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Please note that 4 x 4 metres is a little more than 12 feet by 12 feet, not 9 x 9. So more lighting is needed than some readers may have thought. Architectural track lights are out of the question. They require very heavy wiring because it is easy to plug in too many lights per foot. The code calls for a 20 amp feeder per 12 feet of track. The positioning of your light fixtures depends on the track plan. For a sane effect, you want directional lighting arranged so that the shadows fall in the same direction according to your conception of "south" everywhere on the layout. The cheapest way to do this is probably to buy photo flood reflectors--the kind with the rubber clamps-- and clamp these to the ceiling joists (or wood blocks nailed in place) so you can position the lights the way you want. Buy as many as you can afford and install lower wattages per reflector. Sixteen 11-watt CFs are much nicer than, say, four 60-watt units. Use compact fluorescents. The light is acceptable and they are much cooler than incandescents. If you are not sure what you are doing with the wiring, PLEASE HIRE AN ELECTRICIAN. Have that technician install an outlet circuit for all your lights around the edges of the ceiling. It's always good to have a 20-amp outlet circuit around the walls near the floor, as well, for plugging in tools and electronics. Please do this right. Failing to do so is a false economy, especially if you wake to the smell of smoke and have to flee with the clothes on your back one night! --the real david
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