“The interior designer wanted to showcase the whimsy of previous FAO Schwarz stores,” Ceballos says. The FAO Schwarz showroom offers another stand-out retail moment, culminating in a colorful conference room with upside-down floor lamps (Lukas Lighting). Luckily, Cooledge just surfaced on the market and was able to provide the solution.” “Not only is this heavy in appearance but it’s also wattage heavy, so we needed a new way to provide this ceiling. “The traditional way of providing illuminated ceilings is creating a light box that is 18- to 36-ft deep and LED tape with the same spacing,” Ceballos says. Sharper Image’s showroom, for example, is defined by an illuminated ceiling plane (Cooledge) surrounded by adjustable spots (ALW) highlighting merchandise.
“We achieved them by using the accent and decorative lighting as general illumination, as we did not have the energy allowance to provide many layers of light, which is indicative of retail design.” “Given the project’s goals of LEED Silver and providing a retail style, we had energy concerns,” Ceballos explains. While each showroom is visually distinct, all three faced a similar challenge during the specification process. The retail “celebrations”-three branded showrooms for Sharper Image, FAO Schwarz and a generic store-are located on the first floor. “The lighting highlights the various art installations and murals while creating a design language throughout the space that celebrates the retail aspects, from the exterior festoon lighting to the stylized illuminated floor numbers in the elevator lobbies,” Ceballos adds. Incorporating artwork into the design was another important component of the client’s vision, so pieces by street artists such as El Mac, Hueman, RETNA and Vizie are displayed across the two-level space. To establish cohesion across the various space types, LPA used lighting as an “aesthetic bridge” that eases visual transitions between common areas and brand-related spaces. The 87,000-sq ft office incorporates three distinct retail showrooms that immerse clients in the firm’s products a picturesque library and wine bar a full-service café, stylized work spaces and areas for corporate meetings and creative collaboration. “The goal was to create a space where retail and corporate design concepts could melt together, and to create a cohesive design that continues to flow throughout the building,” Ceballos says. MerchSource-a marketing and retail distribution company-arrived at their new home with a vision for its transformation, which guided LPA’s subsequent two-year renovation project. “Mazda sold the building to MerchSource when they moved their headquarters in 2017,” says LPA’s Rebecca Ceballos, who was part of the lighting design team for both projects. What that article didn’t cover was how LPA also went on to transform Mazda’s humble beginnings into another company’s fresh start. to design its new, larger HQ-replete with lighting worthy of a feature article in the May 2019 issue of LD+A. As Irvine grew, so too did Mazda, and in 2017 the company hired local firm LPA Inc. When Mazda established roots in Irvine, CA, 30 years ago, its five-story headquarters was the up-and-coming city’s very first high-rise development. Mazda’s former HQ became a blank slate for MerchSource’s dream office, where lighting blurs the lines between work and play
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