ALULA Lighting Design worked closely with architects Lebel & Bouliane to develop lighting solutions for the University of Toronto Experiential Learning Commons. Located on the podium floors of the Theory Building at 203 College Street on the University’s St. George Campus.

The 16,000 ft² space will be used by shared staff to connect students with employers and features industry facing lounges and interview rooms, and an expandable reception area to accommodate large groups. In addition to faculty offices, workstations and boardrooms.

Location: Toronto, Canada
Architect: Lebel & Bouliane
Photographer: Doublespace Photography
Completion: 2023

Once completed the new Toronto Public Library Dawes Road branch will replace the existing library at 416 Dawes Rd. The 22,000 ft² multi-storey library and community hub will include office space for City of Toronto staff, flexible meeting rooms, counselling rooms and hoteling stations. The total budget for the project is estimated at $20 Million CAD. The project is being designed by Perkins + Will and Indigenous-led firm Smoke Architecture. The project is heavily inspired by regional Indigenous principles of sharing between people from all cultures.

ALULA Lighting Design was engaged to provide lighting design services for the new Dawes Road Library.

Location: Toronto, Canada
Architect: Perkins & Will
Rendering: Perkins & Will
Completion: Projected 2025

ALULA Lighting Design collaborated with the architects from Lebel & Bouliane on this 20,000 ft² renovation project that includes the William Doo Theatre, student lounges, and student council area.

Architect: Lebel & Bouliane
Location: Toronto, Canada
Photographer: Doublespace Photography
Completion: 2022

ALULA Lighting provided lighting design for the University College Revitalization project, which included classrooms, public assembly spaces, library, and café, in a historical 1854 building.  Working closely with the Architectural team, we provided lighting design that suited the University’s functionality requirement and complimentary to the historical space and architectural details. 

The lighting design team worked along with the Architects to come up with creative lighting solutions that truly enhances specialty spaces like the circular Croft Chapter house, yet constructible in a historical building constructed more than a century ago. 

Location: Toronto, Canada
Architect: Kohn Shnier Architects
Photographer: Double Space Photography
Completion: 2020

The UTM Meeting Place project, which included a complete renovation of the student food court, gathering spaces, meeting space, and outdoor landscape area.  Our lighting design team worked closely with the Architectural team to provide lighting solutions that were modern and architecturally integrated, in particular the feature “Meeting Space” which is illuminated by a custom 60ft by 60ft trellis integrated architectural lighting system.

Location: Mississauga, Canada
Architect: Moriyama & Teshima Architects
Photographer: Riley Snelling
Completion: 2020

ALULA provided architectural lighting design for this University of Toronto Mississauga Campus expansion project, working together with Moriyama & Teshima Architects. This Design Build project is comprised of 68,000 ft² of new construction over three storeys plus basement, as well as a 7,000 ft² renovation. The project has achieved LEED Silver certification.

Location: Mississauga, Canada
Architect: Moriyama + Teshima Architects
Photographer: Shai Gil Photography
Completion: 2014

Located in the rural township of Mulmur, Ontario, the Museum of Dufferin focuses on showcasing local history and cultural artifacts. Working with architects Lebel & Bouliane, the museum undertook a major transformation to one of its permanent galleries featuring glassware with signature floral pattern, designed and manufactured in the region beginning in the 1900’s. The delicate glassware was sold to working- class families at an affordable price to add elegance and charm to their dinner tables. Production of the glass ceased in the 1980’s, and this once ubiquitous glassware has become a collector’s item.

Disguised within the museum’s barn- like exterior and countryside setting, the newly renovated 700 ft² Corn Flower Glass Gallery features modern architecture complete with dynamic angles and facetted display cases that allude to the glass cutting and etching process with dramatic flair. This necessitated lighting that plays with contrast and light to showcase the intricate hand- cut details and candy- like colours of the glass, bringing back the glamour and shine of these pieces in their heyday.

The new lighting design is executed through two major components: a ceiling- suspended architectural track lighting grid and case- integrated display lighting. After extensive testing, 3000K warm white and 90CRI LEDs were implemented throughout to enhance the colour and texture of the cornflower glass while mitigating shadow and reflectivity.

Lighting control for the gallery was designed to work primarily with existing equipment to minimize costs. Track lighting is controlled separately from the dimmable case lighting to maximize flexibility and potentially use the gallery for events. Locally triggered lighting controls, such as those in a ‘peek- a- boo storage case’, ignite drawer integrated lighting when the case is opened, providing visitors a glimpse into the vast museum archives. The final lighting power density is within LPD allowance under local codes while meeting target light levels per IES recommendations. The project was completed within schedule and budget.

