Our Story
Founded in 2021, PACxDESIGN is an esteemed woman-owned architectural lighting design consultancy based in New York City. We're passionate about crafting innovative, sustainable, and cost-effective lighting solutions that transform experiences, improve well-being, and enhance property value.
When we collaborate with developers, architects and property owners, we listen intently to grasp their vision, and then translate that vision into the illuminating language with a flash of creativity. We believe clear communication is the key to a project that truly shines.
Philosophy
Designing Beyond Lighting
Lighting transcends mere illumination, shaping the essence of spaces and human experiences.
In PACxDESIGN, we believe in harnessing light as a transformative tool that extends beyond visual clarity. Understanding its impacts and interactions with humans, environment and materials, we meticulously craft spaces that enhance well-being, evoke emotions, and support circadian rhythms.
Through closely collaborating with each project’s design and construction team we make sure that every lighting fixture and material undergoes meticulous testing to uphold the high quality standards within budgetary guidelines
Approach
The Power of Subtle Illumination
We embrace the timeless principle of "less is more" in our design. For us, excellence lies in the art of subtraction, and seamlessly integrating light sources into the architecture, leaving only their illuminating touch.
By eliminate unnecessary and excessive architectural lighting, and strategically concealing light sources from direct view, we create a harmonious and balanced visual environment that naturally draws our focus to the space's essential elements and details, including decorative light fixtures that complement the architecture.
This orchestration of light and shadow not only fosters comfort, ensures sufficient ambient illumination, but also elevate spaces from functional to transformative.
People
Paggy Chang
Founder | Design Principal
With over 15 years in architectural lighting design, Paggy has extensive project involvement across commercial, institutional, gallery, hotel, and residential sectors. Her diverse portfolio includes award-winning projects such as Trinity Church, Grace Church School and Millerton Private Pool House from her tenure as a senior lighting designer.
In 2021, Paggy founded PACxDESIGN, where she leverages her extensive lighting knowledge, field experience, and cross-cultural understanding to infuse the design process with unique insights.
Her prior work experience with Syska Hennessy Group and MFLD has honed her creative and collaborative approaches, enabling her to effectively communicate lighting design details with multi-disciplinary teams.
Paggy holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Architectural Lighting Design from Parsons The New School, and she is an active member of the Illumination Engineering Society of North America. Passionate about both education and industry engagement, she has served as a guest lecturer at Parsons and NYSID, as well as an online judge for the IES Awards for many years.