Shop Light Fixture for Artist Studios

I am an architectural designer currently working on lighting strategies for a series of artists' studios. The spaces, on average, are 11' W x 16' L, and the ceiling height is 10'-6". I was looking at your NorthLux 95 CRI LED Shop Light Fixture and have used your lumen estimation tool to determine how many of these lights I would require. Based on my calculation, it appears each studio would require about 4. Is this a fair estimate? I also wanted to see if you had any recommendations for spacing these out (minimum distance between the light source and wall, the distance between multiple lights, etc.) or anything else I should keep in mind as I think through this. 

Based on my use of our Lumen Estimation Calculator, it does appear that an art studio of the dimensions provided would require 14,192 lumens for thorough illumination. As such, four units of our LED Shop Light Fixtures, each outputting 4200 lumens, would appear to meet that illumination target. 

Though we do not have recommended spacing for each product, we would likely recommend hanging the fixtures with even spacing between them so that even distribution of light occurs in the space. 

As a final note, it might be helpful to know that the LED Shop Light fixtures can be daisy-chained to the same power source. That being said, please note that these fixtures are not dimmable. 

I suppose one thing I am wondering is how close to the walls would be too close. At the moment, I am hanging them a minimum of 1'-6" from the walls of the studio and I wanted to know if there's a better distance in your opinion. I am wary of overlighting the wall by placing it too close. I am also curious if you have any other similar products ideal for art studios that would allow for fewer lights in the space. In an ideal world, each space could get away with 2 fixtures but of course, I don't really want to compromise on the quality of light.

As our LEDs have a 120-degree beam angle, we recommend that the LED Shop Light Fixtures are spaced no further apart than the distance between the light and the illumination surface. 

For example, as your ceiling is 10'6" high, we would recommend spacing the units no more than 10'6" from each other. That being said, we do not have any specific advice as to how far the lights should be from the walls. Some gallery and residential installations can benefit from diffused wall washing, which will occur if the LED Shop Lights are installed fairly close to the wall surfaces. 

Do you have an equivalent strip LED fixture that would perform as well as the NorthLux shop light? We cannot have plug-in fixtures for our commercial project so it would be great if you could recommend an equivalent.

While we do not have fixtures that directly match the details provided, we might alternatively recommend either our 5000K CENTRIC DAYLIGHT™ LED Strip Lights for Commercial & Retail, or our 6500K FilmGrade™ WHITE LED Strip Lights. 

​These products can be connected to in-wall power supplies and utilize wall dimmers, which is hopefully a helpful option for your construction project. Further, we would also recommend reaching out to local compliance experts to ensure that these items are compliant with local laws for new construction before installation. 

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