Landscape lighting design relies on premium products and attention to detail. At Auroralight, all of our products have detailed CAD drawings so designers know what to expect and can look for ways to customize our products to fit their needs. 

CAD Details features Auroralight in one of their blogs because we offer exceptional options for spotlighting, which can take your lighting design from good to great and from great to extraordinary. 

Spotlighting Made to Last

CAD Details’ blog draws attention to one of our greatest strengths: durable lighting fixtures. As they describe it, our brass and copper landscape lights take “punishing environmental conditions in stride.” Our founder, Michael Joye, knew that the right materials were essential when he started designing Auroralight’s first fixtures in 1996. Brass and copper handle time and weather elements with grace. That is why our company backs up our products with a top-of-the-line warranty. 

Auroralight provides a variety of product lines, but CAD Details chose to highlight three of our top spotlight fixtures. The HSL16 Telluride LED Spotlight is described as “an extraordinarily versatile lighting tool.” When it comes to the LSL4 Sitka Spotlight, they say “this powerful lighting tool is easily tamed to meet your specific needs.” Finally, there’s the LSW8-FL Meridian Down Light, complete with “Precise machining coupled with careful engineering.” 

You can read the full blog here or take a deeper look at our downlighting products and other elegant lighting solutions.

PRESS RELEASE

Auroralight Announces New LPL7-SQ Quadrant Luminaires

Featuring Thermally Integrated™ LEDs & Copper Core Technology®

Launching Nationwide Q3 2018

(CARLSBAD, CA – September, 2018) Auroralight, manufacturer of the world’s finest solid copper and brass landscape lighting solutions is pleased to introduce the new LPL7-SQ luminaires. Featuring precision machined acrylic optics with a deep prismatic design that allows for uniform distribution from a single optic lens. For more light output and forward light distribution, the LPL7-SQ is also available with a 7 watt light engine. Machined from solid brass, the LPL7-SQ Quadrant is built with the highest level of craftsmanship one comes to expect from Auroralight.

Classic Angular Design Delivering Exceptional Performance

LPL7-SQ Quadrant

The LPL7-SQ is a classic design re-engineered and manufactured to a quality and performance standard never before available. Featuring a heavy duty architectural brass stem ingeniously coupled to the robust die-cast brass hood with no visible hardware. Available in two distributions and wattages.

Features include:

• Lumens – 3W: 136, 7W: 259 @ 3000K
• 3 Watt Single LED or 7 Watt Triple LED
• Cree XP-L® High Density LED (CRI 80 typ.)
• 2700K, 3000K, 4000K
• Thermally Integrated®, Field Serviceable LED Module
• TRIAC Dimming to <10% typ.
• 12 VAC Electronic or Magnetic
• Solid Brass Construction

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Contact

Jason Kessel

Marketing Communications Manager

760-931-2910 x133

jasonk@auroralight.com

PRESS RELEASE

Auroralight Announces New LSW8-PL Luminaires

Featuring Thermally Integrated™ LEDs & Copper Core Technology®

Launching Nationwide Q3 2018

(CARLSBAD, CA – September, 2018) Auroralight, manufacturer of the world’s finest solid copper and brass landscape lighting solutions is pleased to introduce the new LSW8-PL luminaires. This path light is based on our popular LSW8 Meridian Step/Wall Light. Designed specifically for situations when there is a need to continue lighting a pathway where there is no wall or other structure available to mount the traditional LSW8.

Add Lighting in the Absence of Structure

LSW8-PL Meridian

The LSW8-PL is an ideal solution for uniform spacing and light levels in the absence of a structure. Its small aperture effectively shields against glare while allowing for excellent forward projection with even illumination side to side. Pair with our LSW8 step/wall light for design continuity throughout your project.

