Cooper Lighting Solutions

Challenge: Most parking structures are lit for code compliance. Grant Park Gateway demanded something more. The design team needed a lighting solution capable of serving vastly different conditions across the same structure: open upper decks exposed to daylight, enclosed lower levels requiring consistent illumination, busy vehicular lanes, and quiet pedestrian paths. Each required its own approach, and the solution had to hold together as a unified whole.

Sustainability added another layer of complexity. The project required meaningful reductions in energy consumption and long-term maintenance costs, all while meeting the safety standards expected of a civic structure serving Zoo Atlanta visitors, park users, and daily commuters.

Solution: Lighting representative firm Ardd + Winter, with Winfield Littleton serving as Director of Sales, partnered with the design team to build a complete Cooper Lighting Solutions specification. Every luminaire on the project was supplied by Cooper Lighting Solutions, giving the team the consistency needed to serve architectural, garage, and site conditions without switching systems or compromising performance.

Cooper Lighting Solutions products used for this project included: McGraw-Edison Top Tier, Neo-Ray Define, Metalux SNLED, McGraw-Edison Galleon

Results: Grant Park Gateway was featured in Designing Lighting Magazine as a model for how architectural thinking applied to lighting specifications can transform civic infrastructure. The recognition reflects what the project achieves in practice: a parking structure that feels like a considered part of the urban landscape rather than an afterthought.

Occupancy-responsive controls cut energy consumption during off-peak hours. Precise optical distributions allow wider fixture spacing while preserving uniformity and safety standards throughout. The design team chose controlled optics and fewer fixtures at every decision point, placing performance above redundancy.