AlfaTech Lighting Studio Big Book_2021

INNOVATIVE IDEAS | INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS | SUSTAINABLE PARTNERS

ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING DESIGN

P R O F I L E

RSBG AlfaTech is part of a network of experienced companies that provide relevant services across the globe. These firms possess the most innovative and brightest talent which ensures the most forward-thinking solutions and services for all projects in all the markets we serve. These companies operate from numerous offices in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Now with over 6,000 staff members worldwide and in over 30 countries we can serve all of our clients’ needs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Collectively, the expertise of AlfaTech and RSBG provides engineering solutions that augments the vision of our clients and enables the most groundbreaking workplaces that go beyond current trends and enable all future-of-work strategies.

ALFATECH

AlfaTech has built a reputation over 30+ years providing the most innovative and sustainable engineering solutions starting at the master planning phase and continuing through construction administration. We bring the expertise and experience of LFA Lighting Design to augment its Architectural Lighting Design group. Our clients include high tech clients, service firms, large organizations in various industries, local and multi- national companies, and many ongoing clients we’ve been serving for years. We provide intelligent and cutting edge design at every turn, beginning at the commencement of every project in order to provide maximum benefit to our clients through the entire process. Our engineering solutions are highly efficient and cost effective and ensure clients the greatest possible return on investment. Overall, we strive to develop the most dynamic relationships, be attentive to the needs of our clients and partners and be true team players. With this mindset, we’ve proudly built a stellar list of clients.

US San Jose, California

AFRICA Beau Bassin, Mauritis Cairo, Egypt Algeria Libya Sudan

EUROPE Vienna, Austria Le, Denmark Paris, France Berlin, Germany

Croydon, UK Edinburgh, UK Exeter, UK Leamington Spa, UK Leeds, UK London, UK Luton, UK Maidenhead, UK Manchester, UK Nottingham, UK Stockport, UK

San Francisco, California Los Angeles, California Ventura, California San Diego, California Monrovia, California Atlanta, Georgia Edison, New Jersey MIDDLE EAST Doha, Qatar Madiant Zayad, UAE Abu Dhabi, UAE

Bochum, Germany Frankfurt, Germany Hamburg, Germany Munich, Germany Ribnitz-Damgarten, Germany

ASIA Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh Dehradun, India Delhi, India Gandhingar, India Mumbai, India New Dehli, India Pune, India Rajkot, India

Rostock, Germany Stralsund, Germany Wiesbaden, Germany Cologne, Germany Athens, Greece Madrid,Spain Zurich, Switzerland Istanbul, Turkey Birmingham, UK Bishop’s Strotford, UK

Sunderland, UK Wakefield, UK

Al Ain, UAE Dubai, UAE Baghdad, Iraq Amman, Jordan

Visakhapatnam,India Manilla, Philippines Singapore, Singapore Bangkok, Thailand

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

We work with light.

When you are in a dark room and you ignite a match, you change the focus of the space. That small flame becomes the focus of the darkness, stimulating our emotions and entertaining our senses.

We believe that Lighting design is both an art and a science. It is a dance between aesthetics and functionality.

Light and architecture have the power to spark emotion transforming your space into an unforgettable experience.

If architecture represented the human body, lighting design would represent the soul.

Platform – Culver City, CA.

A R C H I T E C T U R A L L I G H T I N G D E S I G N T E AM

NEDA VEDADIAN

HEATHER SMITH

ROHINI PENDYALA

VINCE TARANGO

ABRAHAM BENGUIGUI

Rohini is an award-winning lighting professional with more than 16 years of experience in lighting design, architecture and construction. Rohini has a passion for sustainability and has designed projects to meet both the LEED and Well Building Standards including Clif Bar, Citrix, Volkswagen, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. She has extensive experience working with global brands such as Google, Facebook, Uber and LinkedIn.

Vince has over 18 years experience in the electrical and lighting Design Industry. With a background in Fine Art and Electrical Construction, he brings a unique approach that is practical, purposeful and artistic. Vince is a professional member of the IALD (International Association of Lighting Designers), IES (Illuminating Engineering Society) and a past member of the Community Advisory Council to Lightfair . Vince’s knowledge of commerce, electrical construction, and design combined with an artist’s awareness of light and space has proven to be invaluable to his clients.

Abe has three years of experience in the lighting design industry for commercial, residential, industrial, healthcare facilities, hospitality and parks. He graduated from Penn State as an Architectural Engineer with a specialization in Lighting Design. Abe is passionate about schematic design as well as the design development. He has a high focus on aesthetics, while maintaining the right light levels and energy usage.

