Practice 02 Lighting Design & Installation

Architectural and performance lighting for venues.

Architectural and performance lighting for nightlife, hospitality, and event spaces. Designed for the program, the architecture, and the operator — not the rendering.

In the room
Outer Heaven
New York · Audio + Lighting
Recap · 30s
01 — Capabilities

What we do.

Lighting work spans architectural ambient layers, performance and programmable elements, and the controls that tie everything together. We work in tight collaboration with architects, interior designers, and the operator's creative direction.

01 / Architectural
Architectural Lighting Design
Concept-through-construction documentation for the ambient lighting layers — coves, accents, decorative, wash, and fill. Color temperature, fixture quality, and dimming strategy chosen against the room's actual finishes.
02 / Performance
Performance & Effects Lighting
Moving heads, washes, beams, lasers, and effects fixtures for nightlife and event environments. Programmed for actual programming, not just "looks cool" — DJ-driven, manual, or automated by time of night.
03 / Control
Control Systems & Networks
DMX, sACN, Art-Net, and proprietary lighting networks designed for reliability and operability. Wall stations and tablet control for staff, advanced consoles for performance work. Integration with AV control where appropriate.
04 / Programming
Programming & Cue Building
Scene programming for service modes — afternoon, dinner, late-night — with smooth transitions and operator-friendly recall. Performance cue stacks for DJ nights, live programming, and special events.
05 / Fabrication
Custom Fabrication & Integration
When the design calls for something that doesn't exist off the catalog — custom fixtures, integrated millwork lighting, kinetic elements, or one-off pieces — we coordinate fabrication and integrate cleanly into the larger system.
06 / Service
Maintenance & Service
Service plans for live venues that run hard. Lamp replacements, fixture refurbishment, programming updates as the operator's needs evolve. As-built documentation that the next operator can actually use.
02 — Process

How a project moves.

Lighting work, especially in nightlife, depends on the order things happen in. We get involved early enough that infrastructure, power, and structure all support the design intent — not after walls are up and it's too late.

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Phase 01
Concept
Design intent, mood references, ambient strategy, performance approach. Sketch-level documentation reviewed with operator and architect.
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Phase 02
Design Doc
Reflected ceiling plans, fixture schedules, control diagrams, electrical coordination, and budget. Reviewed and revised before procurement.
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Phase 03
Install
Procurement, GC and electrician coordination, fixture install, and trim. Mockups for any decorative or custom element before final commit.
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Phase 04
Program & Train
Scene and performance programming, staff training, console and tablet handover. Documented cue lists and a service relationship that continues.
03 — Typical engagements

The shape of our work.

Most lighting projects fall into one of these categories. Pricing is engagement-specific; ranges below reflect typical installed scope at this scale.

Nightlife
Club & lounge lighting
Architectural ambient layers, dance-floor performance rig, DJ booth lighting, control. Typical $60K–$250K installed.
Restaurant
Restaurant atmospheres
Layered ambient design with multiple service-mode scenes. Typical $25K–$100K. Decorative fixtures often coordinated with interior designer.
Hotel
Hotel & lifestyle property lighting
Coordinated lighting across lobby, F&B, and rooftop programming areas. Often integrated with property management AV/control systems.
Event Space
Event & performance venues
Flexible rigs for DJ, live, panel, and conference programming. Console-driven performance lighting alongside operator-friendly architectural recall.
Custom & Decorative
Bespoke fabrication
Custom decorative pieces, integrated millwork lighting, kinetic and reactive elements. Designed and engineered with the architectural team.
Refresh
Lighting refresh & reprogramming
Existing rig optimization, reprogramming for new operator vision, partial fixture upgrade. Often the right move when the room "just doesn't feel right anymore."
End-to-end

Lighting and audio, under one roof.

Most venues handle lighting and audio as separate procurements with separate vendors, then spend months trying to make them work together. We design and install both — which means cue stacks talk to playlists, performance lighting follows the music, and the operator has one number to call.

Audio Design →
one room,
one team

Designing a new venue or refreshing an old one? Get us in early.

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