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The Grand LA - Conrad Hotel

Mixed-use complex by Frank Gehry features the 305-room Conrad Hotel with meeting spaces and a hotel spa.

May 16, 2023

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Products: M Series Residential, M Series Cylinder
Architecture: Gehry Partners
Interiors: Tara Bernerd & Partners
Lighting Design: KGM Architectural Lighting
Owner: Related California
Electrical Contractor: Rosendin
Photography Credit: Weldon Brewster Photography

Located across the street from the iconic Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Grand LA is a $1-billion mixed-use complex by famed architect Frank Gehry.

Anchoring the open plaza is Conrad Los Angeles, a contemporary luxury hotel with 305 modern rooms, meeting spaces, and hotel spa.

Featured in designing lighting, the hotel features a valet area with varying ceiling heights of 10 to 50 feet. Lighting designer KGM placed 4-inch DMF downlights behind columns to prevent aiming toward drivers’ eyes. DMF downlights are arranged in a constellation pattern leading guests past the hotel entrance to the lobby for the residential tower.

The Grand LA - Conrad LA Entrance and Valet

The Grand LA - Conrad LA Hotel Spa Reception Desk

The Grand LA - Conrad LA Hotel Meeting Pre Function Space

The Grand LA - Conrad Hotel

The Grand LA - Conrad LA Entrance and Valet

About Gehry Partners

Gehry Partners, LLP is a full-service firm with broad international experience in academic, commercial, museum, performance, and residential projects. Gehry Partners employs a large number of senior architects who have extensive experience in the technical development of building systems and construction documents, and who are highly qualified in the management of complex projects.

About Tara Bernerd & Partners

Internationally renowned designer Tara Bernerd is the founder of the interior architectural practice, Tara Bernerd & Partners. Based in London’s Belgravia, the practice works on a global platform and prides itself on its intelligent approach to interior space planning and design. Though each project is unique, Tara Bernerd & Partners’ signature style is one of approachable luxury with an industrial edge and each space possesses a handsome, and ultimately timeless, elegance.

About KGM Architectural Lighting

Established in 1985, KGM Architectural Lighting is a lighting design firm that approaches each project as a collaborative effort involving the other members of the design team and encouraging creative lighting solutions. This is accomplished by fully understanding the architectural concepts and design criteria, evaluating various possible design solutions, and ultimately developing the lighting scheme that makes the most sense. KGM pursues the goal of creating memorable moments, unique experiences, and places that look and feel wonderful.

About Rosendin Electric

Rosendin Electric, headquartered in San Jose, CA, is one of the largest electrical contractors in the United States. With a history spanning over a century, Rosendin is dedicated to positively impacting communities through innovative technology, safety excellence, and employee ownership. Their core values emphasize integrity, collaboration, and innovation, ensuring high-quality outcomes for complex construction projects. Committed to customer success, Rosendin fosters a culture of performance and accountability, reflected in their numerous awards and extensive charitable support.

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Ascent MKE

The world’s tallest timber structure utilizes DMF’s S Series Surface Mount to combine luxury and sustainability in the pinnacle of elevated downtown living

April 20, 2023

Location: Milwaukee, WI
Products: S Series, 4″ New Construction F4NC Housing
Architecture: Korb + Associates Architects
Lighting: Korb + Associates Architects (with support from Wisconsin DMF Representative Spectrum Lighting)
Structural Engineering: Thornton Tomasetti
Developer: New Land Enterprises
Contractor: CD Smith Construction
Photography Credit: Nate Vomhof Photography

Constructed from sustainably farmed European white spruce from the forests of Austria, Ascent Milwaukee is the tallest timber structure in the world at 25 stories. It’s at the forefront of an exciting movement in building technology and aesthetics. Traditional steel and concrete construction contributes substantially to global carbon dioxide emissions. Mass timber construction, while being more expensive to produce, is cleaner, lighter, faster, and uses sustainably-forested renewable timber. It also allows the structural systems to double as finishes in a way that celebrates structural engineering, architectural design, efficient use of materials, and can offset some of the upfront structural costs.