Neda has several years of experience in the architectural lighting design for commercial, healthcare facilities, parks and others in many locations around the globe. Her experience includes technical knowledge of architectural design and construction details, leading production crews, and interfacing with principals and consultants. She is skilled at presenting technical and abstract concepts in a clear and concise way.

Heather’s 19 -year career spans a diverse range of project types including resorts, corporate office towers, museums, luxury custom residences, convention centers, houses of worship, medical, university and library facilities. Her design background and professional experience enable her to quickly grasp the context of a project, conceive the “big idea” and provide creative lighting solutions. Heather is inspired by the richness and variety of different cultures - their history, people, landscapes, arts, and architecture - provide inspiration for her everyday design work.

O U R P R O C E S S

SKETCHES Once we define themes/concepts, our next step is to quickly sketch these ideas. This gives us an opportunity to garner first impressions, observe any potential problems and uncover any aspects that could have been overseen.

F INAL RENDER Finally, we bring the sketches and ideas together into a realistic rendering to enable an understanding of hierarchy, contrast and balance. Once we reach our goal of translating our concept, we present it to the client and open the floor for feedback and ideas to ensure satisfaction, participation and communication.

ORIGINAL DES IGN

It all starts with the original design. We strive to develop an overarching theme or concept to connect our design.

01 RELEVANT PROJECTS

UBER MI SS ION BAY 1&2

San Francisco, CA

Size: 423,000 SF Architect: RMW Architecture & Interiors

Designing lighting for more than a building…

Lighting is a critical path when the client decided on taking a holistic design approach for health and wellbeing of the users. Access to nature and integration of artificial lighting with daylighting was critical design criteria throughout the design process. Project is LEED Gold certified with LPDs below code required 25% Title24 and is under WELL V2 certification process. MB12 served as a public space providing welcoming experience not only to the employees but also to visitors with event space, café, pre-function space and user experience lab.

Event space lighting is designed to cater multiple functions in the space for presentation, note taking and social gathering. Lighting is integrated with AV for different scene settings.

Coliseum is designed with theatrical lighting with gobo projectors, color changing fixtures. Architectural lighting is integrated with theatrical lighting for easy control and functionality.

UBER MI SS ION BAY 3&4

San Francisco, CA

Size: 532,000 SF Architect: Huntsman Architectural Group

Playful interplay of linear lighting integrated into the ceiling provides soft glare free illumination on work plane in training rooms.

When the Pandemic is behind us, what are the elements that bring us back to the office? Could it be the fun social spaces where we exchange our ideas, or could it be the nutritious meal that is provided by local vendors, or could it be those quiet spaces that give us the inspiration for innovative ideas? This project is about creating these spaces even before the pandemic happened and lighting is an integral part of achieving these goals.

An inviting lobby with dynamic lit ceiling behind light grazed wood curtain provides connection between outdoors to indoors.

Campus is provided with counseling locations with quiet rooms for mental health sessions. Circadian lighting sets the mood for any time of the day, while daylight views helps the connection to outdoors. Use of warm and dynamic decorative fixtures in break rooms create a calm and cozy settings to mimic living rooms at home. Meeting areas creates interesting areas where coworkers can share ideas in informal settings.

The idea of bringing nature into space is reinforced with the concept of fluffy clouds under a rainbow sky. 1-inch recessed linear light at the perimeter of dichroic glass box is used to bring up different hues and color tones in the glass while providing adequate ambient illumination.

UBER MI SS ION BAY CHI LDCARE

San Francisco, CA

Architect: ZGF Architects

ZGF envisioned the space to be playful, interesting, colorful, yet a comfortable environment for the little learners. Lighting enhanced the vision by adding soft and glowing pendants and sparkle with backlit wood panels. Daylighting is carefully integrated with artificial lighting to provide calm and comforting lighting in the childcare areas. To mimic nature in the interior spaces, wooden sculpture of a tree embarks the entrance. Sparkly pendant lights add sparkle to the wooden sculpture. Leaf shaped wood panels are backlit to create interest in the space.

DRIPP COFFEE

Costa Mesa ,CA

Architect: Abramson Architects

Costa Mesa represents a new chapter in the owner's vision to present their finely crafted coffee in a fresh new space at South Coast Plaza. Our lighting design group worked closely with Abramson Architects to create a space filled with light that would stand out from the crowd. In the ceiling, two18' long light-wells illuminate copper panels to create a unique skylight effect drawing in guests.

PLATFORM

Culver City, CA

Type: Lifestyle Size: 100,000 SF Architect: Abramson Architects

Exterior and Interior Lighting Design for innovative retail development located in Culver City’s Hayden track. Public spaces, façade and retail/office spaces.

