ART COLLECTOR’S LOFT NEW YORK, NY USA


LIGHTING DESIGN RICHARD RENFRO, IALD SARAH RANDALL FABIO TUCHIYA ANDREW THOMPSON RENFRO DESIGN GROUP


ADDITIONAL CREDITS DESIGN ARCHITECTS BEN VAN BERKEL ARJAN DINGSTE MARIANTHI TATARI UNSTUDIO


EXECUTIVE ARCHITECTS MATTHEW GOTTSEGEN BRUCE HARVEY


FRANKE, GOTTSEGEN, COX ARCHITECTS


ELECTRICIAN TOMMY O’DEA BANNER ELECTRIC


PHOTOGRAPHY © IWAN BAAN, IWAN BAAN STUDIO


Congratulations!


Designing the lighting for the loft of an avid art collector necessitated a lighting strategy that was both comfortable for a permanent residence and responsive to the presentation of art. The sweeping curvilinear aspect of the architecture combined with the owner’s request to never see a light fixture provided a challenging task for discretely embedding the lighting into the architecture.


“A fluid and seamless lighting design that completely supports the architectural concept for the space,” one judge praised. Working within the shell of a formerly industrial space, the design team was given the added challenge of making the large central gallery appear to float under a soaring ceiling that was actually just under 9’ tall. Two overlapping independently controlled layers of warm and cool


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dimmable LEDs above the translucent ceiling allow the ceiling lumination to vary in color and intensity


throughout the day into evening. Jack-connectors for low-voltage halogen accent lights are located every 30” along curving metal lines that transverse both solid and luminous ceilings. Custom snoots for glare control and accessories were created for the small accents used sparingly to light sculpture.


The Philips family of Professional Luminaires congratulates the participants of the 28th Annual IALD International Lighting Design Awards and is committed to advancing professional lighting design through the support of the IALD and the IALD Educational Trust.


AWARD OF MERIT


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