,000 lux, and those of colour temperatures. Sometimes the light was reflected from a water surface, sometimes filtered through the leaves in the tree and so on.

Light to see and to look at

We need light not only in order to see but also to look at, as light has a complex impact on human beings through the eyes. Light has always been significant to human beings, much more than just for seeing better. Light is magic.

Nothing else changes the atmosphere in a room the way light does. Festival occasions are made special by lighting candles, and light can be used to create experiences.

Similarly to the ears which have two tasks, to hear and to regulate the sense of balance, the eyes also have other tasks besides seeing. The eyes also play a role in controlling the human hormonal system. The hormones influence the way our body functions and also regulate our moods.

The modern man spends a large part of the day inside, in rooms where the colour scheme of the decoration often is subdued and colourless and where the lighting conditions are static, thus depriving him from the impulses of various colours and lights.

Lighting technology makes it possible to implement extremely variable and dynamic lighting solutions in different areas. Colour intensity can be adjusted, similarly to the colour temperature. By means of artificial lights, we can create various effects imitating the nature, such as flames, the northern lights, twinkling stars and therapeutic lighting.

The eye looks for light and follows it, and various lighting solutions imitating natural light bring pleasure and relaxation.

The significance of colours for human beings was already known in the Classic period, and their impacts on people are being widely studied. A colourful light has a stronger impact on a human being than, say, a colourful wall.