The re-envisioning of an existing, iconic institution required careful design considerations. The lighting orients patrons in a fresh manner while allowing for unique lighting moments that give new identity to each space. Special consideration was given to artwork, wayfinding, rest and observation. By illuminating key architectural features, these new public spaces were brought to life expanding upon the character of an already quintessential structure.

A staggering, new steel cantilevered canopy is magically uplit with seemingly invisible fixtures. A custom trough was designed to house a combination of linear LEDs with asymmetric and grazer optics. In the double-height retail space, patrons are greeted with internally illuminated floating displays. Monopoint trackheads are integrated into a custom wood baffle ceiling with adjustment capabilities that don’t require protruding below the ceiling plane. Track was avoided to minimize the ‘retail” appearance from the street. Retail effortlessly melds into the striking blade stair which houses custom accent lights calibrated and milled into the wood walls. These fixtures light the wood walking surface of the staircase directly while indirectly bouncing light to the underside of the reflective metal surface, seemingly to floating the stair itself.

Each architectural element, from the new blade stair to the renovated Bauhaus stair, was designed with customized solutions and unique strategies bringing a fresh take to the typical patron experience. In the lounge as well as the cafés each space was considered for its potential to showcase architectural features as well as to function as a modern gallery with flexible lighting.

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