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Long Room Kitchen

Location
California
Type
Residential
Year
2026

A kitchen and family room remodel, laid out on the architect's electrical plans. Trimless 2 inch downlights carry the room, and under-cabinet tape lifts the counters to their 50 footcandle task target.

Scope
Kitchen, family room, back hall and powder room
Systems
Trimless 2 inch adjustable downlights, under-cabinet and toe-kick tape in aluminum channel, TRIAC dimming

Layout and footcandles

The plan, and the light it delivers.

Footcandles
020406080+
Kitchen and family room, footcandle study of the same plan, with room averages and minimums
Kitchen and family room, lighting layout with every fixture placed and tagged
LayoutFootcandles
Kitchen and family roomDrag the handle to compare the layout with its footcandle study

Calculated results

Every room against its target.

Measured at the plane where the task happens: counters and desks at working height, halls and stairs at the floor.

Calculated maintained illuminance by room, in footcandles
RoomPlaneTarget fcAverage fcMinimum fcUniformity
Kitchen general3.0 ft above floor2051210.42
Kitchen perimeter counters3.0 ft above floor5066370.56
Kitchen island top3.0 ft above floor5054470.86
Family Room2.5 ft above floor535120.33
Family room, TV wallFloor527140.52
Back HallFloor527140.5
Hall Cabinet Alcove3.0 ft above floor1041150.37
Powder Room2.5 ft above floor1039200.51
Maintained values from the issued calculation report. Uniformity is minimum over average.

In the package

  • Lighting layout, downlightsE-1
  • Cabinet tape layoutE-2
  • Illuminance planE-1L
RCPIlluminanceCalc reportBOM