IES Illumination Merit Awards for Schuler Shook's Designers

Optiver, Chicago, IL
IES Illumination Design Award of Merit
Lighting Design Team: Travis Shupe, Jr. Assoc. IALD; Emily Klingensmith, IALD, LC, LEED AP; and John Jacobsen, Assoc. IALD, IES, LC

The lighting design of this 120,000 SF multi-floor office retrofit reflects the client’s self-described workplace culture: casual and hardworking. With various lighting techniques and fixtures used throughout the space, the new office successfully integrates architecture, lighting, technology, and hospitality into an inviting, invigorating space for staff and visitors alike.

Architect: Gary Lee Partners

Chicago O’Hare International Airport Terminal 5 Expansion, Chicago, IL
IES Illumination Design Award of Merit
Lighting Design Team: Giulio Pedota, IALD, IES, LEED, AP; Brian Wiley, LC, Assoc. IALD; Samantha Komber, LC; Peter Ruggiero, AIA, HOK; and Dallas Felder, AIA, HOK

Terminal 5 at O’Hare International Airport is the terminal’s first major expansion since 1993, a significant step in O’Hare’s ambitious program to modernize one of the world’s most-traveled airports. Bathed in natural light, the urban plaza-inspired terminal is the main feature space. Thoughtful lighting design aims to provide a human-centric experience in a visually busy airport, with a design approach that is orderly and minimalistic, achieved in part through 3,260 precisely placed downlights and an array of 301 illuminated ​“eyelid-shaped” domes.

Architect: HOK, Muller2

Confidential Client Stair, Salt Lake City, UT
IES Illumination Design Award of Merit
Lighting Design Team: Emily Klingensmith, IALD, LC, LEED AP; John Jacobsen, Assoc. IALD, IES, LC; Travis Shupe, Jr. Assoc. IALD; Samantha Komber, LC; and Sanjana Adavi, EIT

An open, 4‑story interconnecting stair is the primary feature of this new Salt Lake City office. A series of vertical metal ​“rods” span the full height of the stair and are encased in dark-colored tubes of varying lengths to mimic sloping mountain ranges. This modern interpretation of the skyline celebrates the beautiful landscape and creates a striking contrast with the elegant, wood-wrapped stair in the foreground. Lighting plays an integral role in accentuating this feature over the course of the day, while simultaneously lighting the stairs.

Architect: Perkins&Will

James Earl Jones Theatre, New York, NY
IES Illumination Design Award of Merit
Lighting Design Team: Paul Whitaker, LEED AP, WELL AP; and Alex Peck

This historic Broadway theatre reopened after an extensive renovation and the addition of a five-story annex. The lighting design highlights the architecture, increases light levels, decreases energy use, and provides eco-friendly controls. Historic fixtures were refurbished or replaced with replica fixtures and relamped with LED. The new five story annex utilizes custom decorative fixtures, linear coves, accents, and recessed downlights to elegantly illuminate the spacious lounges, bars, and restrooms. A custom chandelier, tensioned between the basement and roof, illuminates the main stairway and each level has a different decorative pendant to provide a distinct look to each space.

Architect: Kostow Greenwood Architects

Ironworks Plaza Skate Rink and Sculpture Park, Mishawaka, IN
IES Illumination Design Award of Merit
Lighting Design Team: Michael Cohen, IES; and Alex Peck

The city renovated an obsolete industrial area next to the river into a public ice-skating rink and sculpture garden. Luminous sculptures by artist James Brenner are embedded on islands within the rink, creating focal points around which skating and non-skating viewing occurs. The rink, sculptures, and building facade lighting programming are coordinated for color and pacing, with an interface that facilitates the light sources to change with music. A QR code allows users to interact with the fog and light animations of the sculptures.

Architect: Stantec