Lighting Design for Interior Spaces
A course by Mónica Vega, Designer
Learn how to trigger emotions and communicate ideas through the conceptualization of light
Is it possible to generate emotions and communicate ideas with light alone? The answer from Mónica Vega, architectural lighting designer and founder of LumLum studio, is a resounding yes. Together with her, make light your main working tool and be able to create a memorable language.
In this course, learn to use light as a design medium with basic techniques to illuminate interior spaces. When you finish, you will know how to conceptualize and design light atmospheres to generate user experiences, as well as the best way to present your projects to your team or clients.
What will you learn in this online course?
14 lessons & 25 downloads
What's included in this course?
Start by getting to know Mónica Vega better, how she discovered architectural lighting design as a profession, when she founded LumLum, and what her job entails as a lighting designer.
Discover the main subject of the course, light! In this unit, lay the groundwork by understanding what is light, how does it work, what are its physical characteristics, and how does it interact with materials. This way, you’ll achieve better results in your future projects.
Then, learn the basics of composing with light: general light, focal glow, brightness, hierarchies, and layers. Mónica shows you how to use them and how to combine them to achieve a central lighting concept or idea to make decisions about your project.
Move on to the more technical phase. First, review the sources of natural and artificial light. Then, learn what a lamp and a luminaire are and how to choose the right light for each part of your project.
Finally, represent the light sources on an architectural plane to communicate their position, direction, color temperature, and shape. Make a conceptual presentation of your design, in order to convey it to your team or clients.
- 97% positive reviews (706)
- 28,535 students
- 14 lessons (2h 25m)
- 25 additional resources (11 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, German, English, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Develop a lighting project for an interior space using LumLum’s 3-stage method: concept, technique, and documentation.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Architects, interior designers, design lovers, and anyone curious about light who wants to learn how to use it as a building material.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, you will need to have basic knowledge of architectural design.
As for materials, you will need a sketchbook, black paper, and blue, yellow, white, and orange pencils.
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Mónica Vega
A course by Mónica Vega
After graduating in architecture, Mónica Vega founded LumLum in 2014, her own studio in Mexico City devoted to architectural lighting design for interior spaces, primarily restaurants, offices, and stores.
Through extensive research and documentation, LumLum seeks to convey emotion using light as a medium. Most of her projects are located in the capital, but she also works all over the country, providing tailored solutions to each client and building.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do on the course?
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U2
The light
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What is light
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The subject, observer
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Light, materials, objects
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U3
Conceptualization
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The concept
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Composition
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Layers and hierarchies
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U4
Technique and documentation
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Light sources
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How to choose a light source? 1
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How to choose a light source? 2
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Representation of light sources
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Drawing the light
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FP
Final project
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Lighting design for interior spaces
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FAQs
Architectural lighting design involves planning and applying both natural and artificial light to highlight, transform, and make spaces functional, enhancing users’ perception, comfort, and overall experience.
This course is aimed at people with intermediate knowledge in architecture, interior design, or related fields, though you don’t need to be a lighting expert to get the most out of it.
You’ll learn both technical and creative concepts about natural and artificial light, fixture selection, regulations, visual perception, project documentation, and techniques to highlight spaces and materials with lighting.
You’ll need basic architecture or design knowledge, access to a computer for digital exercises, and materials for sketching or drawing lighting plans.
The course teaches how to analyze, utilize, and redirect natural light within interior spaces, considering its interaction with materials and the importance of balancing it with artificial light.
Yes, the course guides you in choosing fixtures and lamps based on technical specs, space type, function, efficiency, and aesthetics.
Yes, you’ll do practical activities like drawing fixtures on plans, documenting lighting solutions, and analyzing on-site results.
Monica Vega me ha acercado el mundo de la iluminación de una manera muy sencilla y con un lenguaje simple.
Gracias por este curso.
Me gusto mucho para iniciar en iluminación.
Corso ben fatto! Fornisce i concetti base dell'illuminotecnica
Me ha gustado mucho. Dinámico y preciso, explicaciones claras. Ahora,a por el proyecto final. Gracias Monica
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