Creating authenticity through illumination in a unique master planned community Florida real estate developer Neil Land & Neighborhoods set out to build a master planned community that would put the focus on outdoor living and staying active. North River Ranch, in Parrish, Florida, was designed to be both walkable and bikeable. And with three amenity campuses, shopping, dining, medical services, and on-site schools, the development is essentially a city within a city. Camp Creek is the stand-out amenity campus in the heart of the project. Main features include the Camp Creek Clubhouse, Headwaters Swim Center, and Outpost Activity Center, with future amenities like pickleball courts to come. But what makes this campus stand out is that it was meticulously sited to preserve the indigenous landscape. Pedestrian and bike pathways have been seamlessly integrated as they wind around the main facilities, a lake, a “great lawn”, and plenty of forested spaces. Even the Clubhouse parking lot was carefully laid out around existing trees. Neil Land & Neighborhoods collaborated with landscape architects at Booth Design Group to make this vision a reality. “The whole approach to this project was special,” said Hunter Booth, president, Booth Design Group. “Camp Creek’s architecture is unique. The site planning is unique. So we took a unique approach to the lighting as well.” Booth says that the team selected luminaires from Luminis because they provided the authentic aesthetic they were seeking, but also the best combination of form and function. Scirocco SR135 pole top luminaires, with a shepherd arm mount, line Camp Creek's driving aisles as well as the Clubhouse's parking lot. A Type IV forward throw distribution ensures broad, even illumination across the parking spaces and roads in the evening hours. Booth selected a color temperature of 3500K to ensure that the lighting would complement the landscape. Each of the 30 luminaires is mounted on a 16-foot pole with a teak wood finish. "We really wanted an aesthetic that works with the natural surroundings," Booth said. "But the fixture had to stand up to the Florida heat, rain, and humidity. We did our research, and Luminis’ faux wood finish is durable, looks great, and comes with a good warranty, so we were confident with our choice!” Both the Scirocco luminaire head and its pole feature bronze-colored trim, which also contributes to the warmth of the aesthetic. Lumiquad LQ613 bollards were selected to line the pedestrian pathways between the various venues and around the lake’s perimeter. Color temperature is also 3500K, but a smaller lumen package was selected to create a softer tone for the space: the lighting is visible but not a distraction. And the team was pleasantly surprised when they ran the photometrics; the output and efficacy of the bollards meant that they could space them out even further than initially intended. A series of Lumiquad bollards also forms a line that divides the Clubhouse plaza space from the parking area. “This was another area where we saw the opportunity to set the right tone,” said Booth. “The Luminis bollards announce the space, but they do so with an elegance and authenticity you would not get with something gawdy like a row of oversized planters.” All bollards feature a teak wood finish and bronze accents that complement the nearby Scirocco luminaires. “We are really excited about this project,” Booth said. “This campus truly stands out within North River Ranch, and I suspect it will be a popular draw for residents in other neighborhoods within the community.” October 2024 Architect: Booth Design Group Agent: World Electric Supply Inc. Photography: Chad Baumer

In retail and showroom environments, lighting is not merely an accessory—it is the medium through which materials, textures, and forms are revealed. In spaces dedicated to home finish selections, lighting becomes even more critical; it must render colours faithfully, define architectural volumes, and support a calm, focused environment where clients can evaluate the details that will ultimately shape their homes. The new Studio E showroom is designed to support the home finish selection experience of Estridge Homes' clients. The various spaces feature a clean, restrained aesthetic, allowing visitors to concentrate on cabinetry, tiling, colour matching, and other material choices. In collaboration with the Estridge Homes team, ESL Spectrum selected Portal and Lines luminaires to reinforce this clarity while elevating overall visual performance. "Being a design centre, I wanted a trusted manufacturer that I knew would have the best in performance. After all, what good is a space to select finishes if the clients are not seeing them in good lighting?" — Heidi Garriott, ESL Spectrum Lighting Installed in custom patterns and configurations, the Lines Suspended linear luminaires introduce a strong graphic presence against the white ceiling with their black powdercoat finish. Minimalist and miniscule at only 3 in high and less than a finger-width wide, Lines delivers design flexibility, enabling to form a cohesive expression using 2 ft, 3 ft, 4 ft, 6 ft and 8 ft sections with multi-way pivoting intersections. The luminaire's precise optical extraction shapes high-performance distributions—exceeding 140 lm/W—while the 35 Up | 65 Down distribution provides an even lighting distribution and visual comfort. ​​ The versatile Portal family meets the varied demands of the showroom's spaces while maintaining a cohesive visual language throughout. The 9" Portal Pendant luminaires deliver a balanced 50 Up | 50 Down distribution, specified in both black and white finishes to align with each room's architectural expression. Smaller field-adjustable 5.5" Portal Surface luminaires illuminate vertical display walls with precision, while the 5.5" Portal Pendant fixtures along the corridors provide a 20 Up | 80 Down distribution ideal for bright, welcoming circulation paths. With their ultra-narrow 0.71 in optical aesthetic, the Portal and Lines families together offer a comprehensive, aesthetically aligned Fluxwerx collection that delivers a unified lighting strategy—enhancing visual clarity, supporting the design-selection process, and strengthening the architectural identity of Studio E. Market: Retail Lighting Design: ESL Spectrum Interior Design: Estridge Homes Photography: The HOME Aesthetic

Sabin created the BLOCK pendants for the café at 1916 Boren, a retrofit project situated between the Denny Triangle and South Lake Union in downtown Seattle. This site, previously a car rental office and surface parking lot, now houses 11 stories of offices and labs, street-level retail, and 3 levels of underground parking. The architectural design firm Collins Woerman, in coordination with landscape architecture firm Fora Landscape Architects (previously Weisman Design Group), had a vision of investing in the growing life sciences sector nearby. Notable neighbors include University of Washington Research, Allen Institute for Bioscience, and Seattle Children's Research Institute, the last of which pre-leased part of 1916 Boren during construction for future use in pediatric research, cementing its place in the community. With a roof deck and patios on each floor, the design deliberately focuses on tenant comfort and experience. Sabin BLOCK in the café appears both lit and unlit, addressing acoustics and lighting within the same design language, mirroring the blocking that starts in the façade and extends throughout the space, appearing in the café as open shelving. Each BLOCK diffuse pendant emits 4,000 lumens of light, nearly 5x the amount of a standard 60 watt lamp bulb. Handmade to order, BLOCK fixtures are sewn together using the structural integrity of the felt as the frame, providing a dense surface material for maximum acoustic absorption. Year: 2025 Architect | Designer: Collins Woerman Photographer: Sozinho Imagery

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