Bev's Ice Cream

Bev's Ice CreaminCarytown uses a combination of daylight and electric lighting to create a bright space befitting of the icecream experience. They also use the materiality of the space to reflect some, but not too much, light.

This first image shows the light that enters from the large north-facing window that looks out onto Cary street, in combination with the electric pendant lamps.

The pendant lights are made from molded translucent plastic. I would say that they light that they give off is diffused and warm. As you can see in the below photograph, the room also has track lighting, which I would assume is used at night or on days when there is very little light coming in from the north-facing window because they were not on when I visited the space.

In my opinion, the materiality of the greatly contributes to the perception of brightness in the space. The white walls and white ceiling are reflective, and to a lesser degree so is the wood plank floor. The tables are also light wood, which adds luminosity and thus increases the perception of brightness.