S&T Lighting brings together experienced, award-winning lighting designers who create thoughtful lighting solutions for communities throughout New Zealand. By balancing technical performance with human experience, we create lighting environments that enhance the way people live, learn, work and play.
Our Lighting Design Process
As part of our multidisciplinary practice, our lighting designers collaborate closely with architects, engineers and building performance specialists to ensure lighting is integrated into the design process from the earliest stages.
Lighting Design Expertise
Our lighting designers bring experience across a broad range of environments and project types:
Sports lighting
Education lighting
Healthcare lighting
Workplace lighting
Public realm lighting
Civic and community lighting
Urban lighting
Heritage lighting
Wayfinding and safety lighting
Smart and adaptive lighting systems
Sports and Recreation Lighting
Sports and recreation facilities require lighting solutions that balance performance, safety, energy efficiency and community expectations.
Our team designs lighting for sports fields, recreation facilities, community sports hubs, stadiums and public recreation spaces. We consider player performance, spectator experience, wayfinding, maintenance requirements and environmental impacts to create solutions that support both users and the surrounding community.
We also understand the importance of minimising spill light, reducing energy consumption and protecting surrounding residential and ecological environments.
Education Lighting
Lighting plays a vital role in supporting learning, concentration and wellbeing.
We work with schools and tertiary institutions to create lighting environments that support a variety of educational settings, from classrooms and libraries through to sports facilities and community spaces.
Public Realm and Urban Lighting
Public lighting contributes to safety, accessibility and the identity of a place.
Our experience includes waterfronts, streetscapes, public spaces and civic environments where lighting must support both function and community activation.
The recent Wellington Waterfront lighting project is a great example of lighting that combines safety, technology, place-making and cultural responsiveness.
Team Leaders
Glen Wright
Principal- Lighting & Engineering
FAQs
We provide lighting design services across sports and recreation facilities, educational environments, workplaces, healthcare facilities, public spaces, civic infrastructure and commercial developments.
Thoughtful lighting design can improve safety, visual comfort, user experience, energy efficiency and the overall quality of a space. It helps ensure environments function effectively while creating a positive experience for users.
Sports lighting needs to balance performance, safety, energy efficiency, maintenance requirements and environmental considerations. Effective lighting supports participants and spectators while minimising impacts on surrounding communities and natural environments.
Yes. Efficient lighting systems can reduce energy consumption, improve operational performance and support wider sustainability objectives while maintaining high-quality lighting outcomes.
We work across sports and recreation, education, healthcare, commercial, workplace, civic and public realm environments throughout New Zealand.
Involving a lighting designer early in the design process allows lighting to be integrated with architecture, engineering and landscape design from the outset, often leading to better outcomes for both users and the project as a whole.