WSP Lighting Consultants

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WSP is a full-service lighting consultant across creative and technical lighting projects – providing human-centred, environmentally-conscious lighting solutions for every sector. We work with natural, artificial, functional and aesthetic light from design to delivery, inside and out. Helping to create inspiring experiences and safer, healthier, more inclusive places.

Extraordinary lighting design

Light changes everything. It shapes how we live, move, and connect with the world. By bringing together expert lighting consultants, designers, architects and engineers, our specialist lighting teams harness the conceptual, behavioural and psychological potential of light to create lasting value for our clients and communities.

Lighting every sector

We provide creative and technical lighting for all types of projects in the built environment – transforming places through the art and science of illumination. From architectural and experiential lighting for new and existing buildings and spaces, to placemaking strategies for neighbourhoods, towns and cities, and specialist solutions for highways, transport and infrastructure.

Vancouver International Airport, Canada

People-centric design

We deliver the ultimate experience of light and its ability to transform and enhance. Guiding journeys. Improving safety. Supporting health and wellbeing. Improving learning and performance. It’s all about creating the right light, in the right place, at the right time. From lighting that mimics natural daylight to align with our circadian rhythms, to designing for neurodivergence and inclusivity.

Watershed, USA

Sustainable solutions

Our resource efficient, climate conscious lighting strategies mitigate the ecological impact of light on the natural world, while helping our clients lower operational costs and achieve sustainability goals. Reducing light pollution to protect flora and fauna. Integrating smart controls to lower energy and carbon footprints. Building resilience and adaptability to meet new social and environmental challenges.

Durley Chine, UK

Smarter places

We bring communities to life by combining smart lighting design with advanced technology responding to everything from movement to daylight. Illuminating safer journeys by road, public transport and active travel. Creating vibrant spaces and inclusive experiences bringing people together. Shaping and adapting light to meet the rapidly changing needs of our 24-hour world.

Sydney Metro, Australia

Light at Night

Our Light at Night advisory and design approach combines global expertise with local insight to deliver responsible lighting solutions for people and nature after dark. From dynamic, adaptive, wildlife-friendly lighting enabling safe, active nighttime neighbourhoods and activities, to dark skies unlocking the vast potential and cultural power of the stars.

Cranbrook Road, Gants Hill, London

Collaborate with us

Our visionary lighting consultants bring creative ingenuity, deep technical expertise, and leadership in industry standards and digital technology to achieve the remarkable – visually, technically and environmentally.

We work closely with clients, stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams throughout the whole process including local authorities, communities, architects, developers and construction companies. From initial design and planning to delivery and commissioning, our unique approach brings the best of both worlds – local delivery supported by global expertise.

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Utah, USA

Utah Transit Authority Program Management

Design, construction and operation of 113 kilometers of light and commuter rail to better serve Utah’s growing population

Seattle, Washington, USA

Watershed

Located within a vibrant urban neighborhood, this new mixed-use 72,000 GSF commercial building embraces its local community and ecological responsibility to nearby Lake Union.

Helsinki, Finland

Build it and they will come

WSP carried out the construction design of the Kaisantunneli – a pedestrian and bicycling tunnel passing under the railway yard at Helsinki's main railway station, as well as the underground Bicycle Parking associated with the tunnel. In addition, we were responsible for the construction design of the tunnel entrances and street areas opening to Kansalaistori square and Kaisaniemi park. The tunnel connects the city center divided by the railway yard with a pedestrian path and bicycle lane, and provides bicycle connection parking under train platforms.

Seattle, Washington, USA

Amazon in the Regrade, USA

Amazon’s vision was to build much more than an office complex for its new headquarters in downtown Seattle. Instead, Amazon wanted to create a neighbourhood that would enhance the lives of its workers and the wider public, reflecting the company’s community-focused culture.

Washington, DC, USA

Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg Center

This new graduate center brings Johns Hopkins to the Washington Metro area and connects people, ideas and disciplines through both its programming and its design.

Norfolk to Portsmouth - Virginia - US

Elizabeth River Tunnels

The first deep-water concrete immersed-tube tunnel in North America will significantly reduce travel time while greatly improving safety.

