QUOVA PERFORMANCE: Redefining the Future of Cove Lighting

When it comes to architectural lighting, designers and specifiers are constantly balancing performance, aesthetics, and ease of installation. Cove lighting, in particular, plays a critical role in shaping visual environments, but until now, high output has often required bulky fixtures that limit design flexibility. At QTL, we set out to solve this challenge. The result is QUOVA PERFORMANCE, the next evolution in cove lighting that delivers uncompromising performance in a remarkably compact form.

Performance Without Compromise

QUOVA PERFORMANCE rivals the industry’s best line-voltage cove products while operating at a fraction of the size and offering remote power supplies for ease of maintenance.

• Light Output: Up to 850 lumens per foot.
• Peak Intensity: 450 candela
• Color Rendering: CRI 98 for exceptional color accuracy

For designers, that means color-critical lighting applications and refined environments can now enjoy the same level of performance as larger, less efficient fixtures without visual trade-offs.

What sets QUOVA PERFORMANCE apart is its proprietary asymmetric optic, which directs light forward with concentrated peak intensity. This ensures smooth, uniform illumination across ceilings, even when mounted in shallow coves. Independent photometric testing and real-world ceiling and workplane calculations validate its exceptional output at both 6-inch and 12-inch offsets, confirming its ability to deliver even light distribution over long throws. For architects and lighting designers, this translates into greater flexibility and confidence when working with tight architectural details.

Designed for Today’s Architectural Demands

Modern architecture increasingly calls for discreet lighting elements that blend into the built environment. QUOVA PERFORMANCE was created with this exact need in mind. At half the height of standard cove fixtures, it enables the shallowest coves without sacrificing quality or performance. Whether the goal is to achieve a dramatic halo effect or a fully illuminated ceiling, QUOVA PERFORMANCE provides beam options of 6°, 15°, or 24°, giving designers full control over the final aesthetic.

Seamless feed-through details eliminate the visible shadowing that can often compromise cove applications. The result is a clean, uninterrupted line of light that enhances rather than distracts from the architecture.

Seamless feed-through details eliminate the visible shadowing that can often compromise cove applications. The result is a clean, uninterrupted line of light that enhances rather than distracts from the architecture.

Engineered for Modularity and Flexibility

Beyond performance, QUOVA PERFORMANCE is built for true modularity with four distinct profile options, each designed to meet specific architectural needs.

STANDALONE is ideal for remodels or new construction where coves already exist. Its compact, independent form makes it easy to integrate into pre-existing details without major structural changes.

SMOOTH provides a paintable surface that can be applied directly to hard materials like brick or tile. This option makes it possible to add refined cove details where traditional construction might be difficult.

MUD IN features a grooved bottom surface that allows it to be seamlessly mudded into drywall. This creates a clean, continuous transition that blends the cove into surrounding wall and ceiling planes.

FLOAT is designed to enable floating ceiling effects, providing designers with a versatile tool to achieve dramatic architectural expressions that highlight ceiling edges and volume.

This range of profiles ensures QUOVA PERFORMANCE adapts to almost any lighting project condition. Whether retrofitting an existing space, enhancing a challenging surface, or executing ambitious ceiling concepts, the system provides specifiers with the flexibility to match performance lighting with architectural intent.

The New Standard in Cove Lighting

High output. Half the size. Precision optics. Seamless modularity. QUOVA PERFORMANCE embodies the qualities that lighting professionals demand today while future-proofing projects for tomorrow. For those seeking a superior balance of performance, aesthetics, and maintainability, this fixture stands out as the clear choice.

At QTL, innovation means creating products that empower architects and designers to do their best work. With QUOVA PERFORMANCE, we’re proud to deliver a solution that redefines expectations for cove lighting and sets a new standard for the industry.