Text by Sarah Pickette. Photograph by Chris Warnes/bauersyndication.com.au.HG MY IDEAL HOUSE
Switched on
Clever, considered planning ensures the
winning My Ideal House design will always
be seen in a favourable light.W
hat’s the secret to a home that
looks its best 24 hours a day?
It’s great lighting. “Lighting
is one of the most crucial elements of
any home,” says architect Madeleine
Blanchfield, whose winning My Ideal
House design will soon commence
construction at Crest by Mirvac in
Sydney’s south-west. “A good lighting
plan offers flexibility and the potential
to alter the mood of the home.”
As with so many aspects of building a
house, it pays to develop a comprehensivelighting and electrical plan early in the
design process. To achieve her goal of
“mostly invisible light sources, with a
few pendants”, Madeleine collaborated
with the design team at Brightgreen, an
innovative Australian LED technology
company, to workshop a plan.
“Lighting design really is the secret
tool of the best architects and designers,”
says David O’Driscoll, CEO of Brightgreen.
“The lighting design for My Ideal House
features a combination of layers and
utilises soft, indirect and directional