IES Illumination Design Awards of Merit for Schuler Shook Designers

Gensler San Francisco Office, San Francisco, CA
IES Illumination Design Award of Merit
Lighting Design Team: Emily Klingensmith, IALD, LC, LEED AP; John Jacobsen, Design IALD, IES, LC; Samantha Komber, Design IALD, IES, LC; Jess Baker, Design IALD, IES, LC (formerly with Schuler Shook); Rachel Nagy (formerly with Schuler Shook)

As the San Francisco home of a global firm known for innovative, forward-thinking workplace design, this office demonstrates how thoughtful design can inspire people, build community, and provide flexibility. Without assigned desks, designers can choose where to work within the office’s various ​“zones”, each with a unique design aesthetic. Each lighting solution is carefully tailored for people, space, and finishes. Lighting helps to create a comfortable, hospitality-like environment that inspires and gives ample choices for how to work. 

Architect: Gensler

Vanderbilt University Rothschild & Carmichael Residential Colleges, Nashville, TN
IES Illumination Design Award of Merit
Lighting Design Team: Jim Baney, IALD, IES, LEED AP; Travis Shupe, Design IALD; John Jacobsen, Design IALD, IES, LC; Jess Baker, Design IALD, IES, LC (formerly with Schuler Shook); Brian Wiley, LC, MIES, Design IALD (formerly with Schuler Shook); Peter Lee (formerly with Schuler Shook)

Rothschild & Carmichael Residential Colleges are the most recent additions to Vanderbilt University’s residential college system, designed to create supportive communities where students can thrive academically and socially. Following the Collegiate Gothic style of the campus, a key challenge was creating a distinct family of custom decorative fixtures for each of the colleges that match the style and scale of the architecture. 

Architect: David M. Schwarz Architects / HASTINGS 

Confidential Technology Client Event Center, Chicago, IL
IES Illumination Design Award of Merit
Lighting Design Team: Emily Klingensmith, IALD, LC, LEED AP; John Jacobsen, Design IALD, IES, LC; Travis Shupe, Design IALD

The Midwest headquarters for this global technology company has reinvigorated its event center with new lighting and interiors. The new design immerses guests and staff within the company’s culture of innovation, with nods of regional context, while adherence to event production standards supports both hybrid and in-person events. A central event space and various meeting rooms, breakout spaces, lounge, and pre-function areas are thematically connected with design motifs of boulevards, parks, and Lake Michigan.

Architect: Stantec