LIGHT IS HUMAN
We believe lighting design is about understanding how we see each other and the world around us.
LIGHT IS RELATIONAL
We know design requires a commitment to communication, research, and collaboration across disciplines in order to deliver innovative and inspired solutions that respect the human experience and advance a climate-positive future for all.
LIGHT IS COLLABORATIVE
We work together with clients and project teams as partners in the process to carefully integrate light within the built environment.
WHO WE ARE
Lux Collaborative is an independent architectural lighting design studio that was founded on the belief that research, communication, and a collaborative working process form the foundation for design excellence. Our interdisciplinary team represents over 40 years of experience working together with local and international partners to design for, and illuminate, a better world that we all share.
LEADERSHIP TEAM
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Andres Gonzalez-Bode
PARTNER, CO-FOUNDER
Assoc. AIA, IES
As a co-founding member of Lux Collaborative, Andres brings over 10 years of experience leading design on multiple international and UK-based projects spanning luxury hospitality to high-end commercial mixed-use. During his architecture studies, Andres developed an interest in light and participatory design where he learned to appreciate and consider all aspects of the built environment as opportunities to influence the human experience.
A Miami native and dual-citizen of the US and EU, Andres received his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from Washington University in St. Louis, MO, prior to attending interdisciplinary studies at Parsons The New School for Design where he earned his Master of Architecture and Master of Fine Arts in Lighting Design concurrently.
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Kyle A. D. McGahan
PARTNER, CO-FOUNDER
AIA, IES, LC, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP
Kyle A. D. McGahan is a registered architect, educator, award-winning lighting designer, and is a co-founding member of Lux Collaborative.
He brings over 15 years of experience rooted in the interconnected ensemble mentality that is the byproduct of his design-build, theatre arts and technical production background. Kyle believes architectural practice is best informed by that same ensemble perspective, with everyone working together to make sure the built environment reaches its maximum potential. This ethos has informed his approach to the design process while working alongside diverse clients and stakeholders across disciplines to guide strategies on lighting and controls for a broad range of architectural projects spanning in scale, complexity, and typology.
A native of Dallas, TX, and a dual-citizen of the US and EU, Kyle’s obsession with light began over 20 years ago at the acclaimed Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, where he studied and practiced theatrical lighting design and technical production. He went on to receive his Bachelor of Arts in Theatrical Lighting Design and Technical Production at Marymount Manhattan College in New York City, which propelled him to pursue interdisciplinary studies at Parsons The New School for Design, earning his Master of Architecture and Master of Fine Arts in Lighting Design concurrently.
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Ashkahn Bazl
ASSOCIATE PARTNER
Assoc. AIA, IES
Ashkahn blends his multidisciplinary background in architecture, design-build, lighting design, and product fabrication through his 15-years of experience designing high impact spaces. Ashkahn sees light as a powerful design tool that dramatically influences how people perceive and experience the built environment around them. Throughout his career he has lent his expertise by collaborating with other designers to create interactive light and projection art installations for the public realm that explore the subjective dimensions of the human experience.
Originally from South Florida, Ashkahn received his Bachelor of Architecture from the Pratt School of Architecture in Brooklyn, NY which planted the seeds for his career as an architectural lighting designer.