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ABOUT US
The Lighting
Design Studio.
StudioK1 is a small, boutique lighting design firm with diverse, talented and award-winning designers, experienced in all facets of lighting design and market sectors.

Our work includes commercial, corporate, retail and mixed-use developments; hotels, resorts, restaurants and casinos; museums and cultural centers; library, healthcare, educational and civic facilities.

We are the lighting studio. But we are not out there by ourselves. StudioK1 is the lighting design studio within tk1sc one of the largest engineering firms in Southern California, and a company that has been thriving and growing since 1979, with offices in Los Angeles, Irvine, San Diego, San Jose, Riverside and our newest office in Seattle, Washington. When a project demands more than lighting design, we can offer unique, cross-discipline teams for sustainable buildings and exterior spaces.

We provide the level of design quality expected from a boutique lighting firm but with resource scalability afforded by our large parent company, tk1sc Should a project require more than lighting design we can provide a unique cross-discipline engineering approach, making the project more creative, innovative and sustainable.

Come for the cool, stay for the innovation.

StudioK1 and tk1sc are proud to be members of the US Green Building Council. Our senior designers are LEED Accredited Professionals and are Lighting Certified. We are also members of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, the International Association of Lighting Designers, and the American Institute of Architects.
SERVICES
Full Range of Lighting Design Services.
We begin by integrating the aesthetic, programmatic and budgetary concerns of our client and their consultants to produce a Conceptual and/or Schematic design. This can include full, realistic digital renderings and initial calculation studies of the lit environment so that the client and their team can see what their project will look like when completed. This phase can also include budget estimates of lighting equipment and potential installation costs.

Design Development and Construction Documents are then prepared, once the initial phases are approved, using CAD and/or BIM software. Lighting fixture specifications and control risers are also developed. During these phases we also provide additional light level and energy calculations to confirm that our design conforms to local, national and international energy codes and safety requirements. Unlike most other lighting design firms, we are capable of engineering the project as well, providing full LEED and Title 24 compliance services.

We then administer the project through completion and opening, guiding the client and their contractors through the many questions and adjustments that a large architectural project engenders. Finally, we supervise the focus of the lighting fixtures and the programming of the control equipment to sculpt and refine the lit environment to the requirements of the client.

We are capable of working with the following software:
AGI32
Autocad
Autodesk 3Ds MAX
Autodesk Revit MEP
Illustrator
InDesign
Photoshop
Sketchup
Spot
Visual

Working with tk1sc, we are capable of providing the following additional services:

Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing Engineering (MEP), Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Data Centers, Audio/Visual Systems, Security Systems, Fire Alarm And Life Safety Systems, Utility Consulting, Energy Code Consulting And Compliance, LEED Consulting And Compliance
COLLABORATORS
A Culture of Collaboration.
The designers of StudioK1 have collaborated with some of the largest and finest architecture, interior design, landscape and development firms in the world, including:

Altevers Associates
Architects Orange
Arquitectonica
BAR Architects
BCV Architects
Boulder Associates
BraytonHughes Design Studio
Brightview
Burton Landscape Architecture Studio
Callison
Carlile Coatsworth Architects
Carrier Johnson + Culture
Chris Dikeakos Architects
Clark & Green Associates
DES Architects + Engineers
DLR Group
EPTDesign
Fentress Architects
Field Paoli
Gettys
Gensler
Gerrity
gkkworks
GLS Landscape Architecture
Greystar
Groundlevel
Gruen Associates
HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates
HED/Harley Ellis Devereaux
H Hendy Associates
HKS, Inc.
HMC Architects
Holland Partner Group
Humphreys & Partners Architects
IA Interior Architects
ID Studios
ima
Jerde Partnership
John Portman & Associates
KAA Design Group
KPF/Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
KTGY
LPA, Inc.
Marmol Radziner
Mister Important
MVE & Partners, Inc.
NMR Architects
OJB - The Office of James Burnett
Pacific Design Group
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
Perkins + Will
Puccini Group
RELM
Retail Design Collaborative
Rios Clementi Hale Studios
Robert R. Coffee Architect + Associates
Robert Hidey Architects
RJM Design Group
SGPA
Steinberg Architects
Studio T Square
SVA Architects
SWA
Taylor
TCA - Thomas P. Cox Architects
Thalden Boyd Emery
The Irvine Company
Urban Arena
Valerio Architects
Van Tilberg Banvard and Soderbergh
Ware Malcomb
WATG
ACCOLADES
StudioK1 Awards + Recognitions.

The designers of StudioK1 have received numerous awards and recognitions for their work.