Features include:

• 25 Watts and up to 45 lumens
• Cree XP-L® High Density LED
• 2700, 3000 or 4000K (CRI 80 typ.)
• Interchangeable UV & Shock Resistant Silicone Optic
• Thermally Integrated™, Field Serviceable LED Module
• TRIAC Dimming to <10% typ.
• 12 VAC Electronic or Magnetic
• Copper and Brass Body w/ Brass or Copper Faceplate

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Contact

Jason Kessel

Marketing Communications Manager

760-931-2910 x133

jasonk@auroralight.com

May 8th, 2018 – LIGHTFAIR International Expo Chicago – Once again, Auroralight won the award for “Best Booth”. We are very proud of this accomplishment and would like to thank LIGHTFAIR for recognizing our efforts in unique and sustainable booth design.

PRESS RELEASE

Auroralight Announces New LSL10 Luminaires

Featuring Thermally Integrated™ LEDs & Copper Core Technology®

Launching Nationwide Q3 2018

(CARLSBAD, CA – September, 2018) Auroralight, manufacturer of the world’s finest solid copper and brass landscape lighting solutions is pleased to introduce the new LSL10 Agave directional luminaires. This revolutionary little spotlight packs some serious punch!

Compact With Impact

LSL10 Agave

The new LSL10 micro directional luminaire is a high performance, low energy LED accent light. Machined from solid brass bar, its artistic styling and precise machining make this fixture both attractive and functional. The LSL10 Agave may look small, but it is extremely powerful! Paired with our exclusive AMS™ mounting system, there are a plethora of mounting possibilities.

Features include:

• 3 Watts and Up to 300 lumens
• Cree XLAMP® (XP-L) LED
• Self-aligning and Self Sealing Optic
• Interchangeable UV & Shock Resistant Silicone TIR
• Optic (Patent Pending)
• 2700, 3000 or 4000K (CRI 80 typ.)
• Thermally Integrated®, Field Serviceable LED Module
• TRIAC Dimming to <10% typ.
• 12 VAC Electronic or Magnetic
• Solid Brass Construction

Please see DropBox link to high res product images below:

Contact

Jason Kessel

Marketing Communications Manager

760-931-2910 x133

jasonk@auroralight.com

With panoramic views just steps from the Caribbean Sea, Surfsong Villa Resort in the British Virgin Islands is a popular choice for those looking for a private getaway. As part of its intimate charm, the boutique resort recently converted a small patio just outside the reception area into a larger, highly functional courtyard. With its breathtaking ocean views, the new outdoor space includes a wooden pavilion ideal for outdoor dining, a dramatic rock fire feature, and meandering pathways that lead to the beach. With the help of strategically placed lighting from Auroralight, the space experiences a beautiful transformation each night by the romantic ambience it creates.

“The project is nestled between two existing buildings, large natural boulders, and an ocean view. Part of the efforts of the remodel were to maximize the site features, says Annie Lilyblade, the design manager with Blue Ocean, a design group from Colorado that worked on the project at Surfsong. “By highlighting the natural features in the area with light, the courtyard becomes a memorable location for the property’s guests.

“One of the focal points of the project is the boulder fire feature. The lighting scheme was created to highlight the landscaping and draw attention to this element, she explains. “Lighting was also used to highlight the pathways, boulders, and rocky areas that lead to the beach. Tree lights create additional ambiance throughout the property.”

According to Lilyblade, CT Lighting Sales from Denver was the lighting rep company that worked with Blue Ocean and DTJ. The lighting engineering was produced by Architectural Engineering Design Group, Inc. also out of Denver. “With such a harsh natural environment due to the salt air along the ocean, it was critical that we find a line of luminaires that were long-lasting, featured solid brass construction, and offered high performance, combined with a solid warranty because we didn’t want to be replacing the fixtures in a couple of years,” she says. “Auroralight offered everything we were looking for, including the beautiful living bronze patina finish and Balinese stylings in the pathlights and bollards we used that perfectly complement the design aesthetic we were trying to achieve.”

Mark Stephenson, the director of development at Blue Ocean oversaw the installation of the fixtures. “We worked closely with Greg White of DTJ Design, the landscape architect firm in Boulder, CO for this project to determine what the overall layout would be for the lighting. Our team found the installation was very straightforward and so the process went very smoothly from start to finish,” he says.

