Scope of a Lighting Designer
Overview of Practice
VBK Lighting Design offers a ‘full cycle’ Design and Management service, from Concept Design through to Commissioning. We are very comfortable with contemporary schemes, yet have vast experience of working on heritage projects and traditional interiors.
We ensure a close working relationship is established with all members of the Design & Construction teams - Architects; M&E Engineers; Site Agents and Specialist consultants to ensure the brief is efficiently and effectively implemented.
We also insist on regular site attendance to oversee progress is being properly maintained.
Trained in the programming of control systems we carry out final setting up of systems with the client. Finally we always snag and commission work on site in conjunction with other services providers.
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Typical Programme Format
A typical sequence of works would be as follows:
- Develop a Brief with the client and architect
- Confirm the Scope of Works
- Draw up Concept Sketches for approval
- Draw up Visuals on CAD for approval
- Draw up Lighting Layouts on CAD for approval
- Generate Documentation; Luminaire Specification Sheets; Luminaire Schedule & Costs; Circuit Separation Spreadsheet
- Tender Review
- Site Progress Meetings
- Programming of Lutron
- Snagging / Commissioning
- Operational & Maintenance Manuals
- Hand-over to Completion
Below is a Case Study of a project completed in Spain which demonstrates our involvement from beginning to end of a project....
































As well as undertaking work with the following clients, Max also delivers lectures to Universities, Design Colleges and Conferences.
Architects | Designers Barrett Lloyd-DavisBentheim Trolliet Edward Hill Partnership Gitz Design Hill Mitchell Berry Krag Interiors Martin Lane Fox Meadowbank Griffin Nicholas Haslam Taylor Mandic |
Museums | Galleries Courtauld InstituteNational Maritime Museum National Portrait Gallery Natural History Museum Science Museum Tate Modern Tate Britain Ulster Museum V & A Museum Wellcome Galleries |
Retail Dandois, ParisFenwicks Four Seasons Hotel Groucho Club Harrods Hobbs Antiques Marie-Chantal Quince Tree Vingtquatre Restaurants Wagamama Restaurants |
Civic | Commercial B A ABritish Airways Crescent East Sussex CC English Heritage Grand Palais, Champs Elysees, Paris Lewes DC National Grid National Trust Wellcome Trust |
Construction Alibaz (Spain)Ampersand Ltd Build-Buro Commercial Estates Group CustomBuild (USA) Mivan OLF Construction de Rosen D&B (USA) Sanvila (Portugal) WCM ltd |
Lectures | Education Brighton UniversityBarcelona Expo Chelsea College of Art Inchbald School of Interior Design KLC Interior Design College Lutron Controls LuxLive de Montford University |