CONF IDENTIAL PROJECT F

Confidential Location

Type: Game Room Architect: Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects

The architect wanted to create a lounge area that was both cozy and refreshing. To aide with acoustics, we choose the Light Echo Grid Acoustic fixture which has a fun look and also puts out a good amount of light (see image above). The space is consistent with a gaming area for workers to take breaks and to share a fun space at the end of the day. The space contains arcades, videogame consoles, screens, Foosball tables and pool tables, and is decorated with vibrant colors. Cool luminaires were chosen with a high Color Rendering Index (CRI), to highlight the colors and promote a festive and fun space.

1000 ENTERPRI SE WAY

Mountain View, CA

Type: Office & Classrooms Size: 42,000 SF Architect: SKB Architects

The architects used the seven highest mountains of each of the seven continents, called the Seven Summits, to inspire the design of their space. They combined sharp angles and cool colors to create a consistent and beautiful design. Our team used a warm white tone to add a welcoming touch to the space, as well as to enhance the angles and colors. We also used pendants to emphasize the sharp angles and promote the concept even further. We worked closely with the architect to develop a biophilic design that includes a living wall. We utilized 3500K for this component to promote plant growth and highlight the wall and its green colors. The integration of daylight in the design promoted the concepts of nature while also allowed us to reduce the LPD (light power density).

The project was designed below 20% of code required wattage per California Title 24

MOLEX

Fremont, CA

Type: Office & Lab Spaces Size: 100,000 SF Architect: ArcTec

The project consisted of the interior and exterior renovation from a cold shell to create office and lab spaces. It also included the addition of a new two-story lobby, a new façade and an extensive exterior site remodel. The combination of whites, grays, reds and woods gives the space a feel of simplicity and organization. So the lighting design focused on maintaining and highlighting these qualities. It combines this with a high Color Rendering Index (CRI) to highlight the reds in the space and promote the client brand. Finally, the project uses Power Over Ethernet (POE) lighting control systems to provide both energy savings data as well as lighting benefits such as room scheduling and temperature control.

MICROSOFT

Aliso Viejo, CA

Type: Workplace Size: 18,000 SF Architect: Abramson Architects

Provided creative Lighting Design solutions to meet MSFT’s specific programming and design language. Various areas including break out rooms, open office and meeting rooms.

LA AMERICAN APPAREL FLAGSHIP STORE

Melrose, CA

Type: Retail Space Size: 6,000 SF Architect: Valerio Architecture and Interiors

The client was inspired by the idea of bringing the outdoors indoors. Together with the design team, we pushed to make a statement by building around the palm tree, making it a major element of the store.

The architect wanted a very clean and simple design. We worked closely to bring very clean and even light using white track lighting that blended with the white ceiling.

One of the major challenges for lighting design for this space was the balance of (Light Power Density (LPD) and a tight budget. Given that both space and budget were limited, we ran many photometric calculations with multiple layout and fixture options to provide the client with a wide range of options that could work with those constraints.

PG&E MUSEUM L IGHTING

Winters, CA

Type: Display Size: 6,000 SF Architect: Dreyfus+Blackford Architects

The client wanted to highlight the importance of safely delivering natural gas to the people by displaying the ruptured pipe from the explosion September 9th, 2010 in San Bruno. The pipe display is the focal point of the safety academy. The objective of the design was to emphasize the pipe’s organic form and texture in different hues of colors. Lighting effects aide on translating some conceptual terms into fire, ice and water elements. RGB colors are programmed to light up the pipe with national holiday colors.

Our team also developed the lighting in the lobby area aiming for a clean look with cylindrical pendants and a linear detail in the desk to highlight the client’s brand.

SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HI STORY Santa Barbara, CA

Type: Museum Architect: Schact Aslani Architects

Galleries: extensive renovation of interior gallery spaces

Butterfly Pavilion: New outdoor live insect exhibit

Fleischmann Auditorium: extensive renovation of 300- person meeting room with technically advanced AV and Lighting system

CL I F BAR HEADQUARTERS

Emeryville, CA

Type: Office Campus Size: 75,000 SF Architect: ZGF Architects

Clif Bar’s headquarters is a warehouse, originally a World War II valve manufacturing facility, which has been transformed into office space for this leading provider of healthy food products. The project is designed with sustainable features such as solar panels, daylighting and energy efficient artificial lighting. Seventy five percent of the materials used in the build-out were repurposed, including 12,000 feet of reclaimed wood from shipping containers, barns and railroad ties. Transparency and open office culture are few of design elements emphasized by the client. The space celebrates the inherent natural light and volumetric space of the repurposed warehouse, while capturing the company culture and connecting employees to the outdoors through “biophilic” interior design. Daylight integration into the open offices with artificial lighting was one of the challenges in the project. Continuous dimming for luminaires in the open offices provided smooth transition from daylight to artificial light. Color temperatures of the sources are carefully considered according to the function of the space.

