The Domus PILLA-CUBE is a cube-shaped pillar-top light in black or white 227mm square, 255mm high, IP65, taking one E27globe to 20W.

IP65 and that is the reason to choose it over most pillarlights. The Siena and Turin pillar fittings in this catalogue are IP43, whichprotects only against spraying water down to 60 from vertical. IP65 is dust tight andprotected against water jets from any direction.

On a gate pier that difference is not academic:

• Driving rain arrives closer to horizontal, and an exposed pier faces it fromevery side. IP65 covers that; IP43 does not.
• Sprinkler overspray, hosing and coastal-adjacent salt air are all within IP65.
• It can go on an open pier with no shelter at all which is exactly wheremost people want a pillar light.

A cube on a pier getting the proportion right

• At 227mm square and 255mm high it is compact andgeometric noticeably smaller than the 565mm Turin pillar mount and quitedifferent in character.
• A cube reads as contemporary. On a rendered, brick or blockwork pier with squareedges, it lines up with the architecture in a way a lantern or a sphere does not.
• It suits a modern house, which is what Domus intend: they describe it ascomplementing most new and modern designed homes.
• On a traditional or heritage pier it will look wrong. The Siena sphere or theTurin lantern belong there instead.

Use them in pairs, one on each pier. A single cube on one side of a drive reads asunfinished.

Choosing the globe not supplied

One E27, 20W maximum. Domus note it takes most replaceable LED GLSshaped lamps the ordinary household globe shape.

• Warm 27003000K. Cool white on a house entry reads institutional.
• Around 8001,000lm comfortably inside the 20W ceiling withLED, and enough to mark an entry without glaring down the street.
• Opal or frosted, not a clear filament on a diffusing fitting a clear globeshows as a hot spot.
• Rated for enclosed fixtures and outdoor use an unrated globe runs hotinside a sealed cube and fails early.
• Check the globe fits. A 227mm cube has room for a standard A60, but anoversized decorative globe may not go in.

What a diffusing cube does with light

• The faces glow, so it lights outward in every horizontal direction and reads as amarker and an object visible by day as well as lit at night, which on a pier isthe job.
• It softly lifts the pier and the ground around it rather than throwing a definedbeam. It will not light a gate latch or a step usefully if you need that, add a bollard or adownward wall light.
• It spills upward like any diffusing fitting. If neighbours are close or you careabout a dark sky, a shielded fitting is the better neighbour.

Powder-coated frame, black or white. Blackreads as a dark geometric object by day and disappears at night; white stays visibleby day and suits a rendered pier.

Warranty is one year, which is consistent across the pillar-mount categoryhere and shorter than most of this catalogue. 220240V mains licensed electrician and a cable run up into the pier.

Where it works

• Front entry piers, gate columns and blockwork walls in pairs.
• Open, exposed positions IP65, unlike most pillar fittings here.
• Modern and contemporary houses a cube lines up with square architecture.
• Wrong on a traditional or heritage pier ask us about the Siena or Turin.
• Globe not supplied; check an oversized decorative globe will fit.

Specifying it

227227mm, 255mm high, powder-coated frame, black orwhite. One E27 globe to 20W maximum, NOT supplied a warm27003000K opal LED of about 8001,000lm, rated for enclosed outdoor use.220240V AC, IP65 dust tight and protected against water jets; suitablefor a fully exposed pier. Warranty 1 year.

Supplied and supported by Lights For You.

Questions

Can it go on an exposed gate pier?

Yes and that is the reason to choose it. IP65 is dust tight and protected against water jets from any direction, so driving rain, sprinkler overspray, hosing and coastal-adjacent salt air are all within rating. The Siena and Turin pillar fittings in this catalogue are IP43, which covers only spraying water down to 60 from vertical and needs shelter.

Will it suit my pier?

It suits a modern one. At 227mm square and 255mm high it is compact and geometric, and on a rendered, brick or blockwork pier with square edges it lines up with the architecture. On a traditional or heritage pier it will look wrong ask us about the Siena sphere or the Turin lantern instead.

Does it come with a globe?

No. One E27 to 20W maximum, and Domus note it takes most replaceable LED GLS globes the ordinary household shape. Choose warm 27003000K, opal rather than clear filament, around 800 to 1,000 lumens, and rated for enclosed fixtures and outdoor use. Check an oversized decorative globe will actually fit inside.

Will it light my gate latch or steps?

Not usefully. The faces glow, so it lights outward in every horizontal direction and reads as a marker and an object rather than throwing a defined beam. If you need to see a latch or a step, add a bollard or a downward wall light.

How should I use them?

In pairs, one on each pier. A single cube on one side of a drive reads as unfinished symmetry is what makes a pillar light look deliberate.

Black or white?

Black reads as a dark geometric object by day and disappears at night. White stays visible by day and suits a rendered pier. Both are powder coated.

What is the warranty?

One year, consistent across the pillar-mount category here and shorter than most of this catalogue.