“The form of the Leaf House is unique. By day it resembles a strange hat or misshapen boat; by night a Jack O’ Lantern, glowing from within, its windows evoking the abstracted eyes and mouth of some Finnish folklore giant. Though the structure appears quirky and follyesque – modernism goes Moomin – it is far from haphazard.”

Viva-Lite partners Ad-Lux were responsible for the full-spectrum lights throughout the house and reported from the opening party that under the Viva Lite lamps the colors of the house are real and beautiful.

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This paper reviews developments in hybrid light guidance systems.

In these daylight and electric light are simultaneously delivered into a building where they are combined and distributed via luminaires. The technology used in hybrid systems, both conceptual and realised, is discussed. The review speculates as to their likely performance in terms of daylight delivery; capital and running costs; user reaction to the systems; potential impact of the systems on the building which they light; and suitable design methods. It is noted that a substantial amount of work remains before the potential of hybrid systems may be realised, notably on their long-term economics and feasibility in different geographic locations.

MS Mayhoub, BArch MA – School of Architecture, University of Liverpool, Leverhulme Building, Abercromby Square, Liverpool L69 7ZN, UK, on leave from Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

DJ Carter, PhD – School of Architecture, University of Liverpool, Leverhulme Building, Abercromby Square, Liverpool L69 7ZN, UK, eb09@liverpool.ac.uk

Found in: Lighting Research and Technology, Vol. 42, No. 1, 51-71 (2010)

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In Seinäjoki, Finland, there was a Jämerä-Stonehouse (made of aircrate) showing on 21.2.2009. What made that occasion very special, was the lighting of the house: the whole house was lighted with Viva-Lite fullspectrum daylight lamps, both compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) and fluorescent tubes (FSL).

There is plenty of good light in the house which is very important because the family has children. Children need a lot of daylight to be able to develop in a good way. The lighting was carried out mostly indirectly by Viva-Lite fullspectrum lamps and tubes. The family is very satisfied with this lighting.

Here the 226 sqm, 2-storey, 7-room Jämerä-Stonehouse almost completed.	Hallway. A Jasmina 2×36 W -fixture.Very adequate lighting. Good visibility.
“Dirt” entry. A Jasmina 2×18 W -fixture. Good visibility.	Kitchen. Underneath the cupboard there are normal (14, 21, 28, 35 W) IP64 Saalinki-fixtures. The moulding will be fitted to prevent glare. Their electronics (ballast) are placed on top of the cupboard.
Kitchen. Saalinki-fixtures on top of the cupboards. High Power lamps (24, 39, 49 ja 54 W) are being used. Exellent visibility on the desk.	Kitchen. A Milano 2×54 W pendant lamp. The lighting in kitchen is of more than 30 W/sqm.
Kitchen. Excellent lighting.	Kitchen. Saalinki-fixtures undereath the cupboard, electronics on top of it.
Kitchen. Lamps are placed overlapping in order to get an even lighting.	Kitchen. Viva-Lite-lamp is attached underneath the cupboard (or on moulding) with metallic clips.
Kitchen. A hood from Lapetek. The original lamp has been changed to 21 W Viva-Lite -lamp. Excellent visibility and no glare from the ceramic stove.	Living room. Indirect ligthing by High Power (49 or 54 W) Viva-Lite tubes with dimmable electronics.
Living room. A stylish moulding round the room above the windows. Excellent visibility.	Living room. A stylish moulding.
Living room. Stylish moulding, excellent visibility.	Bedroom. A 2×55 W Jasmina-fixture.
Bedroom. Saalinki-fixtures on top of the cabinet. Lighting is sufficient for reading in bed.	Bedroom. Saalinki-fixtures on top of the cabinet. Good visibility.
Bedroom. Saalinki-fixtures above windows on top of moulding. In front a Lugano-pendant lamp with Viva-Lite tubes.	Bedroom. Saalinki-fixtures on top of moulding.
Bedroom. A 2×55 W Jasmina-fixture gives a good and glarefree lighting.	Bedroom. Saalinki-fixture on top of moulding.
Utility room. Two 2×18 W:n Jasmina-fixtures give a good and even lighting also on desks.	Under the stairs. Indirect lighting.
Under the stairs. A IP20-Saalinki-fixture.	The stairs. Saalinki-fixtures will be placed later in corners behind moulding.
Upstairs hallway. Two 2×35 W Lugano-fixtures with Viva-Lite tubes.	Bedroom. Seen from upstairs hallway. A Lugano-fixture in the foreground.
Walk-in-closet. A 2×18 W Jasmina-fixture gives sufficient lighting.	Toilet nr 1. A 2×18 W:n Jasmina shows the colours beautifully.
Toilet nr 2. A 2×18 W:n Jasmina shows the colours beautifully..	Bathroom. Saalinki-fixtures around the lowered ceiling. They will be covered with opal panels.
Bathroom. Saalinki-fixtures around the lowered ceiling. Very sufficient lighting.	Sauna. Under the bench on both sides a 18 W TR3-fixture (IP67), with Viva-Lite-daylight lamp.
Sauna. Under the bench on both sides a 18 W TR3-fixture (IP67), with Viva-Lite-daylight lamp. The wooden bench seems beautiful.	Sauna. Lighting comes beautifully through the openings on the bench.
	Sauna. Lighting comes beautifully through the openings on the bench. A very cost-effective solution compared with LED´s and fibre light. No glare.

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