Passing the fire testing was critical to receive the Variance Permits from the City of Milwaukee to construct a 25-story mass timber structure. Ascent MKE achieved a 3-hour rating fire test of the exposed glulam columns and 2-hour rating fire test of the CLT (cross laminated timber) slab that makes up the ceiling/floor. DMF’s fire-rated S Series Surface Mount fixtures were utilized to help achieve this result because of their ability to optically mimic a recessed fixture while being mounted in a junction box shallow enough to stay within the char layer.

S Series & F4NC Housing

The S Series redefines what’s possible for a surface mount downlight. Packed with technical breakthroughs, the ultra-thin S Series matches the elegance of a high-end recessed downlight. Get the most out of the S Series by installing it into our advanced junction box, the F4NC. Together, it’s even easier to specify, install and maintain, and includes fire, sound, air tight and insulated contact ratings.

About Korb + Associates Architects

Korb + Associates Architects is a full-service Architecture and Interior Design firm located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Their team is driven by the principle of creating authenticity in their designs and relationships. They achieve this through an approach that is comprehensive, inclusive, and personalized. They have executed projects throughout the Midwestern United States, each time embracing the opportunity to enhance the community and environment.

About Thornton Tomasetti

Thornton Tomasetti optimizes the design and performance of structures, materials and systems for projects of every size and level of complexity. They are an independent organization of engineers, scientists, architects and other professionals who collaborate from offices worldwide to help achieve their customer goals. They are committed to being a sustainable, diverse and enduring organization and the global driver of change and innovation in our industry.

About New Land Enterprises

From humble beginnings as a painting and renovation company, New Land Enterprises officially formed in 1993 when its founders acquired a duplex, and after improving it, leveraged the sweat equity to buy more. They design from the inside out, focusing on usable space and the resident experience. Their years of expertise with the intricacies of building have become the company’s edge, driving innovation and achieving remarkable results.

About C.D. Smith Construction

At C.D. Smith, they’re passionate about construction. Whether building a symphony hall for culture and entertainment, hospitals for healing, schools for learning or industrial facilities for development and manufacturing, their passion for the project shines through. They love what they do and believe that building trusting relationships with their customers, partners and their team is the strongest foundation of all.

About Spectrum Lighting

Spectrum Lighting is the premier lighting and controls agency in the State of Wisconsin, Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Northern Illinois. Their commitment to excellence and integrity sets them apart from their competition while their customer centric approach ensures that their business partners receive the ultimate value, service and experience possible.

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Design Award Winner: Simi Estiatorio

Category Winner | Best Accent and/or Task Lighting Application

November 10, 2021

Congratulations to Colina West, winner of the 2021 DMF Design Award for Best Accent and/or Task Lighting Application. This commercial renovation of a 100 year old building in the heart of Austin, TX, brought a more modern aesthetic to the ground floor infrastructure. With their creative use of DMF Fixed and Adjustable Downlights the talented team was able raise the bar for the quality of lighting and brought a dramatic focus to the key architectural highlights that this newly restored location offered.

Submission: Colina West Real Estate
Project: Simi Estiatorio
Location: Austin, TX
Product(s): M Series Residential & M Series Cylinders

Description: “Creating this space for Simi we used all DMF lighting. We appreciate the quality of light they have to offer and DMF was the perfect fit for the high-end feel we wanted to achieve. The DMF lights help bring out the restaurant’s personality.” -Sean O’Brien of Colina West Real Estate

M Series Residential

The M Series Residential family is part of DMF’s most versatile, M Series product offering. Centered around a compact, four-inch, plug-and-play LED module with an embedded driver the M Series delivers the optimal balance of form and function. Paired with one of the award-winning M Series Housings, you can achieve fire, sound, wet location, and other ratings required for the most demanding projects. The M Series, true to all DMF offerings, provides outstanding illumination and color consistency while being simple to specify, install, and maintain..

M Series Cylinder

Utilizing a suite of customizable features with our high-performing LED modules, the M Series Cylinder provides brilliant illumination and a beautiful design versatile enough for whatever your project needs. With trim options, uplight capability, and housings for indoor, outdoor, and wet locations, M Series Cylinders offer a vast array of features that also include a variety of mounting styles such as wall, surface, and pendant mount.

About Colina West

Based in Austin, TX, Colina West Real Estate is an innovator of commercial and multi-family real estate renovations.

