Focus Lighting’s design for the newly opened Science Storms at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago creates a dramatic interactive environment where guests can explore the science behind powerful forces of nature including tornados, avalanches, fire, tsunamis and sunlight. In collaboration with lead exhibition designer Evidence Design, Focus Lighting helped shape a space intended [...]
Category Archives: Museums, Offices, Hospitals, Education
Times Square Exhibition Center
June 29, 2009 – 6:15 am
At Times Square Exhibition Center, Focus Lighting created an exciting, yet flexible lighting design for the entryway and transition spaces of the exhibition hall. Drawing on the aesthetic of the nearby New York Times building and a partnership with Discovery, the lighting accentuates the raw industrial details of this unique space. Original floor tiles, exposed [...]
Color Kinetics Corporate Headquarters
June 24, 2008 – 7:06 am
The Challenge was to integrate art, light and architecture into a multi-use corporate headquarters, showroom and engineering workplace. Using only LED’s, two 30′ long entry portals celebrate the transition from the main lobby into the engineering offices created with controllable LED back lighting of resin embedded with fiber optics. The portal becomes an immersive environment [...]
Knoll NeoCon Chicago
December 27, 2007 – 12:56 pm
When one thinks of the office, refinement and high design are not always on the forefront of the imagination. Yet with Knoll (a workplace furniture and textile company), the office is where design thrives. Knoll has over 30 offices and showrooms around the country, all of which are LEED certified and equipped with unique solutions [...]
Knoll Miami
December 26, 2007 – 11:59 am
Certified LEED Silver, the Miami office is a 17th floor, glass enclosed, high-rise overlooking Biscayne Bay. Given the amount of sunlight, it is integral to make Knoll’s furniture and textile products stand out against potential wash-out. Two types of shades are installed at the windows to control the outside light. Metal halide accent lights are used to [...]
Charles Schwab
December 3, 2007 – 7:18 am
The intent of the project was to create a clean bright environment of daytime transactions and a dramatic, identifiable and memorable after-hours experience. This was achieved through the use of ceiling coves and recessed wall coves to hide a dual-color lighting system. T5H0 lams allowed for a (2) color system while still keeping the coves [...]
The Babbio Center at Steven’s Institute of Technology
December 3, 2007 – 7:16 am
Located directly across the Hudson River from midtown Manhattan on the New Jersey Palisades, this 90,000 square foot, state-of-the-art technology learning center is a sparkling presence that also adheres to “green building” design guidelines. The glazed 4-story atrium was designed to appear jewel-like from across the river. Metal halide accent lighting streak the truss work [...]
I.D. Magazine Awards display
December 3, 2007 – 7:12 am
The space is infused with blue light while each of the displays are individually accented with MR 16 framing projectors. The displays appear to float within the sea of blue light. Shuttering the Framing projects tightly on the display eliminates any spill light on the floor which would dispel the illusion.
Shark Exhibit at the New York City Aquarium
December 3, 2007 – 7:07 am
The shark exhibit is a wonderful and fascinating addition to the Coney Island Aquarium. The concept behind this design was to showcase the sharks as more than just one of natures greatest predators. It was important to illustrate their lives and educate viewers on their fragile ecosystems. We faced special challenges in devising appropriate methods [...]
The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
October 3, 2007 – 7:12 am
During their stay at this extraordinary facility, the youngsters served by the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore are encouraged to become explorers on a journey to healing and knowledge. The architecture was created to be a clear reminder of our connection to the whole of the universe through references to the micro and macro cosmic worlds [...]