Transwestern Office

Gensler uses Lumenpulse Cylinders and Fluxwerx Profile fixtures to light an office that focuses on employee wellness while also embodying an enhanced community-facing architectural design.

In designing Transwestern's new Phoenix headquarters, Gensler created a community-facing, open concept, collaborative office environment with 18-foot ceilings and glass walls that open to an outdoor patio area in order to engage with the community through gatherings, broker events, networking, art and social opportunities. 

Upon entering the open office, a custom marble desk with high-top chairs is the first element that greets guests. To illuminate the 11-foot-long table, Gensler chose Lumenpulse Cylinder Nano Pendant Mount luminaires to double as both decorative and general lighting atop the table and throughout this busy area.  This highly versatile workspace is also a meeting spot for employees and a focal point for food and beverages during special events.

Elsewhere in this open area, the slim, direct/indirect Cylinder Nano Wall Mount luminaires graze columns, keeping the character of the building's raw material within the eye's reach of anyone in the space. The high ceilings use the Cylinder Nano Pendant Mount luminaire's form factor to create a unique lighting signature that allows for the spaciousness of the ceilings to feel welcoming and comfortable for both employees and guests.

Fluxwerx Profile and Notch 2 fixtures were selected for lighting the workspaces and individual meeting areas. Delivering design continuity in suspended and recessed form factors, the luminaires utilize Anidolic Optics technology to deliver glare-free optical precision and control while balancing occupant comfort with high performance.

Fluxwerx Profile luminaires, suspended 12-feet from the ceiling throughout the general office area, illuminate the workspaces while also providing uniform and even lighting throughout the area. Selected in white powder coat finish, the luminaire's finely detailed open exposed architecture offers unparalleled clarity right through the fixture.

Specified in multiple run lengths to deliver dynamic lighting in various meeting rooms and breakout areas, trimless Notch 2 linear recessed luminaires subtly punctuate the ceiling plane. The luminaire's unique hollow and narrow recessed aperture delivers a sleek finish with a continuous line of light, providing precisely controlled symmetric optical distribution with no view of the LED point source.

The Cylinder Nano luminaires create a consistent shape throughout the "human centric" space, highlight columns, tabletops, providing pendant-mount general lighting while also being flexible enough to create atmosphere and a comfortable working environment all in one slim form factor. The Cylinders, Notch 2, and Profile luminaires give the design the perfect amount of detail to make the illumination unforgettable without stealing the entire show.

EQUIPMENT SPECIFIED
12 x Cylinder Nano Wall Mount (Direct/Indirect, 3500K, Extra Narrow Spot 5°)
114 x Cylinder Nano Pendant Mount Integral (3500K, Wide 60°)
108 ft of Notch recessed linear luminaire in 4,6,8 and 12ft runs (Symmetric, C lumens, 3500K, 0-10V dimming)
128ft of Profile in 4 and 12ft runs (Bevel endcap, 60 up | 40 down, 3500K, white powdercoat finish, 12 ft suspension, 0-10V dimming)

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Location: Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Market: Institutions + Workplaces
Client: Transwestern
Lighting Design: Gensler Architecture and Design Inc.
Architect: Gensler Architecture and Design Inc.
Structural: PK Associates
Engineer: Henderson Engineers
Furniture Dealer: Corporate Interior Systems | Knoll
Photographer: Gensler / Ryan Gobuty