According to Stephenson, the lighting has been extremely well received by everyone. “It’s provided a really elegant and romantic setting that we couldn’t have created without a line of such high quality products like those from Auroralight. We especially like having the ability to control and fine tune the lighting levels to create just the right amount of ambience in the space,” he explains. “At night, the focus is on the beautiful light they create and in the daytime, the artistic stylings of the fixtures are quite pleasing to look at and blend well with the landscape.”

Lilyblade adds, “The owners of the resort absolutely love how the project turned out. The lighting has assisted to make this space flexible and allows for unique daytime and evening events.  We’ve heard nothing but very positive feedback about the use of Auroralight.”

Auroralight Products: HWM1, HSL16 & LPL7

Key Players:
Mark Stephenson – Blue Ocean Caribbean, Surfsong– www.surfsong.net
Annie Lilyblade – Blue Ocean Design – www.blueocean-inc.com
Greg White – DTJ Landscape Design – www.dtjdesign.com
CT Lighting Sales – www.ctlightingsales.com
Vannessa Pederson – Architectural Engineering Design Group, Inc. www.aedesign-inc.com

Outdoor Lighting Solutions for a Lake Austin Mid-Century Bungalow

Plan Creates Subtlety, Beauty in Low-Light Neighborhood

Vincent Landscapes Inc. of Austin, Texas had two challenges in lighting this unique, upscale mid-century bungalow on Lake Austin. The first was that the area is very low in ambient light. Out of respect for the neighboring homeowners, the bungalow’s lighting was designed using a more intimate approach. Utilizing state-of-the-art technology, the home features an integrated Smart Home system with a fully dimmable and programmable controller that covers three different landscape lighting zones, keeping everything in sync.

“Using this system and being sensitive to our surroundings, we avoided over-illuminating the property. Instead, we concentrated on using a large amount of down-cast lighting,” says Kellan Vincent, Vice President of Vincent Landscapes, Inc. and the project lead for this home. “We were faithful to the feel of the neighborhood while still enhancing the home.”

The second design challenge was that the fixtures needed to look as good in the daytime as they did at night. Fulfilling this need was made easy by selecting Auroralight’s PVD nickel solid copper, brass and stainless steel fixtures to compliment the home’s finishes inside and out. “The clients were very particular about finishes and there was a lot of attention to detail at every level,” says Vincent. “They were extremely pleased with our recommended choice of Auroralight,” he adds. “Once they held the heavy, solid fixtures in their hands, saw the attention to detail in the design, and learned that they are milled, not cast like most fixtures, it made all the difference. When you consider all this, combined with the fact that Auroralight offers a lifetime warranty, it made the decision even easier for them.”

Path Lights and Outdoor Wall Lights Play up Home’s Architecture

The home’s lighting design plan included several key elements:

• Outdoor path lighting that guides guests around the property.
• Stainless steel wall lights embedded within the masonry walls provide lighting to adjacent stairs and pathways
• Stainless steel in-grade fixtures within the paver driveway highlight its unique texture and give reference to drivers as to where the walls are located.
• A series of moonlighter pendants mounted within trees at heights of between 25 and 40 feet creates a very gentle cast of light throughout the lower lawn and dock areas.

Landscape Lighting Highlights Design

“We also wanted to highlight the landscape features and create dynamic interest beyond what can be seen during the day,” says Vincent, “In order to accomplish this, we used a series of wash lights on the urns along the front. This scheme highlights their mass while also casting textural shadows on the monumental brick wall.”

The LMG1 Maglio was the ideal choice to light the urns as it is among the most versatile in Auroralight’s line of high quality, high performance LED luminaires. Unique in form and function, its sleek silhouette allows it to blend seamlessly into the surrounding landscape while artistic styling provides critical thermal management. Powered by a single high brightness LED and featuring a rotational glare shield, the Maglio’s light output is profuse yet allows the designer to control direction and aperture for a glare free presentation. Machined from solid brass, assembled with stainless steel hardware and sealed with silicone O-rings, this fixture is as durable as it is magnificent.

