Establishment
Ingrid Visan and Erik Schoe founded the practice in 2013 after collaborating on KODE museum gallery relighting and residential conversions throughout Hordaland. Their Bryggen office occupies a restored warehouse room with north-facing windows ideal for reviewing mock-up beam patterns under diffuse sky conditions representative of local climate.
Team growth to nine professionals includes lighting designers, electrical specification writers, and a commissioning specialist holding DALI trainer certification from international manufacturers.
Design Philosophy
Light should reveal material truth rather than flatten surfaces with undifferentiated ceiling grids. We model contrast ratios supporting visual tasks while preserving shadow depth giving rooms spatial identity during dark-season occupancy when artificial light dominates perception entirely.
Energy efficiency is pursued through lumen maintenance planning and control strategies rather than indiscriminate lumen reduction leaving occupants straining during spreadsheet work or kitchen prep.
Geographic Focus
Primary work spans Bergen municipality and surrounding suburbs including Åsane, Fyllingsdalen, and Askøy reachable via half-day site visit schedules. Projects in Oslo or Stavanger occur selectively when client relationships or project typology justify travel overhead billed transparently at NOK 1,850 per day plus documented expenses.
Harbour humidity and salt exposure inform fixture material specifications on waterfront sites from Sandviken to Dokken redevelopment zones.
Professional Affiliations
Members of the Norwegian Lighting Forum and IALD affiliate pathways participate in continuing education covering EU ecodesign regulations affecting lamp availability and emerging human-centric lighting research applicable to school and healthcare commissions we evaluate case-by-case.
University of Bergen architecture students occasionally tour our studio during spring semester modules on environmental design, exposing future architects to lighting documentation standards early.
Engagement Model
Projects assign a lead designer from first consultation through commissioning; no handoffs to junior staff at critical aiming visits. Clients receive direct mobile contact during construction phases within agreed response windows excluding overnight except emergency egress failures.
Studio tours for prospective clients occur Wednesday afternoons by appointment; photometric mock-up demonstrations require scheduling forty-eight hours ahead to prepare sample fixtures and dimming gear.