Philips Office Lighting User Manual
Office Lighting
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Modern offices are true examples for change and flexibility.
Electronic communication and information systems have
dominated and impacted offices to a great extent.
Philips recognizes that lighting needs to be designed accordingly to
suit varying office activities. Equally, we recognize that lighting
plays an important role in enhancing worker productivity while
ensuring a safe and pleasant working environment.
creating an inviting work environment
offices for the people
Office workers today spend as much time interacting with
clients, colleagues and computers as they do on traditional
office work involving reading and writing. Each task has
specific visual requirements.
As the marketplace becomes increasingly
competitive, there is growing awareness of the
need for our working environment to evolve and
keep pace with the changing dynamics of the
organization. This means providing, for example,
quiet zones for reflection and concentration, and
zones for communication. It also means offering a
positive and constructive ambience - an attractive
working environment for the people.
Light at work
Office lighting plays a key role in creating a
working environment that empowers, allowing
people to function to the very best of their
abilities. Lighting as a discreet presence that
integrates seamlessly with the architectural
framework to deliver multiple-lighting effects
that help to bring people’s working environment
to life.We at Philips believe in this concept, as it
focuses on people.
These human needs reflect a person’s desire for:
• Orientation in space and time
• Privacy and communication
• Information and familiarity
• Variation and surprise
These needs can be incorporated into a scheme
for lighting designers i.e. the seven guiding
principles of lighting design:
1 The lighting should facilitate orientation
and definition of a person’s location in space
and time.
2 Lighting should be an integral part of the
architecture and interior design, planned from
the beginning and not added as an afterthought
Through the choice of form, colour and material
and in its design and details, lighting should
support the intentions of the architecture and
interior design rather than function independently
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As every company differs in structure and
organization, so does the emphasis put on each
specific activity. The result is that individual
workstations have to meet different requirements.
Conversely, irrespective of the requirements, a
number of basic human needs have to be taken
into account in the design of office workstations.
3 Lighting should create a mood and atmosphere
that meets people’s demands and expectation
4 Lighting should facilitate and promote
communication among people.
5 Lighting should make a statement and convey a
message over and above mere brightness.
6 Lighting should be original in its basic forms of
expression; it should not be a mass product that
simply reproduces what already exists.
7 Last but not least, lighting should also
facilitate perception and recognition of
people’s surroundings.
Meet
Lobby
Communication
Hive
Autonomy
Club
Cell
Philips Lighting developed a single office model that clearly classified
all offices according to their function. This model enables the lighting
Cell
An office with a Cell function has a quiet, relaxing
atmosphere, and accommodates employees who
operate individually, carrying out work that
requires a high degree of concentration. A standard
Cell office requires general lighting, while a more
luxurious manager’s office may need a split lighting
system (via general lighting as well as task and
ambience lighting). Aspects such as flexibility,
aesthetics and personal preference/control are also
important considerations.
and lighting hardware to be defined in order to satisfy the
requirements of the organization. The five office functions defined in
the model are Lobby, Meet, Cell, Hive and Club.
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Meet
An area with a Meet function is intended for
intensive communication. These areas are set up
for employees who work together and where
communication is essential. Diffused lighting is used
for group meetings, where the expression on the
faces should be pleasantly visible. Light is focused
on the desk for meetings where concentration is
the main issue.
Lobby
Offices which are classified under the lobby
function operate as the passageways connecting
the various areas and departments in an office.
They are used by all employees but communication
is usually superficial and relatively unconnected to
work. The Lobby is a place which can be used to
relax in. The lighting of such areas can help to
create a place where people feel comfortable.
Using lighting control systems, different
atmospheres can be created to suit different times
of the day.
Hive
The Hive function is named after a beehive, as it is
an area full of activity. And just like a beehive,
individual work is carried out, but they are all part
of a single process. Uniform lighting is desirable in
a Hive system so as to afford full flexibility in the
placement and orientation of desks. Low-
brightness luminaires can be employed to avoid
reflections in computer screens and the effect of
sun screening and indirect lighting in combination
with daylight-linked control systems.
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Club
Club offices combine activities that demand
concentration and communication. Employees here
often work on multi-disciplinary projects in teams
set apart from other office organizations. It is
possible to light a Club area with uniform general
lighting, similar to that usually found in a Hive.
However, to really underline this concept with its
dedicated workstations, the lighting systems can be
separated. For example, the workstations and the
space can be illuminated. A brighter, higher and
bigger space can be created with architectural
lighting in the form of coves, with accents
providing the correct visual ambience.
Introducing Philips X-tend
To facilitate such varying requirements in office
lighting, Philips brings you X-tend, a new
generation of fluorescent luminaires designed to
provide optimum lighting for just about any work
environment. X-tend far surpasses the competition
with its excellent lighting qualities while meeting
the aesthetic standards of the times.
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