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Connecting Journeys At Logan International Airport

A multiphase project between the airport’s busiest terminals seamlessly links travelers to their next destination.

Projects

Delivering the Rosalind Franklin Laboratory

How collaborative working helped transform an industrial building in Royal Leamington Spa into one of the world’s largest coronavirus diagnostic testing facilities in record time.

Helsinki, Finland

From Kalasatama to Pasila - sustainable cross-link in Helsinki

The Kalasatama-to-Pasila project’s hallmark is excellence in community planning. Our experts are involved in designing the tramline extending from Nihti through Kalasatama Centre to Pasila, as well as numerous streets and green areas associated with the project.

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Perth’s Boorloo Bridge (Causeway Pedestrian and Cyclist Bridges project)

WSP collaborated with Main Roads WA, Civmec and Seymour Whyte to design and build two cable-stay bridges over the Swan River in Perth for pedestrians and cyclists.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

YVR Terminal D – Vancouver Airport Expansion

This stunning airport expansion enhances convenience and offers a unique sense of place while reinforcing YVR’s commitment to sustainability and achieving its goal of connecting more travellers to their destinations.

Projects

Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion Project

This multi-billion-dollar expansion of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel is the largest highway construction project in Virginia’s history.

As creators of light, our aim is to help clients create inspiring experiences and safer, healthier, more inclusive places. From adaptive lighting that responds intuitively as needs change, to dark sky parks helping to support wildlife and ecotourism.

Fiona Venn Director of Specialist Lighting

Our expertise spans every imaginable application. From illuminating the places we depend on every day, to shining a light on the pioneering ideas transforming the world. Working together, we can tackle any challenge our clients face.

Allan Howard Director – Lighting & Energy

Frequently asked questions

What does a lighting consultant do?

Our lighting consultants design, plan, implement and advise on creative and technical lighting solutions that balance aesthetics, functionality, efficiency and sustainability. We work across every sector from transport and infrastructure to residential and commercial developments. Creating safe, enjoyable, inclusive environments for people, that also minimize the impact of lighting on the natural world.

We bring specialized expertise in both the art and science of illumination – considering the visual concept and design, technological aspects such as smart lighting controls, the behavioural and psychological impacts, and regulatory compliance.

How can lighting design improve health and wellbeing?

Human-centric lighting design can support health and wellbeing in a whole variety of ways. From maximizing natural light during the daytime to boost serotonin levels, mental clarity and mood, to light at night balancing the benefits of light for safety, inclusivity and enjoyment, with the value of dark skies reconnecting people with the natural world. Our responsible approach to light at night includes mimicking natural light and reducing blue light to regulate circadian rhythms improving sleep quality and energy levels.

How does sustainable lighting design help the environment and reduce operational costs?

Sustainable lighting design, incorporating energy efficient fixtures and smart controls like occupancy sensors, can reduce energy consumption and operational costs, while lowering carbon footprints and light pollution. It can also help achieve compliance with green building standards such as LEED and WELL, and enable clients to benefit from financial incentives encouraging energy saving. Our resource efficient lighting strategies can also use sustainable materials and modular components to minimize waste and extend the life of our lighting designs.

What makes WSP's lighting consultancy different?

Our specialist lighting consultants work closely with our multidisciplinary teams including MEP engineers and architects to design and deliver innovative lighting solutions for every sector. We combine global expertise with local insight to meet the individual needs of each project. From human-centric strategies for buildings, neighbourhoods and cities, to resilient approaches illuminating transport and infrastructure, to developing international and national standards and guidance for good lighting practice.

How do lighting consultants help with lighting solutions and specification for different spaces?

We advise our clients on lighting solutions such as LEDs, ensuring each product is compatible with the project’s creative and technical requirements including regulatory compliance. We provide custom product recommendations, specify luminaires, and consider factors such as control systems, adaptability and efficiency. By developing detailed lighting strategies and technical specifications, we aim to ensure every project has the right lighting to balance aesthetics, functionality and sustainability.

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