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We believe that lighting must have a purpose and we must
have satisfied that purpose or we have failed our client. Our
definition of 'client' includes not only the commissioning body
but also everyone who comes in contact with our work.
Core objectives:
Reveal and enhance our best environmental
features. Lighting redefines the streetscape, highlighting
key features that often become invisible by night. Inner city
environments are often disorientating and unwelcoming in the
dark, and good lighting assists with navigation and enhances
the quality of our visual experience.
Use light to reduce crime and the fear
of crime. Lighting can reduce perceived risk of crime
and may be used to 'design out crime' by helping to increase
the probability that perpetrators will be detected, either by
the police, members of the public or by CCTV cameras. Similarly,
members of the public are encouraged to feel safer, and in this
way, good lighting can help to reclaim public areas for the
public and encourage greater night time use of inner city areas.
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Encourage
a sense of civic pride and ownership amongst local people.
By accentuating the best features of an area and highlighting
new initiatives and developments.
Aid economic growth by reducing crime and the fear of crime
and attracting more people Reduce any perceived risk
of crime that may be acting as a deterrent to potential vendors
and customers. Good lighting can add to the value and desirability
of shopping areas, and act as an attraction to shoppers with
festive lighting being particularly effective.
Encourage investment by adding to the
attractiveness and desirability of the locality. Imaginative
lighting can create a sense of involvement, inspiration and
hope for the future and it can act as a catalyst for further
developments in the field of public art and display, as well
as commercial development.
Key issues and concerns
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