Selux

Lif – a light column for modern urbanity

With the Lif, Selux shows what is pos­sible with ligh­ting design when LED tech­no­logy is com­bi­ned with sys­te­ma­tic thin­king. During the day the Lif assu­mes a place in the backg­ro­und. A slim, cylind­ri­cal stele with a diame­ter of just 180 mm, it can be dep­lo­yed in all areas of the citys­cape as a space-defi­ning ele­ment. Its ele­gant, purist design can pro­vide pre­mium-quality ligh­ting in vari­ous envi­ron­ments. As a modu­lar system, vari­ous light modu­les can be used with the Lif, making it suitable for squ­ares or pat­h­ways, faça­des, as an accent light or even all of these toget­her, rema­ining a mini­ma­list light column at all times. Lif cont­ri­bu­tes to a cle­arly defi­ned urban envi­ron­ment while at the same time offe­ring plan­ners inc­re­ased scope for the cre­ation of quality urban spaces for people to expe­ri­ence city life.

One stele – nume­rous opti­onal modu­les
The Lif system is ins­tal­led on three basic com­po­nents: Poles of vari­able heights carry moun­ting ele­ments with an oval cut-out that is ava­ilable in four sizes and on which façade and Twins­pot modu­les can be ins­tal­led as light modu­les. For a trans­pa­rent, subtle effect, the moun­ting ele­ments can also be used purely as design ele­ment. The Top Ele­ment serves as a ter­mi­na­tion for the light column and for use as a square or pat­h­way light, its Tritec Optic is ava­ilable with sym­met­ri­cal or asym­met­ri­cal light dist­ri­bu­tion. The Lif accent ele­ment with a white or colo­ured light ring can be inser­ted into the stele as an addi­ti­onal ligh­ting accent in urban areas. Lif com­po­nents can also be com­bi­ned with one anot­her, enab­ling cus­to­mi­sed indi­vi­dual ligh­ting solu­ti­ons that are simple to plan, ins­tall and main­tain.

Fle­xible, deta­iled quality ligh­ting
Selux has inves­ted its entire know-how in the area of LED tech­no­logy in the four dif­fe­rent Lif light modu­les, pac­king them with pre­mium quality deta­ils such as gap­less safety glass. The Lif façade module can be ins­tal­led in the moun­ting ele­ments at vari­ous posi­ti­ons and the modu­les are ava­ilable with 19 dif­fe­rent hori­zon­tal and ver­ti­cal light dist­ri­bu­ti­ons, ensu­ring all façade ligh­ting requ­ire­ments can be fle­xibly met. Asym­met­ri­cal light dist­ri­bu­ti­ons enable illu­mi­na­tion in vari­ous direc­ti­ons for example, wit­hout the need to rotate the lumi­na­ire, ensu­ring the light column has a uni­form appe­arance at all times. The highly effi­ci­ent LED optic enab­les pre­cise illu­mi­na­tion that is free of scat­ter light while moun­ting ele­ments can be rota­ted as requ­ired bet­ween 0° and 360° for direc­ti­onal pur­po­ses. Using the Twins­pot modu­les, Lif also beco­mes an accent light, cre­ating set­tings for objects or spa­tial zones with light. These too are ins­tal­led in the moun­ting ele­ments, ava­ilable with spot or medium light dist­ri­bu­ti­ons and can be pivo­ted by up to 15° in all direc­ti­ons for pre­cise aim.

The Top Ele­ment turns the Lif into a pre­mium quality lumi­na­ire for squ­ares and pat­h­ways. The Tritec LED Optic, a cone-shaped com­bi­na­tion of prisms and ref­lec­tors, pro­vi­des soft, cal­ming sym­met­ri­cal or asym­met­ri­cal light dist­ri­bu­tion in traf­fic areas. Depen­ding on the desi­red lumi­nous inten­sity, two or four Tritec rings are ins­tal­led in the Top Ele­ment, adding an opti­cal att­rac­tion due to bril­li­ance effects on their ref­lec­tor sur­fa­ces.

Scope for traf­fic cont­rol and sig­nal­ling
Lif also offers addi­ti­onal func­ti­ons that make it a true all-roun­der for exte­rior use, going way beyond mere illu­mi­na­tion. The ring-shaped accent module is more than just a deco­ra­tive ele­ment. Ava­ilable in the light colour 3,000 K or blue, it can be used as part of a traf­fic cont­rol system or for the mar­king of impor­tant points in public areas. With a DALI cont­rol­ler, dyna­mic road­way ori­en­ta­tion or status disp­lays are even pos­sible. Yet that is not all, for Selux has future pro­ofed Lif, incor­po­ra­ting even more func­ti­ons into it. Emer­gency alarm sys­tems can be ins­tal­led on the stele, it can serve as a WLAN hots­pot or elect­ri­cal char­ging sta­tion or came­ras can be moun­ted on it. All this makes Lif an ideal comp­le­ment for the city of tomor­row – a future-com­pa­tible, adap­table light system for urban areas.

Effi­ci­ent plan­ning, clas­si­cal aest­he­tics
Its modu­lar struc­ture enab­les simple upg­ra­ding of stele lumi­na­ires where requ­ired which means that Lif superbly com­bi­nes secu­rity of plan­ning and invest­ment. Dura­bi­lity is also a ques­tion of mate­ri­als – which is why Selux uses a laye­red alu­mi­nium ext­ru­ded pro­file with ter­mi­na­ti­ons made from pre­mium quality, die-cast alu­mi­nium.
To enable plan­ners and users to exp­loit the full poten­tial of this new system right from the plan­ning phase, Selux offers an online plan­ning tool with which indi­vi­dual con­fi­gu­ra­ti­ons can be com­po­sed quickly and effec­ti­vely.