Prize(s) Winners in LED Interior Lighting Design
Lighting Design/Product Company Anita Jorgensen Lighting Design
Lead Designers Anita Jorgensen
Other Designer's names Joe Ballweg; Katherine Lindsay
Architecture Company Michielli Wyetzner Architects
Interior Design Company Michielli Wyetzner Architects
Client Touro University Flagship at Times Square
Photo Credits Alexander Severin
Completion Date Fall 2023
Project Location 3 Times Square, New York, New York
Entry DescriptionTouro University's new eleven-story flagship campus located in the heart of Times Square needed a bold and dignified presence. Inspired by a performance where a soloist danced within a follow spot of shadow on an illuminated stage, Touro's lighting design employs continuous cylindrical ribbons of 3,500K-light to stencil the university’s name in complete shadow on a brightly illuminated 27-foot-tall identity wall. Existing nighttime levels in the immediate area ranged from 200 to 650 lux, far exceeding typical exterior levels of 10 to 50 lux. To compete with the bright, animated LED signs that skin the outside of every building, our strategy brightly illuminates the interior space with 98+ CRI static white LEDs that face a matte-white wall and its reflected light fills the lobby with luminosity. Mockups and modeling confirmed the design concept. Custom stand-offs disappear into the wall while doubling as wireways terminating at remote programmable drivers. Concealed continuous LED wall grazers highlight a three-level maple wood slatted wall. Miniature adjustable LED downlights create a starlight pattern adding sparkle to the rectilinear architecture. By employing a high contrast ratio of light and shadow, Touro stands out in counterpoint to the attention seeking lighting beyond. The campus’s visual identity is a distinctive new lighting feature to the area’s nightscape.
Sustainability ApproachThe Times Square theatre district building code requires street level facades to have a minimum luminance, as well as a minimum surface area that is clearly visible to passersby. Exterior glazing must be clear and not obstruct views to interior signage. With this in mind, the LED luminaires specified have high lumen per watt light sources resulting in maximum efficiency. All luminaires are carefully controlled to reduce energy consumption. In addition, the majority of the luminaire housings contain a minimum of 30% recycled aluminum, and the LED chips life extends beyond 50,000 hours. The use ultra-high color rendering LED chips assist in visual acuity resulting in a lower level of illumination, and therefore energy consumption, needed in order to "read" the architectural materials employed.
Company DescriptionAnita Jorgensen Lighting Design, an award winning firm located in Tribeca, New York, is committed to the design and specification of the highest quality architectural lighting systems with an emphasis on sustainability, innovative, and integral solutions. The firms work includes a broad range of project types including museums, exhibition lighting, cultural institutions, corporate interiors, and healthcare facilities. The firm is a certified Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) and a member of the US Green Building Council.
