The Domus TURIN LARGE wall bracket, downward is a wall-mounted exteriorlantern 650mm high, 350mm wide,B22, 240V, IP43, in fivecolours.

Straight arm, downward the quietest option in the range

• The TURIN LARGE offers three downward brackets: this straight arm, aC-arm and (in the wider family) an S-arm.
• THE STRAIGHT ARM IS THE PLAINEST OF THEM, and that is the reason to choose it. A curved arm reads as a period gesture; a straight one reads as functional and lets the lanternbe the only decorative element.
• WHICH SUITS A HOUSE THAT IS NOT A HERITAGE REPRODUCTION a modernfacade with a traditional lantern, where a curved arm would be one gesture toomany.
• IT ALSO PROJECTS LESS THAN THE CURVED VERSIONS. At350mm wide it is more compact than the C-arm’s 370, and a straight arm sweeps nowider than it measures where a curve reaches its widest partway out.

Downward is the considerate and the durable choice

• The lantern hangs beneath the arm and faces down. NOTHING GOES INTO THE SKY, the lantern body shades the source from anyone looking at the wallfrom a distance, and light lands on the ground where it is useful.
• ON A BOUNDARY WALL, A SHARED DRIVEWAY OR A DENSE STREET THAT MATTERS MORE THAN THEEFFECT. An upward lantern on a party wall is a complaint waiting tohappen.
• AND IT LASTS LONGER IN EXPOSURE. The lantern’s own body sheds water awayfrom the opening rather than collecting it, which is why a downward bracket outlives an upward one on anyelevation that takes weather.
• THE COUNTER-ARGUMENT IS APPEARANCE. The upward versions read as theclassic coach-lamp posture. Choose on the position rather than thepicture.

Mounting height and consistency

• It projects to 350mm and hangs 650mm below thefixing. Enough to catch a door, a gate, or someone carrying somethingpast.
• A USEFUL MOUNTING HEIGHT IS AROUND 2.12.3m to the fixing, putting the lantern bottomnear 1.451.65m above head height and below the point where light stopsbeing useful on the ground. The 650mm drop is more than the standard TURINbracket’s, so the fixing has to go higher to get the same clearance.
• MOUNT THEM AT A CONSISTENT HEIGHT ALONG A FACADE. Uneven brackets areconspicuous at night in a way they never are on a drawing, because each throws a visible pool and the poolsdo not line up.
• PICK ONE ARM TYPE FOR THE WHOLE PROPERTY. Straight and curved arms sideby side on a facade look unresolved.

IP43 and the fixing face

IP43 covers spraying water to 60 from vertical not driving rain, hosing orsprinklers. The 4 excludes wires and most insects, which is what decides whether alantern fills with them. ON A WALL FITTING THE VULNERABLE POINT IS THE FIXING FACE,where the bracket meets the wall and water can sit inspected last, corrodesfirst. Seal it properly at installation. Mount under an eave or offthe weather side if you can; the downward orientation helps but does not make it a driving-rainfitting.

B22, no lamp, and opal at a door

The lamp is not included. ON A WALL BRACKET THE LANTERN IS AT OR NEAR EYELEVEL FOR ANYONE APPROACHING THE DOOR, so a clear or filament lamp is a bright point directly in theirview. An opal B22 fills the lantern and reads as a glowingobject. On the Large lantern that matters more, because a small bright source inside abig diffuser looks wrong use a globe shape sized to fill it. Warm rather than cool.

“Large” is a parallel range

Bracket reference GT-481; the LARGE offers only one complete postheight. Decide the largest arrangement the property needs first, then pick thefamily. Do not mix the two sizes.

Made to order

Allow up to 10 business days for production. Five colours applied toorder. Order a facade’s worth together.

What is published

Where it works

• Modern facades with a traditional lantern the plainest arm.
• Boundary and party walls nothing upward.
• Exposed elevations the body sheds water.
• Not near a door swing 350mm projects.
• Not mixed with curved arms pick one type.

Specifying it

Exterior wall bracket, straight arm, downward, LARGE lantern. 650mm high, 350mm wide.B22, lamp not included. 220240V. IP43. Die-cast aluminium with moulded acrylic lens. Five colours.Bracket reference GT-481. Made to order, up to 10 business days. 1-year warranty. THE STRAIGHT ARM IS THE PLAINEST OF THE THREE LARGE DOWNWARD BRACKETS, AND THAT IS THE REASON TOCHOOSE IT. A curved arm reads as a period gesture; a straight one reads as functional and lets the lanternbe the only decorative element which suits a modern facade with a traditional lantern, where a curved armwould be one gesture too many. It also projects less and sweeps no wider than it measures, where a curvereaches its widest partway out. AND DOWNWARD IS BOTH THE CONSIDERATE AND THE DURABLE CHOICE: nothinggoes into the sky, and the lantern’s own body sheds water away from the opening, which is why a downwardbracket outlives an upward one on any elevation that takes weather.

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Questions

Why the straight arm rather than a curve?

Because it is the plainest. A curved arm reads as a period gesture; a straight one reads as functional and lets the lantern be the only decorative element which suits a modern facade with a traditional lantern, where a curved arm would be one gesture too many.

Is there a practical difference too?

It projects less and it sweeps no wider than it measures. At 350mm wide it is more compact than the C-arm’s 370, and a curve reaches its widest partway out where a straight arm does not which matters beside a door or on a narrow path.

Why downward?

It is both the considerate and the durable choice. Nothing goes into the sky, the lantern body shades the source from anyone looking at the wall from a distance, and light lands on the ground where it is useful which on a boundary wall or a shared driveway matters more than the effect. And the lantern’s own body sheds water away from the opening rather than collecting it, so a downward bracket outlives an upward one on any elevation that takes weather.

When would upward be better?

For appearance. The upward versions read as the classic coach-lamp posture. Choose on the position rather than the picture on an open frontage upward is fine, on a party wall it is a complaint waiting to happen.

How high should I mount it?

Around 2.1 to 2.3 metres to the fixing, which puts the lantern bottom near 1.45 to 1.65m above head height and below the point where light stops being useful on the ground. Note the 650mm drop is more than the standard TURIN bracket’s, so the fixing has to go higher to get the same clearance.

Anything to watch across a facade?

Consistency. Mount them at the same height: uneven brackets are conspicuous at night in a way they never are on a drawing, because each throws a visible pool and the pools do not line up. And pick one arm type for the whole property straight and curved arms side by side look unresolved.

What maintenance does it need?

Check the fixing face. On a wall fitting that is the vulnerable point, where the bracket meets the wall and water can sit inspected last, corrodes first. Seal it properly at installation, and mount under an eave or off the weather side if you can: the downward orientation helps but does not make it a driving-rain fitting.