enriching lives through light
Dark Light Design provides interior and exterior lighting design and consulting services to the design community, owners, and public agencies.
Our extensive project experience brings a unique perspective — driven by collaboratively solving challenges and enhancing environments through the thoughtful application of light.
featured projects
enhancing architectural design
Seattle Ferry Terminal
Seattle WA
The Seattle Ferry Terminal, serving over ten million annual passengers, showcases a lighting design that blends functionality with aesthetic appeal. Central to the design is a strategy of placing backlit yellow panels at key wayfinding points, which guide visitors efficiently and enhance the terminal's vibrant environment.
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The design supports the project's sustainability goals with LEED Silver certification. The use of simple yet creatively implemented fixtures highlights the terminal's architectural features, balancing practicality with visual intrigue.
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awards
2023 AIA Seattle Honor Award
2024 AIA/WA Civic Design Awards
blending innovation with functionality
Shape Therapeutics
Seattle WA
Ingenious fusion of sophisticated office space and state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, seamlessly blending innovation with functionality.
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The lighting design enhance productivity, comfort and well-being, creating an effortless transition between brainstorming sessions in well-lit offices and precision work in brilliantly luminated labs.
awards
Seattle Ferry Terminal
Seattle Ferry Terminal
Seattle Ferry Terminal
Seattle Ferry Terminal
AIA National Award for Architecture | Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School
AIA National Award for Architecture | Mukilteo Ferry Terminal
AGC Build Washington Awards NAIOP Office Development of the Year Dexter Yard
AGC Build Washington Awards | Union Street Pedestrian Bridge
