[MassHistPres] 'Up lighting'

[Marshall Audin]

Most historic buildings were designed before artificial lighting.  So shade and shadow were exclusively from the sun.  Historic structures are best presented with a soft glow from the inside providing a sense of life inside at night.  On the other hand trees lit from below at night are wonderful.  If a little bit of light hits the historic structure, that doesn’t generally detract from the character of the structure as long as this secondary light does not overwhelm the glow from inside the building.

Marshall Audin

Commissioner, Arlington Historic District Commissions


> On Feb 14, 2019, at 1:58 PM, Dennis De Witt <djd184 at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> If I might register a small dissent re uplighting — a not uncommon technique . . .  
> 
> There are those who see uplighting of facades as somewhat akin to a kid shining a flashlight up under his face to make it look spooky.  We expect the shadows on a faces and facade to be in expected places, and uplighting reverses that.  It’s dramatic, but may not show either "in the best light" — so to speak.
> 
> We're presently involved with an exquisite small 1848 granite facade, now totally in the dark, facing Rte. 9,  that we are hoping to light from up on a not too distant utility pole.
> 
> Dennis De Witt 
> Brookline
> 
> 
>> On Feb 14, 2019, at 1:06 PM, Olivia M <liv1946 at gmail.com <mailto:liv1946 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Friends,
>> We are looking for communities who have 'up lighting' projects. By 'up lighting' I mean exterior lights mounted on the facade and are pointed up or down or both directions. The lighting effects are quite nice by highlighting architectural features of the facade. Does your community participate in that or have incentives? Thank you for any information you may have.
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Olivia Mausel
>> Holyoke Preservation Trust
>> 92 Race St.
>> Holyoke, MA 01040
>> info at holyokepreservationtrust.org <mailto:info at holyokepreservationtrust.org>
>> www.holyokepreservationtrust.org <http://www.holyokepreservationtrust.org/> 
>> 413-437-0466
>> 
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