Nilgoon Fatehi, Senior Designer
Nilgoon’s role as Senior Lighting Designer includes the development of design strategies in close collaboration with the architectural and engineering design team. She is an experienced team player who brings architectural and engineering design expertise to the project. She works with the architect and client to establish clear design objectives and to develop design options to satisfy the project objectives. She works with other designers in the FK&A studio throughout the design process to develop and coordinate design solutions, produce lighting studies and illumination calculations in eLume and Revit, and develops full design documents in Revit and BIM360. She is skilled at collaborating with other designers in Rhino, Sketchup, and Revit. She leads the design effort to prepare lighting specifications and performing environmental impact reports. She has design experience within a wide range of projects from luxury interiors to large scale mixed use developments.
Nilgoon is interested in the integration of art, science and technology enhanced in sustainable design strategies. With today’s emerging technologies in building tectonics and parametric design, Nilgoon is inspired by the dynamic skin systems and energy efficient solutions that lead to smart buildings which improve the quality of life within a long term perspective.
Contact: nfatehi@fkaild.com
Awards
2021 IES Awards of Merit, John Reed Fitness DTLA
IESLA 2014 Saul M. Golding Memorial Internship Winner
Professional Highlights
Education
Bachelor’s of Architectural Engineering, Iran University of Science & Technology, Tehran,Iran
Masters of Architecture, Certificate in Building Science, University of Southern California
Professional Affiliations:
IES
AIA Associate
AIAS
Experience
John Reed Fitness DTLA, Los Angeles, CA
Heimat La Brea Club, Los Angeles, CA
5411 Wilshire, Los Angeles, CA
One Maritime Plaza, San Francisco, CA
Jinan Subway Station, Jinan, China
Zhoujiadu Mixed use, Shanghai, China
Zhuhai Jiuzhou Bay, Zhuhai, China
SCU Sobrato Campus, Santa Clara,California
Sacramento Downtown Commons,Sacramento,California
2200 Telegraph, Oakland, CA
The Meritage Resort, Napa,California
Menifee Courthouse, Menifee, California
IMT Mixed Use, Sherman Oaks, USA
Union Station Lighting Retrofit, Los Angeles, CA
Archer School for Girls, Los Angeles, CA
Sunset La Cienega Hotel & Residences, Los Angeles, CA
Block E (The Collection), Honolulu, HI
UBC Okanagan Campus, Okanagan,Canada
Nike World Headquarters Site Lighting, Beaverton,OR
The Fig Mixed Use, Los Angeles, CA
Broadway Plaza Retail Center, Walnut, CA
FAB Park, Los Angeles, CA
1500 Mission Mixed Use, San Francisco, CA
SVN office building, San Francisco, USA
Kimmelman Sports EIR, Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Football Club Stadium EIR
Flintridge Prep High School Sports EIR, La Canada Flintridge