People Move and Meet
Indoor and outdoor areas where people meet or gather define the 'public' segment. Corridors, foyers atrium and service areas are typical indoor circulation zones. Concert halls, congress centers, schools, waiting areas and lounges, museums, churches, temples, trade fair halls and gastronomic areas are also meeting or gathering areas. Outdoor pedestrian precincts, market places, and parking areas as well as building vicinities belong to the 'public' segment.
Lighting concepts for public areas are a way of communicating a message to the visitors or use about the space. Entrance areas, foyers and atrium's should give people a feeling of welcome and have a representative function. Market places, pedestrian zones and historic town areas should invite the visitor mo browse. Restaurants, bistros, and bars should emanate a feeling of comfort or glamor. For terminals, trade fair halls and traffic zones, lighting serves visual direction and orientation. In concert halls, auditoriums or museums, lighting direct attention to the presentation. Lighting effects (for example with spot lighting) ensure an effective staging of architecture both indoor and outdoors.
The diversity of possible uses in the public segment requires a wide spectrum of lighting instruments. In this segment are represented all areas of lighting, whether lamping, lighting characteristics, mounting methods or luminaire design.