Gea Luce GFA1664 LED recessed downlight 12 W 3000 K white, 9 light points

GFA1664 is a square recessed fitting by Gea Luce in which, instead of one large aperture, a grid of nine separate LED points works in a 3 × 3 arrangement. A white 71 × 71 mm frame encloses a glossy black anti-glare cover — a colour pairing that is functional here, not merely stylistic.

Black cells instead of a glowing panel

Each of the nine points sits deep inside its own black cell with angled walls. The result is that looking at the ceiling from a normal angle you see no bright patch — the fitting reads as switched off even while it is lighting the room. The manufacturer calls this an anti-glare optic outright, and that is why the whole cover is black: a black surface does not bounce light back toward the viewer. The approach belongs wherever the fitting falls within the field of view — over a table, in a corridor, in an open space with a high ceiling.

12 W, 950 lumens, 40° beam

The LED module draws 12 W at 220–240 V and delivers 950 lumens at a warm 3000 K. The 40° beam is a compromise between general and accent light: wider than a typical accent spot, so two or three fittings in a row merge into continuous light over a worktop, yet narrower than a general-purpose downlight, so the light does not wash across a whole wall. Colour rendering is above CRI 80 and the declared module life is 50,000 hours.

Cut-out and driver

Installation needs a 66 × 66 mm cut-out; the body reaches 40 mm into the ceiling and the visible frame measures 71 × 71 mm. Spring clips hold the fitting — they are visible at the sides of the housing in the photograph; fold them in and push the unit into the hole. The LED module is included. So is the driver, but it is not integrated into the fitting: it is a separate box of roughly 92 × 36 × 25 mm, and space has to be allowed for it above the suspended ceiling.

Specification

• Manufacturer and model: Gea Luce GFA1664
• Type: square recessed fitting, 9 light points
• Power: 12 W
• Luminous flux: 950 lm
• Colour temperature: 3000 K, warm white
• Beam angle: 40°
• Colour rendering: CRI >80
• Supply: 220–240 V
• Driver: included, not integrated (approx. 92 × 36 × 25 mm)
• External dimensions: 71 × 71 × 40 mm
• Cut-out: 66 × 66 mm
• Material: aluminium
• Finish: white, glossy black anti-glare cover
• Protection: IP20
• Declared life: 50,000 h

The GFA166x family

The same series covers linear versions with 2, 3, 6 and 12 points and square ones with 4 and 9 — all in the same white body with a black cover. GFA1664 is the larger of the two square models; the smaller four-point GFA1662 is 8 W with a 47 × 47 mm cut-out. Different sizes can therefore be combined in one room without changing the character of the light.