The circle area on the side of the house now glows seemingly all by itself among the dark basalt, providing a pop of color for nighttime visitors created by Auroralight’s LSL1 Sago luminaires. It is a high performance, low energy LED directional spot light. Machined from solid brass and copper bar, its artistic styling and precise machining make this fixture both attractive and functional. Engineered to provide an ideal heat-sink for the High Flux LED, the Sago addresses the need for thermal management head on. The Auroralight exclusive AMS™ mounting system offers and extensive selection of mounting options.

Additional path lights featured in this project include the Borealis LPL10s. The Borealis graces the landscape with its classic profile and unparalleled craftsmanship. Assembled with the finest components available, the Borealis redefines industry standards for quality, performance and longevity in landscape lighting. Machined from solid copper and brass bar with stainless steel hardware, the Borealis is well-suited to harsh coastal environments. Designed for larger scale areas such as driveways or large patios. Adding a frosted lens will diffuse the light for a softer glow with no shadowing.

Like all the Auroralight Inc. luminaires featured in this project, they are made exclusively in Carlsbad, CA USA, come with a lifetime warranty and offer a generous, long-term savings in power consumption with their LED light source. We are certain this project will shine bright for many years to come.

A San Diego Coastal Estate’s Landscape Creates a Gorgeous Outdoor Living Environment with the Use of LED Lighting from Auroralight™

This stunning 6BD/6.5BA, 7,522SF custom home in the hills above the exclusive beach community of La Jolla, CA sits on an expansive 1.8-acre lot. Less than a mile from the Pacific Ocean, the gated estate also features a four-car garage, a large greenhouse, and an in-ground pool, spa, and fire pit, along with a substantial investment in professional landscaping and lighting. More than 300 luminaires have been installed over the last 15 years to help transform the home and grounds of this estate into a world-class outdoor living and entertainment environment enjoyed year-round.

The majority of the exterior lighting was provided by Auroralight. This landscape lighting project was designed and installed by Michael Geier of LightScape Designs, Inc. of San Diego and features a wide variety of Auroralight’s products to accentuate specific trees, focal points, and architectural elements found throughout the property. Luminaires include a variety of accent lights, pathway lights, in-grade well lights and more. The installation includes the HSL16 Telluride , HSL11 Taos, WL16 Lighthaus  and LSL4 Sitka.

Grand Tradition Estate & Gardens

Auroralight Provides Dramatic Lighting Solutions for a California Estate & Public Gardens

Tucked away in North San Diego County in the community of Fallbrook is a jewel of a property spread over 30 acres called Grand Tradition Estates & Gardens. With its finely manicured lawns, lush foliage and heart-shaped lake with dancing fountains, the owners pride themselves on creating a “wow” factor for everyone who visits. The estate is a popular wedding and event destination and in August 2012, the facility officially became a member of the Public Gardens Association where the public can also tour the grounds on a daily basis.

McDougal explained that as he was designing a garden in 2005, his lighting supplier at Mission Electric suggested he contact Auroralight. He was impressed with the solid brass and copper materials used in all the luminaires along with the unprecedented lifetime warranty and top-notch customer service they provide. “Past lighting choices offered no comparison to what we see with Auroralight,” he says. “The powder coated fixtures we used to have began to fall apart within a few years. We’ve had to replace just about everything we have ever purchased before we started working with Auroralight.”

According to McDougal, once he began working with Auroralight, he knew he had found the company that reflected the same level of quality and long-term approach he believes in. “It’s a big investment initially, but there is virtually no maintenance involved and the savings we are experiencing from using LED in our latest garden area is impressive.”

“Part of our branding strategy is to create a unique experience using the finest products combined with the finest customer service,” says McDougal. “It’s important to us to do things and make decisions that will last a lifetime as we create memorable experiences for our visitors. Choosing Auroralight is part of that commitment to only using the finest in everything we do.”

Today, Grand Tradition utilizes close to 500 fixtures throughout the various gardens and pathways. The majority of the fixtures light pathways, up light trees and showcase spectacular foliage and larger open spaces.