The project received an Award of Merit for the IES Illumination Award for Interior Lighting Design in 2019.

Location: Mulmur, Canada
Architect: Lebel & Bouliane
Photographer: A-Frame
Completion: 2018

The Ajax Public Library is an architectural beacon constructed in 2002 that is located in Ajax, Ontario.  The community facility was over lit and difficult to maintain, driving the library to upgrade its lighting to suit patrons and staff impeded by the harsh visual environment.

ALULA Lighting Design worked in collaboration with Lebel & Bouliane to improve the quality of the visual environment and enhance energy efficiency while maintaining the unique architectural aesthetic, which features 15’ ceilings and regressed architectural slots. The new design was modelled using illumination software and developed to preserve the architectural integrity, project a visually continuous environment, minimize glare and reduced the connected load to 33% of the original load. Community and staff now enjoy a soft, visually comfortable environment that maximizes the library experience.

The project received an Award of Merit for the IES Illumination Award for Energy and Environmental Lighting Design in 2018

Location: Ajax, Canada
Architect: Lebel & Bouliane
Photographer: Scott Norsworthy
Completion: 2016

Closing the doors on ‘Building G’ three decades ago, Humber College launched its new Centre for Entrepreneurship within this historic facility in 2016. The building features a state-of-the-art focus group room, a large boardroom with video conferencing facilities, a production lab, a media lab, flexible meeting rooms, office space, and a kitchen.

The project comprised of a complete interior renovation, plus the addition of a large glass-walled, multi-purpose event space on the building’s west side. Designed to foster research and innovation through entrepreneurship training and opportunities, this new facility is a collaboration amongst all eight academic schools within the college, various departments, and its centres of innovation.

ALULA provided the lighting design for the new Centre for Entrepreneurship.

Location: Toronto, Canada
Architect: Moriyama + Teshima Architects
Photographer: Scott Norsworthy
Completion: 2016

ALULA provided architectural lighting design for this 45,000 ft² facility at Humber College’s Lakeshore Campus in collaboration with Moriyama and Teshima architects. The Welcome Centre offers a centralized welcoming destination for students and visitors, and houses many of the institution’s services, such as the Academic and Career Success Centre; Student Life; Interpretive Centre; Counselling; Disability and Health Centre; Aboriginal and Multi-Faith Centres; Test Centre; Data Centre; and HR/Principal’s Offices, in addition to underground and at grade parking. The project is  LEED Silver certified.

Location: Toronto, Canada
Architect: Moriyama + Teshima Architects
Photographer: Scott Norsworthy
Completion: 2016

ALULA provided architectural lighting design for this 3-storey, 24,000 ft² athletic facility at Humber College’s Lakeshore Campus. Working in collaboration with Moriyama and Teshima architects, the Athletic Centre is comprised of a wide range of physical and recreational activities for students, faculty and staff. The Centre, which is also accessible to the local community, includes a weight room; cardio and dance studios; group exercise studios; change rooms and showers; laundry facilities; offices; and space for events. The project is  LEED Silver certified.

Location: Toronto, Canada
Architect: Moriyama + Teshima Architects
Photographer: Scott Norsworthy
Completion: 2016

ALULA Lighting Design provided lighting design in collaboration with KPMB Architects for this 2-storey, 16,000 ft² library, which is the Toronto Public Library network’s 99th location.

Design features include energy efficient pendant task-oriented lighting fixtures with daylight control in perimeter zones and dimming control in enclosed spaces.

The project has received an Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Section Award and Award of Merit.

Location: Toronto, Canada
Architect: KPMB Architects
Photographer: Tom Arban And Maris Mezulis
Completion: 2014

ALULA Lighting Design provided lighting design for the Quinte Consolidated Courthouse, a project delivered through a DBFM contract and valued at approximately $247 million. The facility, designed by WZMH Architects, is targeted to achieve LEED Silver certification.

The six-storey courthouse boasts a total of fourteen courtrooms of various sizes, mandatory segregation of service pathways for prisoners, public and judicial services staff, prisoner holding cells in the basement, and an airlock vehicle discharge space for prisoners.

The project has received an Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Section Award and Award of Merit.

Location: Belleville, Canada
Architect: WZMH Architects
Photographer: Shai Gill Photography
Completion: 2013