Over time, from simple passageways, corridors have become one of the most important environments in the hotel interior complex, acting as a link between the sleeping area, living area, and other areas within the structure.
For this reason, it is necessary that, in the decorative lighting complex of hotels, each passage area has optimal artificial light so it can be used comfortably at any time of day.
Regarding the choice of the most suitable designer lighting solutions for hotel corridors, it is essential to take into account the size and height of the passage areas.
These spatial factors vary according to the design of each structure, and with them, the type of lighting and lamp model needed changes.
In this article, you will find style and design tips to help you illuminate hotel corridors correctly and select the most suitable lighting sources for this purpose.
Illuminating hotel corridors: useful tips for illuminating each type of passage area
Efficiency and high technical value are the essential aspects that must characterize each solution designed to illuminate the corridor, obviously without sacrificing the aesthetic side.
The lighting sources you choose for the illumination of the designated passage area will provide essential light points and, at the same time, give a touch of distinctive style and creativity to the entire area.
Light has the power to influence our perception of space and changes our sense of orientation in the environment. Therefore, choosing lamps that are not suitable for the corridor could take away from this important passage area’s functionality.
For this reason, it is advisable to pay close attention to the width and height of the corridor in order to select the most suitable type of lighting for this environment.
Let's look at the best way to illuminate hotel corridors based on these two fundamental parameters:
- Solutions to illuminate a high and long corridor;
- Ideas for lighting a narrow and short corridor;
- Ideal lamps to illuminate a dark corridor.
Let's analyze each point separately.
Solutions to illuminate a high and long corridor
A high and long corridor needs light points that are well spaced out and distributed along the entire path, to ensure homogeneous brightness at every point. Here are the Karman lamps ideal for this type of corridor:
- Déjà-Vu
- Make Up
- Mek
- Nando
Déjà-Vu is a total white wall lamp with a white linen lampshade designed by Matteo Ugolini and provides diffused and soft light to the entire area.
It is an excellent light source, with an evocative but extremely versatile shape, making it suitable for great illumination even in transit areas in hotels and clubs.
The transparent and smoked glass, which constitutes the body, evokes the retro style of the light bulb par excellence, elegantly fitting into the corridors of hotels and accommodation facilities.
Déjà-Vu
Make Up, a recessed lamp designed by Matteo Ugolini, decorates the corridor with games of creative shapes and gives direct light to the passageway.
The transparent and smoked glass, which constitutes the body, evokes the retro style of the light bulb par excellence, elegantly fitting into the corridors of hotels and accommodation facilities.
Make Up
Mek, which bears the signature of Stefano Bizzarri and Claudio Cinti, is a suspension lamp with a sophisticated design: three rings, in white ceramic and different diameters, make up the body, a silhouette with a perfect combination of refined materiality and industrial taste.
Mek is a design solution that ranks among the most aesthetically charged industrial-style suspension lamps. It is able to decorate the wide spaces of the ceilings and illuminate the highest and most extended corridors in a diffused and homogeneous way.
Mek
Nando is an industrial appliqué, created by Luca De Bona and Dario De Meo, consisting of a metal joint and a micro-perforated tube.
It is a lamp with a simple but captivating design in golden, black, or white, capable of giving a note of style to the environment.
Nando guarantees directional and intense light at every corner of the corridor, confirming itself as an excellent task lighting source.
Nando
Ideas for lighting a narrow and short corridor
The ideal lighting for a narrow and short corridor can be achieved by installing a single or a few light sources, which in addition to illuminating the restricted area, will act as a reference point. For this type of transit area, we recommend:
- Alì and Babà
- Life
Alì and Babà is an appliqué by Matteo Ugolini, with a simple and elegant line, that is robust and at the same time delicate with its body in white glazed ceramic.
This lamp, applied to the walls in the small or big version, provides streams of warm light diffused along the corridor, while also being an original decorative element when turned off.
Alì e Babà
Life is another suspension lamp by Matteo Ugolini, with great decorative and luminous potential. The denim fabric with a vintage finish envelops the elongated metal wire structure, providing a direct light.
Only small bright portions manage to escape from the tears in the lampshade then spread into the environment softly, thus creating a comfortable atmosphere.
Life
Ideal lamps to illuminate a dark corridor
In some areas of hotels and accommodations, it is common to find dark corridors, without potential access to natural light, such as doors or windows, for example.
In this case, intense temperature lighting sources are essential, which act as focal points within the passage. So, you could opt for:
- Marnìn
- Ti Vedo
Marnìn, an applique lamp created by Matteo Ugolini, is an ideal lighting solution to give a touch of personality to a passage area. This opaque white ceramic lighting fixture takes on the appearance of a deer peeking out from the wall, with the light emerging from its mouth, providing an excellent source of direct light.
Marnìn
Ti Vedo, on the contrary, looks like a harmless little owl perched on the wall, effectively illuminating the darkest spaces with its large luminous eyes. Another lamp by Matteo Ugolini, which acts as an excellent source of light and a pleasant design accessory.
Ti Vedo
Functionality and design: the essential factors to better illuminate the corridors of a hotel
Functionality and design are an inseparable combination that makes a simple light source the perfect lamp to give personality to a location and above all to illuminate it effectively.
Corridors are important transit areas that connect the different areas of the accommodation that has been commissioned to you. Therefore, it is essential that the lighting system designed for this space guarantees maximum efficiency and ensures comfort and safety around every corner.
By following our advice on how to illuminate hotel corridors properly, you will create a project with great aesthetic impact and great technical value.
