Prize(s) Winners in Workplace Lighting Design
Lighting Design/Product Company Hartranft Lighting Studios
Lead Designers Renée Leskowat
Other Designer's names Diane McNabb Rodriguez
Architecture Company Gensler
Client Confidential
Photo Credits Halkin Mason Photography
Other Credits Artist: Luftwerk
Completion Date December 2023
Project Location Charlotte, NC
Entry DescriptionThis 40-floor, 1-million sf corporate fit-out includes 9 specialty floors with a full gym, juice bar, tech support bar, running track, quiet room, meeting spaces, multipurpose room, open office, flexible workspaces and private offices, break out areas, boardrooms, executive suites, classrooms, extensive art program, and an experience hall with an immersive art installation. The sheer scale and compressed timetable of the project required close collaboration with the extensive design and construction teams to bring the project in on time and within budget. Each unique space deserved its own tailored lighting approach, yet maintains an overall aesthetic, achieved with extensive iterations and thorough detailing and coordination. Lighting design ensured glass enclosed meeting spaces glowed from within, specialty finishes were accented, layers of lighting supported open and enclosed spaces, and artwork was fittingly celebrated. Careful placement and spacing in response to architectural rhythms results in a beautiful quality of light with minimal hardware. Special attention was given to providing separately controlled direct and indirect sources throughout to reduce eye strain and increase user flexibility.
Sustainability ApproachDaylight harvesting and smaller controls zones were utilized exceeding code requirements to enhance the functionality and user adaptability of the lighting. Ambitiously reduced lighting power densities helped the project achieve LEED Gold. The building occupants reduced their footprint from more than twice the space, upgrading from a more traditional workplace to hybrid attendance and a range of workspace options that better accommodate the diverse users while providing massive efficiencies to the company and its clients.
