The Domus SHADOW 2LT is an up-and-down exterior wall light IP65, taking two GU10 lamps to 35W each, inblack, white, copper, stainless steel or titanium silver.

Lamps are not included, and the maximum is 35W perhead. Our record listed the fitting as 10W, which is neither the fitting’s rating nor alamp we supply. It takes two GU10s, and what you put in them decides the wholeresult.

What an up/down wall light actually does and how to get it right

Two beams from one point, one up the wall and one down it. Done well it is the most effectiveexterior wall light there is; done badly it is two bright dots.

• Mount it close to the wall surface. The effect comes from lightgrazing the wall the closer it sits, the more texture appears in brick,stone or render. Standing it off the wall flattens the whole effect.
• Height matters more than you expect. Around 1.82mputs the downward cone at head height where it is useful and keeps the upward cone long enough toread. Too high and both cones shorten.
• Use them in a rhythm. A row at even spacing along a faade is what makes thisfitting look designed. One on its own beside a door is a smaller effect.
• Check what is above it. An eave, a gutter or a balcony directly overhead cutsthe upward cone off and wastes half the fitting.

Choosing the GU10 lamps this is the whole design decision

• Beam angle changes everything. A narrow beam (2536)gives two tight, dramatic cones with sharp edges. A wide beam (60+) gives softoverlapping pools that light the wall more evenly. Narrow reads as architectural; wide reads aspractical.
• Warm 27003000K on brick, stone, timber and warm render.4000K only on grey or white modern surfaces.
• Use the same lamp in both heads and the same across every fitting on afaade. Two different beam angles on one wall is instantly visible.
• Outdoor-rated GU10s, and check dimmability if you want it the fittingdoes not dim on its own, so it depends entirely on the lamp and the circuit.

Five finishes, and two that matter outdoors

• Black the default, and it disappears at night.
• White for light render, where black would read as a row of dark marks.
• Stainless steel the choice for a coastal or exposed site,where a powder-coated finish will eventually fail at the edges.
• Copper genuinely unusual, and it weathers: bright atfirst, then darkening and eventually patinating. If you want that, buy it knowing it changes; if youwant it to stay bright, choose something else.
• Titanium silver a contemporary neutral.

IP65 dust tight and protected against water jets fromany direction. That is the right rating for an exposed faade: driving rain and hosing down are bothwithin it, unlike the IP43 and IP44 fittings elsewhere in this catalogue.

What we cannot tell you. The dimension record for this product is notcredible it lists a length of 22mm, which is not an external dimensionof any wall light. Ask us for the real size and projection before you set out afaade, and we will get them from Domus. Aluminium, 240V,warranty 3 years.

Where it works

• Faades, entries and courtyard walls in a row, at even spacing.
• Exposed and coastal sites IP65, and stainless steel if salt is close.
• Textured surfaces brick, stone and render, where grazing light shows the texture.
• Nothing directly overhead, or the up-cone is wasted.
• GU10 lamps not included pick the beam angle deliberately.

Specifying it

Twin up/down exterior wall light, aluminium, in black, white,copper, stainless steel or titanium silver. Two GU10 lamps to 35W each, NOTsupplied choose the beam angle deliberately and use the same lamp in both heads.240V AC, IP65 dust tight, protected against water jets. External dimensions are not reliably recorded ask us before setting out afaade. Warranty 3 years.

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Questions

Does it come with lamps?

No. It takes two GU10 lamps to a maximum of 35W each, and they are not supplied. Our record listed the fitting as 10W, which is neither its rating nor a lamp we supply.

How high should I mount it?

Around 1.8 to 2 metres. That puts the downward cone at head height where it is useful and keeps the upward cone long enough to read. Too high and both cones shorten. Also check nothing sits directly above it an eave, gutter or balcony cuts the up-cone off and wastes half the fitting.

Which GU10 beam angle should I choose?

It is the whole design decision. A narrow 2536 beam gives two tight, dramatic cones with sharp edges and reads as architectural. A wide 60+ beam gives soft overlapping pools that light the wall more evenly and reads as practical. Use the same lamp in both heads and across every fitting on a faade two different beam angles on one wall is instantly visible.

Why mount it close to the wall?

The effect comes from light grazing the surface. The closer the fitting sits, the more texture appears in brick, stone or render; standing it off the wall flattens the effect entirely.

Which finish for a coastal site?

Stainless steel. A powder-coated finish will eventually fail at the edges where salt gets in. Copper is the other unusual option, but buy it knowing it weathers bright at first, then darkening and eventually patinating.

Can it be dimmed?

Only through the lamp and the circuit the fitting has no dimming of its own. Choose dimmable outdoor-rated GU10s and a compatible dimmer, and ask us if you want that confirmed before ordering.

How big is it?

Not reliably recorded, and we would rather say so. Our dimension field lists a length of 22mm, which is not an external dimension of any wall light. Ask us for the real size and projection before you set out a faade.