Create a Halo Effect on the Exterior

Jan. 22, 2025

The lighting design team at The Lighting Practice integrated an inexpensive lighting system into the upper portions of the frosted acrylic façade on both ends of the Powel SLAMS K-8 school building, in the cafetorium and gymnasium, to create a halo effect. 

“It creates a luminous halo around the tops of these two spaces and bookends the building,” says Michael Barber, IALD, LEED AP BD+C, Principal, The Lighting Practice.

To achieve this effect, the team selected the Mini Graze Series from Moda Light. This powerful and efficient wall grazing luminaire offers a choice of standard output at 502 lumens per foot or high output delivering 1400 lumens per foot, all packaged in a small size of just 1 3/16in (30mm) tall fixture. Unlike other fixtures which are much larger in physical size, Mini Graze technology ensures fixtures are cool to the touch even at 1400 lumens per foot.

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