2018
All Saints Church (Pasadena, CA)

  • IES Illumination Award of Merit
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Controls


The Lodge at Edgewood Tahoe (Stateline, NV)

  • IES Illumination Award of Merit


Marriot LAX (Los Angeles, CA)

  • IES Illumination Award of Merit

2017
Irvine Pedestrian Bridge (Irvine, CA)

  • IES Illumination Award of Merit
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior


2015
tk1sc Offices (Irvine, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Control Innovation
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Energy & Environmental
  • IES Illumination Award of Merit

DusitD2 Constance Hotel (Pasadena, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior
  • IES Illumination Award of Merit


Southwest College Cox Building (Los Angeles, CA)

  • IES Illumination Award of Merit

Thann Sanctuary at the Castle on the Hudson (Tarrytown, NY)

  • IES Illumination Award of Merit


2014
Monster Energy Company Headquarters (Corona, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior
  • IES Illumination Award of Merit

The Triangle (Costa Mesa, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior


2013
Anaheim Convention Center Grand Plaza (Anaheim, CA)

  • IES Illumination Award of ExcellenceLumen Award for Excellence in Lighting Design
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Control Innovation


Biola University School of Theology Chapel (La Mirada, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior

Old Town Newhall Library (Santa Clarita, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior


Indigo Sky Casino (Wyandotte, OK)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior


Taylor Office (Irvine, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior


2012
California State University, Northridge - Student Recreation Center (Northridge, CA)

  • Lumen Award for Excellence in Lighting Design
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Energy and Environmental Design Award

Del Mar Highlands Town Center (San Diego, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior


Island Cinema (Newport Beach, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior

Laguna Niguel City Hall (Laguna Niguel, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior


Park Place (Irvine, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior

2011
Watson Land Company Corporate Headquarters (Carson, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior
  • IES Orange Section Energy and Environmental Design Award
  • Lumen Award

Temecula Civic Center (Temecula, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior


2010
Taco Bell Corporate Headquarters (Irvine, CA

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Merit - Interior
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Merit - Exterior
  • IES International Illumination Award of Merit

UC Irvine Engineering Unit III (Irvine, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Merit - Interior
  • IES International Illumination Award of Merit


2009
Orchard Hills Town Center (Irvine, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence


Environmental Nature Center (Newport Beach, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence


2008
Bowers Museum (Santa Ana, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Merit - Interior
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Merit - Exterior
  • IES International Illumination Award of Merit - Exterior

The designers of StudioK1 have received numerous awards and recognitions for their work.

2018
All Saints Church (Pasadena, CA)

  • IES Illumination Award of Merit
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Controls


The Lodge at Edgewood Tahoe (Stateline, NV)

  • IES Illumination Award of Merit


Marriot LAX (Los Angeles, CA)

  • IES Illumination Award of Merit

2017
Irvine Pedestrian Bridge (Irvine, CA)

  • IES Illumination Award of Merit
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior


2015
tk1sc Offices (Irvine, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Control Innovation
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Energy & Environmental
  • IES Illumination Award of Merit

DusitD2 Constance Hotel (Pasadena, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior
  • IES Illumination Award of Merit


Southwest College Cox Building (Los Angeles, CA)

  • IES Illumination Award of Merit

Thann Sanctuary at the Castle on the Hudson (Tarrytown, NY)

  • IES Illumination Award of Merit


2014
Monster Energy Company Headquarters (Corona, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior
  • IES Illumination Award of Merit

The Triangle (Costa Mesa, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior


2013
Anaheim Convention Center Grand Plaza (Anaheim, CA)

  • IES Illumination Award of ExcellenceLumen Award for Excellence in Lighting Design
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Control Innovation


Biola University School of Theology Chapel (La Mirada, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior

Old Town Newhall Library (Santa Clarita, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior


Indigo Sky Casino (Wyandotte, OK)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior


Taylor Office (Irvine, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior


2012
California State University, Northridge - Student Recreation Center (Northridge, CA)

  • Lumen Award for Excellence in Lighting Design
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Energy and Environmental Design Award

Del Mar Highlands Town Center (San Diego, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior


Island Cinema (Newport Beach, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior

Laguna Niguel City Hall (Laguna Niguel, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior


Park Place (Irvine, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior

2011
Watson Land Company Corporate Headquarters (Carson, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior
  • IES Orange Section Energy and Environmental Design Award
  • Lumen Award

Temecula Civic Center (Temecula, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior


2010
Taco Bell Corporate Headquarters (Irvine, CA

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Merit - Interior
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Merit - Exterior
  • IES International Illumination Award of Merit

UC Irvine Engineering Unit III (Irvine, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Merit - Interior
  • IES International Illumination Award of Merit


2009
Orchard Hills Town Center (Irvine, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence


Environmental Nature Center (Newport Beach, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence


2008
Bowers Museum (Santa Ana, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Merit - Interior
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Merit - Exterior
  • IES International Illumination Award of Merit - Exterior

The designers of StudioK1 have received numerous awards and recognitions for their work.

