About SAAD
Lighting Studio SAAD
Strives to understand light as an important element of ambience,
Designs light with finesse and efficiency
And most importantly,
Pursues a pleasant visual space for people.
What we do
Lighting Studio SAAD, architectural lighting design firm, offers a comprehensive approach to "light" based on creative ideas and superior technologies.
Our projects cover a range of venues.
- Lighting Design Master Planning
- Building Exterior Lighting & Landscape Lighting
- Interior Lighting
- Consultant
- Custom Luminaries
- Light Art
01
S C H E M A T I C
D E S I G N
- Project Analysis
- Site Visit
- Conceptual Sketch
02
D E S I G N
D E V E L O P M E N T
- Development of design concept
- Lighting Layout and Controls plan
- Luminaries Selection
- Budget estimate
03
C O N S T R U C T I O N
D O C U M E N T
- Final lighting Layouts & Detail drawing
- Fixture Schedule & Specification
- Lighting Control Plan
- Budget Reviews
04
D E S I G N
S U P E R V I S I N G
- Inspecting the completed installation
- Final Aiming
- Programing Lighting Control presets
Director
Sangkyu Kim
Principal
Education background
MFA in Architectural Lighting Design, Parsons The New School for Design, New York.
Career
- 2020.03 ~ adjunct professor KOOKMIN UNIVERSITY
- 2015.03 ~ present Lighting Studio SAAD, Principal
- 2011.02 ~ 2015.02 Design Studio Lighn, Associate
- 2010.05 ~ 2011.01 Green Lantern New York. Designer
Designers
Educational career
- 2012.09 ~ 2016.02 Visiting Lecturer, Hongik University Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design
- 2012.03 ~ present Visiting Lecturer, Interior Design, Kookmin University of Colleges
- 2011.09 ~ 2012.02 Visiting Lecturer, Kookmin University Graduate School of Design
Other interests
- Vice president of Korean Association of Lighting Designers (KALD)
- Member of Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA)
Vince Ma
Senior Associate
Hanyeol Lee
Senior Designer
Nayoun Ryu
Senior Designer