IESNA Award of Merit (San Francisco Section) 2011

* Completed by AlfaTech principal during previous employment

75% of the materials used in the build-out were repurposed, including 12,000 feet of reclaimed wood from shipping containers, barns and railroad ties.

This project is LEED Platinum certified

MOZ I LLA

Mountain View, CA

Type: Corporate Campus Size: 54,000 SF Architect: MK Think

54,000 square foot office space for Mozilla’s headquarters in Mountain View, CA. The project is designed with Power Over Ethernet (POE) luminaires and controls where each luminaire is individually addressable The client wanted to design the space with a lighting system that not only provides illumination in the space, and provides architectural integrity, but also wanted lighting controls to provide data about occupancy from a real estate management standpoint. Mozilla Spaces are open environments where Mozillians can work side by side: hacking, coding, designing, researching and creating. There are places for them to meet, collaborate and continue to build a brighter future for the Web.

In collaboration with MKThink Architects, we were able to achieve open and transparent environments with artificial and daylight integration.

* Completed by AlfaTech principal during previous employment

VOLKSWAGEN

Belmont, CA

Type: Administrative Office and Research Lab Size: 40,000 SF Architect: DWA Architects

This is a state-of-the-art research building with vehicle labs, informal meeting spaces, and office spaces.

The project required a mix of light sources for vehicle demonstration and client showroom areas. The lighting design therefore ranged from low wattage decorative pendants to high power LED pendants—all designed to provide the best showcase illumination available. Working with David Whitney Architects, the lighting design accomplished client goals to integrate branding, create diverse work settings, and become a center for VW/ERL- hosted industry events.

This project is LEED Platinum certified

* Completed by AlfaTech principal during previous employment

CITRIX EXECUTIVE BRIEF ING CENTER

Santa Clara, CA

Type: Executive Briefing Center Size: 25,000 SF Architect: HGA Architects

Citrix wanted this space to showcase their technology and entertain executives from all over the world. The space included a presentation room, product demonstration room, conference center, and informal meeting spaces. In spaces such as the product demonstration rooms, most of the lighting is designed to be concealed (cove lighting) and used to enhance the clean architecture of the space. Ceiling form factor is enhanced by luminaire following the curve.

The presentation room was designed with state-of-the-art lighting and controls to avoid spill light on the screen.

This project was designed below 20% of code required wattage per California Title 24

* Completed by AlfaTech principal during previous employment

THE TRADE DESK Ventura, CA

Type: Workplace

Tenant Improvement for expansion of digital ad-buying company offices in Ventura

GORDON AND BETTY MOORE

Palo Alto, CA

Type: Office Space Size: 62,00 SF Architect: HPS

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation wanted to develop an office space for their non-profit organization with a highly sustainable design and a LEED focus. Our team promoted daylight fenestration in the lobby space to maximize the amount of natural light while minimizing the amount of glare. We also encouraged the contrasts and shadows at the front desk. The architect also had the vision of a leaf petal ceiling design for the open office. We conveyed the concept by adding linear lights only at the center of each petal to keep a tight and consistent concept throughout the space.

This project is LEED Platinum certified

* Completed by AlfaTech principal during previous employment

TOM DIXON “THE SHOP”

Platform

Culver City, CA

Type: Retail Architects: Tom Dixon Design Research Studio + Abramson Architects

Lighting Design with Design Research Studio creating a flexible showroom space for world renowned designer Tom Dixon.

TADASHI SHOJ I

Fashion Show Mall – Las Vegas, NV.

Type: Retail Architects: March Studio

Created lighting design for world renowned fashion designer for multiple store roll out. Qatar UAE, Las Vegas, NV and Costa Mesa, CA

Schwartz Aesthetic Institute – Westlake, CA.

CEDARS S INAI – SANTA MONICA

Santa Monica, CA

Type: Healthcare Architect: Abramson Architects

Fresh lighting design at a Southern California healthcare clinic.

CARPINTERIA SKATE PARK Carpinteria, CA

Lighting design for City skate park and adjacent gathering areas. Currently in design review.

MAUI RES IDENCE

Maui, Hawaii

Architect: Three a studio.

Integrated lighting and decorative fixtures accent this contemporary island residence.

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