2018
All Saints Church (Pasadena, CA)

  • IES Illumination Award of Merit
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Controls


The Lodge at Edgewood Tahoe (Stateline, NV)

  • IES Illumination Award of Merit


Marriot LAX (Los Angeles, CA)

  • IES Illumination Award of Merit

2017
Irvine Pedestrian Bridge (Irvine, CA)

  • IES Illumination Award of Merit
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior


2015
tk1sc Offices (Irvine, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Control Innovation
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Energy & Environmental
  • IES Illumination Award of Merit

DusitD2 Constance Hotel (Pasadena, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior
  • IES Illumination Award of Merit


Southwest College Cox Building (Los Angeles, CA)

  • IES Illumination Award of Merit

Thann Sanctuary at the Castle on the Hudson (Tarrytown, NY)

  • IES Illumination Award of Merit


2014
Monster Energy Company Headquarters (Corona, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior
  • IES Illumination Award of Merit

The Triangle (Costa Mesa, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior


2013
Anaheim Convention Center Grand Plaza (Anaheim, CA)

  • IES Illumination Award of ExcellenceLumen Award for Excellence in Lighting Design
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Control Innovation


Biola University School of Theology Chapel (La Mirada, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior

Old Town Newhall Library (Santa Clarita, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior


Indigo Sky Casino (Wyandotte, OK)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior


Taylor Office (Irvine, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior


2012
California State University, Northridge - Student Recreation Center (Northridge, CA)

  • Lumen Award for Excellence in Lighting Design
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Energy and Environmental Design Award

Del Mar Highlands Town Center (San Diego, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior


Island Cinema (Newport Beach, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior

Laguna Niguel City Hall (Laguna Niguel, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior


Park Place (Irvine, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior

2011
Watson Land Company Corporate Headquarters (Carson, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior
  • IES Orange Section Energy and Environmental Design Award
  • Lumen Award

Temecula Civic Center (Temecula, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior


2010
Taco Bell Corporate Headquarters (Irvine, CA

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Merit - Interior
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Merit - Exterior
  • IES International Illumination Award of Merit

UC Irvine Engineering Unit III (Irvine, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Merit - Interior
  • IES International Illumination Award of Merit


2009
Orchard Hills Town Center (Irvine, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence


Environmental Nature Center (Newport Beach, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence


2008
Bowers Museum (Santa Ana, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Merit - Interior
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Merit - Exterior
  • IES International Illumination Award of Merit - Exterior

The designers of StudioK1 have received numerous awards and recognitions for their work.

2018
All Saints Church (Pasadena, CA)

  • IES Illumination Award of Merit
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Controls


The Lodge at Edgewood Tahoe (Stateline, NV)

  • IES Illumination Award of Merit


Marriot LAX (Los Angeles, CA)

  • IES Illumination Award of Merit

2017
Irvine Pedestrian Bridge (Irvine, CA)

  • IES Illumination Award of Merit
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior


2015
tk1sc Offices (Irvine, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Control Innovation
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Energy & Environmental
  • IES Illumination Award of Merit

DusitD2 Constance Hotel (Pasadena, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior
  • IES Illumination Award of Merit


Southwest College Cox Building (Los Angeles, CA)

  • IES Illumination Award of Merit

Thann Sanctuary at the Castle on the Hudson (Tarrytown, NY)

  • IES Illumination Award of Merit


2014
Monster Energy Company Headquarters (Corona, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior
  • IES Illumination Award of Merit

The Triangle (Costa Mesa, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior


2013
Anaheim Convention Center Grand Plaza (Anaheim, CA)

  • IES Illumination Award of ExcellenceLumen Award for Excellence in Lighting Design
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Control Innovation


Biola University School of Theology Chapel (La Mirada, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior

Old Town Newhall Library (Santa Clarita, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior


Indigo Sky Casino (Wyandotte, OK)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior


Taylor Office (Irvine, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior


2012
California State University, Northridge - Student Recreation Center (Northridge, CA)

  • Lumen Award for Excellence in Lighting Design
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Energy and Environmental Design Award

Del Mar Highlands Town Center (San Diego, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior


Island Cinema (Newport Beach, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior

Laguna Niguel City Hall (Laguna Niguel, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior


Park Place (Irvine, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior

2011
Watson Land Company Corporate Headquarters (Carson, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Interior
  • IES Orange Section Energy and Environmental Design Award
  • Lumen Award

Temecula Civic Center (Temecula, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence - Exterior


2010
Taco Bell Corporate Headquarters (Irvine, CA

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Merit - Interior
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Merit - Exterior
  • IES International Illumination Award of Merit

UC Irvine Engineering Unit III (Irvine, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Merit - Interior
  • IES International Illumination Award of Merit


2009
Orchard Hills Town Center (Irvine, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence


Environmental Nature Center (Newport Beach, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Excellence


2008
Bowers Museum (Santa Ana, CA)

  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Merit - Interior
  • IES Orange Section Illumination Award of Merit - Exterior
  • IES International Illumination Award of Merit - Exterior
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