Prize(s) Winners in Community Building Lighting
Company Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design
Lead Designers Francesca Bettridge, Michael Hennes and Nira Wattanachote
Completion Date March 2017
Project Location Oswego, NY
Entry DescriptionThe lighting for this LEED-Gold university arts building renovation humanizes a Brutalist structure and surmounts the challenges of its concrete-slab architecture.
In the below-grade rehearsal room, large ceiling trusses are added to make the space column-free. Beam undersides and perimeter column faces are transformed into light �fixtures.� An unconventional lighting solution enhances the room�s architecture.
The lobby�s lighting meets a tight budget despite using a custom fixture. Made from standard parts, it provides a comfortable mix of direct and indirect light. The brightness of the sources adds a theatrical note.
In the theater foyer, instead of a costly illuminated handrail an LED strip, set in a cove just above the tread, floats the stair away from the wall and highlights it as a graceful architectural feature.
In the theater, linear LEDs create a dynamic pattern, directing attention towards the stage.
Inventive lighting solutions succeed by embracing the drama of simple form
Company DescriptionCline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design (CBB) is dedicated to enhancing the grace, utility, and comfort of architectural spaces with light. The 17-person firm is certified as a Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) - locally by NY State and NY City, and nation-wide by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).
CBB provides architectural lighting design services for buildings and sites of every type, size, and architectural style. This portfolio encompasses celebrated sites around the world.
