Progressive Field: Terrace Hall and Carnegie Club, USA

The hospitality environments at Progressive Field were reimagined as immersive interior destinations—spaces that extend the emotional energy of the game beyond the field and into places for gathering, celebration, and pause. The lighting strategy was conceived not as background illumination, but as a primary architectural and experiential driver, shaping identity, rhythm, and atmosphere across a series of highly diverse venues within the ballpark.

Rather than applying a singular lighting language, the design responds to each hospitality zone as its own interior “moment,” unified by warmth, craft, and narrative continuity. Decorative luminaires are used deliberately as visual anchors—layered with precise architectural lighting to guide movement, define social zones, and reinforce the material palette of wood, metal, glass, and graphic storytelling. The result is a sequence of spaces that feel intimate and refined, yet unmistakably part of a major league sports venue.

Ceiling-integrated luminous elements establish a strong visual cadence overhead, balancing scale and comfort in expansive volumes while maintaining a human-centered experience at the bar, table, and lounge level. Custom and modified decorative fixtures introduce softness and familiarity, counterpointing the industrial structure of the stadium with warmth and approachability. Light is carefully controlled to avoid glare and visual fatigue, supporting long dwell times without diminishing the vibrancy expected on game day.

A restrained colour temperature strategy reinforces material richness and skin tone quality, while layered accent lighting enhances architectural textures, murals, and branded graphics without overpowering them. Backlit display elements and feature walls provide visual depth and theatrical contrast, creating moments of discovery as guests move through the spaces. The lighting composition shifts seamlessly from daytime to evening conditions, ensuring the hospitality experience remains compelling regardless of event timing.

Critically, the scheme balances spectacle with restraint. While the project embraces bold visual moments appropriate to a high-energy venue, it resists novelty for novelty’s sake. Every luminaire—architectural or decorative—serves a defined purpose within the overall composition, supporting wayfinding, social interaction, and visual comfort.

The renewed hospitality spaces demonstrate how lighting can elevate a large-scale sports environment into a collection of refined interior experiences. By blending architectural precision with expressive decorative elements, the project creates places that feel simultaneously celebratory and grounded—spaces where light enhances not only visibility, but memory, emotion, and connection.