One of McDougal’s goals is to offer evening tours of the gardens and host events so that the public can experience the gardens at night when it’s lighted for an entirely different look and feel. “Auroralight has become an important long-term partner to us as we continue to upgrade our existing gardens and create new ones,” says McDougal. “It’s exciting to create synergy with companies like Auroralight. We want to work with only the best and Auroralight has proven to us that it is the very best when it comes to estate quality lighting solutions.”

Auroralight Creates a Modern Take on Old World Festoon Lighting for a Mixed Use Redevelopment in Salt Lake City

In the heart of Salt Lake City just steps from the Mormon Temple, you can experience the new City Creek Center, a vibrant, 24-hour, mixed use redevelopment. As a pilot participant in the new LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating System, City Creek Center is integrating the principles of smart growth, urbanism, and green building into its design and construction. The completed project is registered LEED Silver. The project exemplifies sustainable urban living with a comfortable pedestrian scale, unparalleled access to transit, and open spaces for residents and visitors to enjoy. The five condominium buildings, an office building and the 900,000sf of retail space support sustainable design with native landscaping, water conservation, energy efficient equipment, green material selection, abundant daylighting, access to views, and high levels of indoor environmental quality.

According to Wayne Chubb of Hobbs & Black Architects and the Project Architect for the retail portion of the Center, the design inspiration is evocative of a European streetscape with pedestrian plazas, water features and various points of interest that showcase public art and large open spaces. Part of the design concept was to unearth the creek that once flowed from the mountains into the heart of the city and was originally used as the settlers? fresh water supply. The creek is now a major element flowing through most of the 20-acre site.

To reinforce the European streetscape theme at one of the more prominent entrances and only vehicle friendly roadway into the Center, Chubb and Associate /Project Manager Laura Yates of Horton Lees Brogden called on Mike Joye of Auroralight for assistance.

They wanted to create a modern take on Festoon Lighting and knew that Auroralight’s expertise in exterior lighting design and manufacturing made them an ideal choice for the custom LED project.

The functional purpose of the hanging lights was to bring the scale of the surrounding buildings down to a more intimate and welcoming level. By doing so, visitors could enjoy outdoor seating at night at any of the several restaurants located in this area of the Center.

Chubb and Yates asked Joye to develop a series of custom LED hanging lights inspired by Auroralight’s existing LHL50 Candela luminaire. Joye took on the design challenge and created a variety of engineering objectives and solutions that were based on esthetics, safety, energy efficiency and serviceability.

With three different lengths, 12″, 24″ and 36″, the luminaires, nicknamed “The Necklace” now hang in a random pattern connected by a single cable that zigzags over a large area high above the roadway. If one light should ever need to be replaced due to lightning strike or other calamity, it typically requires the entire cable be taken down. However, Joye thoughtfully designed both a removable luminaire and interchangeable LED module so that individual lamps or complete fixtures can be easily serviced in the field quickly and efficiently. This state-of-the-art, solutions-based feature has become the catalyst for several other Auroralight luminaires that are also available in the company’s product catalog.

“We are extremely pleased with the results of working with Auroralight,” says Chubb. “Our clients are very happy. The lights installed without difficulty and have performed without problems since installation. Despite the natural swag of the cable, every luminaire hangs plum and the light output is beautiful even with the different lengths,” he says.

“More importantly”, Yates adds, “the construction of the candelas by Auroralight is extremely solid, which was very appealing to us and the contractor because we wanted to make sure they could withstand the tricky Utah climate. Everything is so well thought-out and thorough in the engineering that we couldn’t ask for more. It’s been a real pleasure working with Mike Joye and his team at Auroralight.”

The luminaires created for the City Creek Center are UL Listed Products and are now part of the official Auroralight Product Catalog.

Project Summary

Project Name: City Creek Center Mixed Use Development, Salt Lake City, Utah

Lighting Designer: Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design, Inc., Culver City, CA

Retail Architect of Record/Project Architect: Wayne Chubb, AIA, Senior Associate, Hobbs & Black Architects, Ann Arbor, MI

Featured Lighting: Custom LED Festoon Lighting from Auroralight

Master Project Architectural Firm/Project Manager: Julie Bronder, AIA, Associate Partner, ZGF Architects, Portland, OR