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Design Award Winner: Pelican Bay

Category Winner | Best Residential Lighting Application

September 29, 2021

Congratulations to Illuminated Design, winner of the 2021 DMF Design Award for Best Residential Lighting Application. The judges were particularly impressed with all the different applications of their lighting design to uniquely address the needs of the Pelican Bay residence.

Submission: Illuminated Design
Project: Pelican Bay Residence
Location: Naples, FL
Product(s): M Series Residential

Description: “DMF Lighting’s M Series Residential helped us overcome the challenge of limited plenum space in this condo. A 5″ max height is all we were allowed. DMF’s engineered housing allowed the product to fit perfectly alongside the ductwork and all the other mechanicals. In addition, when the electrical inspector was looking at the project he mentioned how ingenious the housing was engineered. We were faced with many obstacles to contend with and the DMF products performed beautifully.” – Lynne Stambouly, Senior Lighting Designer and CEO

M Series Residential

About Illuminated Design

Leveraging more than 100 years of combined experience, Illuminated Design in Naples, Florida is a one-of-a-kind company whose sole focus is design and control of natural and artificial light. Learn more about Illuminated Design.

CEO Lynne Stambouly was recently profiled in Technology Designer Magazine where she chronicled her 30 years in the lighting industry.

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Design Award Winner: Service Tech

Category Winner | Best M Series Cylinder Application

September 15, 2021

Submission: Service Tech
Project: Britt Design Group
Location: Austin, TX
Product(s): M Series Residential, S Series, & M Series Cylinder

Description: “We were able to use a variety of DMF lighting products in our collaboration with Britt Design Group in the build-out of their new office space in Austin, Texas. The lobby of BDG’s new space serves as a rotating art gallery so we used the M Series Residential square wall wash trims for an even distribution of light that will accommodate multiple sizes of pieces to display. The wall wash trim is also used in the Conference Room to highlight the magnetic dry erase wall to display their project ideas and finishes. Under stair storage and mechanical rooms are lit with square surface mounts. The Reception is welcoming with general lighting with square trims. A pathway of M Series Cylinder pendants with decorative trims guides you through the Library and Corridor with three cylinder pendants accenting the artwork at the entrance of the Conference Room doors. The Break-room general lighting utilizes round trims except for three round wall wash trims to accent display walls. Three of the four offices are lit with round trims, except Laura’s office that has six round trims to highlight her artwork and diplomas.” – Tatiana Bednorz, Lighting & Shades Dept Manager

M Series Residential

S Series

The S Series redefines what’s possible for a surface mount downlight. Packed with technical breakthroughs, the ultra-thin S Series matches the elegance of a high-end recessed downlight. In addition, it’s more versatile because it can fit more applications, even those with limited plenum space.

M Series Cylinder

About Service Tech

Founded in 2003, Service Tech in Austin, TX focused more on how a client will work, live, and play in their space. Understanding our clients “Activities” helps us design superior AV systems that make sense and match ease of operation. Learn more about Service Tech.

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Design Award Winner: Rachel Levy Designs

Grand Prize Winner | Best Commercial Lighting Application

September 9, 2021

Submission: Rachel Levy Designs
Project: Politan Row
Location: Atlanta, GA
Product(s): M Series Residential & M Series Commercial

Description: “When working with this client, we are especially interested in creating an inviting space regardless of the time of day. Therefore, I choose DMF products as my downlights and wall washers, mainly over the food stalls because I like their warm fixture dimming. This is wonderful for an environment that needs to be bright and slightly cooler during the daytime, yet, needs to easily transform into a warmer, romantic space in the evenings. Additionally, I love their clean lines, even fields, ease in which to install, and competitive price point!” – Rachel Levy, Lighting Designer

M Series Residential

M Series Commercial

The M Series Commerical delivers up to 3500 lm of superior lighting at 93+ CRI, perfect for higher ceiling applications. Its tool-free, field-changeable lenses and trims offer endless lighting customization, allowing you to easily change how your spaces feel and perform with minimal labor. Whether you’re lighting a concert hall or a corridor, M Series Commercial gives you impressive versatility that’s incredibly simple to use.

About Rachel Levy Designs

RLdesign is a cultural, placemaking firm that specializes in strengthening and cultivating projects that drive change, growth, and transformation through innovative lighting design and control solutions. Learn more about Rachel Levy Designs.

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