Dark Vs. Light at Stereo D, Designed by Quadrangle

by Mallory Budy | July 24th, 2017

The balance of light and dark in a workspace is a nuanced quality that designers must achieve to ensure the wellbeing of the people using that space. And a general guideline designers are trained to follow is to provide as much light (natural if possible) as the space can sustain. But what if this logic falls in direct conflict with a client’s work style? Stereo D, a high-tech media giant that renders stereoscopic 3D content for commercials, TV shows and top-grossing feature films, sought to expand its base in California and India to an office in Toronto, tapping into the city’s highly skilled talent pool of digital artists. And the way Stereo D works is well – in the dark. Animators and digital artists at Stereo D spend hours in near complete darkness as they work on rendering projects. Their new Toronto space, designed by Quadrangle, required a really low …