One Off Lighting Poles

Can’t answer your question- just here to say that you might want to look at the lights around the lake in UCD too (if you’re in Dublin). They were recently replaced with something similar to your proposal, though I don’t know who designed them.

@Gar01 wrote:

I’m at present designing a one off light fitting on top of a pole for a job, it relies mainly on light been bounced off a designed metal plate and the reflective light illuminating the ground below. Much like what has been used in Smithfeild and the Bray seafront. The only problem is I have no experience on how to go about getting these made up and modelled to see what illumination curves I can expect, and hence work out how many I need. Would anyone have done this in the past and have any advice? Or would anyone no any good lighting suppliers who are experienced in one off designs to suit?

sounds like you’re not in any way qualified to do what it is you’re supposed to be doing. surely there are some off the shelf systems you could use to light the space? the cost of prototyping and specifying the thing will be ridiculous compared to what will be gained.

if i was you i’d just knock up a miniature version and test it in a dark room. but if i was you and i was clever, i’d get a designer of lights to design my light.

There are many commercially available versions of this kind of fitting that have been developed by companys with far greater resources than you would hava available to work out the photometric curves , etc of such a fitting.

There are also dozens of “sure that’s easy, we’ll just point a light at a sheet of metal” botch versions scatteresd about the place where it is patently obious that no-one involved has payed any attention to required light levels.

You also have to factor into consideration the upwards pointing light pollution from such a fitting, I’m sure if it’s a one off the Dark Sky Association won’t be hunting you down, but it is an increasing problem that most responsible maufaturers take into consideration when designing fittings.

If you would like any help finding an off the shelf solution feel free to mail me.

If you are really intent on a custom job I could work light levels, photometrics etc out for you, but it would cost you, plus you’d still end up having to by the actual luminaire, which is the expensive part anyway. Tho’ it’s not in my nature to turn down work it would be far easier and cheaper for you to pick a fitting already in existance

andy@gasolinedesign.net