Balcony

[myfs_119956]

Dear Master,
Nowadays, many apartments (HDB or private development) comes with balcony or planter. Would like to seek your advice if these areas need to be brightly and well lit at night or is it OK to leave these areas unlit at night?
Also, is there any significance feng shui concern if tile lights (those that are installed on floor panel and throw the lights upwards) are used in these areas in place of the normal wall lights found in most balcony area?
Thank you

[Cecil Lee]

You wrote: Nowadays, many apartments (HDB or private development) comes with balcony or planter. Would like to seek your advice if these areas need to be brightly and well lit at night or is it OK to leave these areas unlit at night?

These are some considerations:

1. In my opinion, contrary to what you had written; in fact, long time ago as far as 1968 onwards; many apartments do have either a balcony or the many thousands of 1 room and 3 room HDB a COMMON corridor. This includes the HUDC flats and private flats.

2. Especially these common corridor is a "cheaper" form of balcony; but they are still some form of a corridor cum balcony.

3. Even today, many HDB blocks have common corridors even if the unit does not have an actual balcony especially a protuding one.

4. Therefore, in my opinion; so long as the corridor or Balcony is not excessively cluttered it is fine or OK.

You also wrote: Also, is there any significance feng shui concern if tile lights (those that are installed on floor panel and throw the lights upwards) are used in these areas in place of the normal wall lights found in most balcony area?

5.Frankly, this has more to do with common sense then Feng Shui.

6. In fact a fixed on ceiling light is the best at a balcony. Especially balconies at lower floors. WHY?

6.1. I would be more concerned of installing those cove lights or as you mentioned those throw upward lights. They are friendier but these unfortunately are a hive for lizards.

6.2. Go take a look at ground level flats or homes. And often lizards use to hide behind or inside these cove lights. Just place you hands into the areas and you most likely get all the lizard eggs and shit!

6.3. In a recent development; Livia at Pasir Ris; if one pass thru that area; and look up at all the balconys; this condo development does not provide light point at the ceiling of all block's balcony. Perhaps, to make it look "tidy" and uniform on the outside.

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On 10/7/2011 11:52:18 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear Master,Nowadays, many
apartments (HDB or private
development) comes with
balcony or planter. Would like
to seek your advice if these
areas need to be brightly and
well lit at night or is it OK
to leave these areas unlit at
night?Also, is there any
significance feng shui concern
if tile lights (those that are
installed on floor panel and
throw the lights upwards) are
used in these areas in
place of the normal wall
lights found in most balcony
area? Thank you