Design Solutions

When the available answer isn't good enough.

Five compact case studies showing the work behind the finished photographs: requirements definition, prototypes, technical coordination, manufacturer iteration and field resolution.

Hunt Residence indoor basketball court custom linear luminaires
01
Shaken, Not Shattered

An event lounge masquerading as a basketball court required custom lighting capable of both NCAA-level illumination and subdued, dramatic entertaining. And it had to survive direct impacts from 130-mph lacrosse balls.

DEFINING REQUIREMENTS · PRODUCT DESIGN →
Lexington Avenue residence integrated millwork lighting
02
Grain, Uninterrupted

A custom steplight was developed to follow the curved walnut millwork without disrupting its continuous grain. Fixture, aperture and light distribution were shaped around the wood—allowing the lighting to become part of the architecture rather than an object applied to it.

PROTOTYPING · DETAILING · INTEGRATION →
Bordeaux Avenue residence steep pitched ceiling lighting
03
Beyond 45°

An 18:12 ceiling exceeded the aiming range of available downlights. The answer was not a different fixture; it was a new mounting geometry.

GEOMETRY · PROTOTYPING · INNOVATION →
Dulock Residence continuous luminous geometry across mirror stone and ceiling
04
Precision in Three Dimensions

A single line of light crossed mirror, marble and ceiling planes. Making it appear effortless required architecture, structure, electrical, plumbing and millwork to resolve in three dimensions.

COORDINATION · DETAILING · EXECUTION →
Imoto suspended cranes and powered linear uplight
05
Light, Folded

How do you suspend and illuminate an origami crane 25 feet above a dining room without revealing how either happens? The support cables did double duty, carrying both the installation and power to the linear uplight below.

INTEGRATION · SUSPENSION · POWER DELIVERY →