Guth Awards
2004 IIDA Awards from the
Puget Sound Section of the IESNA

Section Award

Northwest Regional Award of Merit

Reno Sparks Convention Center
Reno, Nevada

Lighting Designer
Shaun Darragh, J. Miller & Associates
Erik Indvik, LMN Architects
Denise Simpson, Lightwire

Project Owner
Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority

Photography
LaCasse Photography

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Section and Region Guth Award - Puget Sound Section of the IESNA
Figure 1
This addition/remodel charged the design team with providing a facility that was versatile, and maintainable; combining new and old seamlessly while meeting stringent budgets and exceeding energy codes.

Section and Region Guth Award - Puget Sound Section of the IESNA
Figure 2
The expansive concourse system is lighted with skylights, linear fluorescent wall-washers and suspended clouds of lights.

Section and Region Guth Award - Puget Sound Section of the IESNA
Figure 3
By day, kiosks combine signage with filtering for the skylights. By night, they work as way-finding lanterns. All lighting is controlled via a computerized system.

Section and Region Guth Award - Puget Sound Section of the IESNA
Figure 4
Concourse B widens to allow the food court to penetrate into the pathway. The suspended lattice canopy houses a low-voltage cable system adding interest and sparkle. To the left, CMH par-lamp fixtures with dichroic lenses wash these entries with soft blue light.

Section and Region Guth Award - Puget Sound Section of the IESNA
Figure 5
Approaching the ballrooms, corridors transform into pre-function. Daytime floods it with natural light.

Section and Region Guth Award - Puget Sound Section of the IESNA
Figure 6
By night, the area shimmers as the suspended mesh and the ballroom entrances are highlighted with CMH accent fixtures.

Section and Region Guth Award - Puget Sound Section of the IESNA
Figure 7
The ballroom ceiling is divided into 9 suspended planes, each employing two rings of slots housing both incandescent and CMH fixtures, supporting various levels of illumination.

Section and Region Guth Award - Puget Sound Section of the IESNA
Figure 8
In the center of each panel, a 20 x 10 mesh screen is draped and intertwined with fiber optic elements, transforming to a contemporary pendant.

Section and Region Guth Award - Puget Sound Section of the IESNA
Figure 9
The pendants can change color gradually, stay static on any color, or twinkle and shimmer together or independently via computer control. The upper walls of the ballrooms are highlighted by dimmable linear fluorescent coves. Wood panel walls glow warmly with sconces. These combined elements allow these areas to change use quickly and effortlessly.