How to enhance outdoor spaces with outdoor lighting:
a villa project by STRAL
How to enhance outdoor spaces with outdoor lighting:
a villa project by STRAL
In a private villa project, STRAL transformed outdoor areas through a thoughtful outdoor lighting design. It’s not just about placing lights, it’s about creating atmosphere, highlighting architectural details, and making outdoor spaces functional even after sunset.
Using durable stainless steel outdoor lights, resistant to weather conditions, the project enhanced both the architecture and the surrounding landscape. A perfect example of how lighting for outdoor spaces can become an integral part of architectural language.
The answer lies in design. A successful exterior home lighting project balances functionality, aesthetics, and durability. In this villa, every light source was strategically placed to:
Designing garden lighting requires a careful eye to truly bring out every element. Learn more in our guide: How to light a garden with spike lights and bollards
One of the most common challenges in modern architecture is installing outdoor wall lights on insulated facades. In this STRAL villa project, we tackled the issue by ensuring that all fixtures were installed safely and cleanly, even over an external thermal insulation system, without compromising either aesthetics or structure.
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For this villa project, STRAL selected stainless steel outdoor lights in AISI 316L, chosen for both their modern aesthetic and long-term durability. Even though the location isn’t exposed to marine or extreme weather, the choice of materials ensures resistance and longevity.
The lighting plan includes spotlights on spike to illuminate shrubs and garden area, wall-mounted fixtures to light the façade, recessed wall lights for stairs and level changes, bollard lights to mark entrance pathways, in-ground recessed lights for wayfinding along walkways.
Outdoor lighting is not just about decoration. In projects like this, it plays a crucial role in:
Each light is chosen to interact harmoniously with its surroundings and enhance the space. That’s what makes outdoor lighting unique, it doesn’t just illuminate, it tells a story.
