Prize(s) Honorable Mentions
Lighting Design/Product Company Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design
Lead Designers Stephen D. Bernstein
Other Designer's names Alexis Arnoldi, Nira Wattanachote, Min Young Kim, Lauren Park, Nayoun Ryu
Architecture Company Gensler
Interior Design Company Gensler
Client Davis Polk, LLP
Photo Credits © Halkin Mason
Completion Date 9/30/2024
Project Location Washington, DC, USA
Entry DescriptionA law firm’s relocation presented an opportunity to reconceive their offices. Facing the sensibilities of a post-Covid world, the team reasoned that a comfortable, flexible design would accommodate long workdays and encourage staff back into the office. This aim suggested taking inspiration from a residential/hospitality aesthetic.
The architectural design uses fine materials and unusual ceiling treatments to enrich the spaces. Whether integrating illumination into the architecture to highlight finishes or making a statement out of ceiling slots and coves, the design works with thoughtfully curated decorative fixtures to create a layered composition of uncommon depth.
Innovative lighting in private offices is just one example of our contribution to the design’s success. Wall-mounted indirect fixtures create a soft ambient glow, while downlights and wallwashers light tasks, artwork and zoom calls. A narrow linear fixture in front of the offices lights the corridors and mitigates the darkness that energy sensors trigger in unoccupied offices.
A central dimming system offers edited control or full flexibility, depending on the space.
The design uses 28% less power than permitted by code, contributing 4 points to the project’s LEED Gold certification.
Human-centric lighting is inviting, emotionally resonant, and achieves the goal of long-term well-being and productivity.
