LIGHTBOX STUDIOS - Key Persons


Dustin Hsu

Job Titles:
  • Associate
Dustin has a diversified lighting portfolio of corporate interiors, lobbies, laboratories and healthcare facilities. The complexity of a project drives Dustin, fully cognizant of modern design trends, to look for a design that meets both form and function while maintaining an intelligent sense of traditional application. Some of his notable projects include the Brooklyn Health Center, 61 Ninth Avenue and NYU Langone Health fit-outs.

Joyce V. Reyes

Job Titles:
  • Associate
Joyce's experience encompasses a wide variety of project types, including healthcare, corporate interiors, transit centers, major developments and educational facilities. Her notable projects include ColumbiaDoctors Midtown, One World Trade Center's Marketing Center and Public School 51M. Utilizing the latest technologies, her integrated approach toward architectural lighting design has resulted in quietly blended modern design palettes that support functionality.

Julia C. Strapp

Job Titles:
  • Lighting Designer
Julia joined LightBox Studios in January 2021 as a Lighting Designer. Her multidisciplinary background, with experience in non-profit communications, interior design, and lighting, positions her to approach projects holistically, with a sensitive understanding of the dynamics of both human users and the material form of a space. She has been an integral part of the project team for corporate interiors, loading docks, laboratories, educational campuses, and healthcare facilities. She performs illuminance calculations, daylighting studies, and renderings of lighting intent to inform a custom solution for each project's lighting needs.

Nicholas LaDuca

Job Titles:
  • Designer
Nicholas LaDuca joined the LightBox team in the summer of 2022 after having worked with the group as an intern the prior year. He started his lighting career in the theater but expanded his interests to architectural lighting while working toward his master's degree at Parsons School of Design in Manhattan. During the course of his studies, he discovered a passion for sustainability and biophilic design and his master's thesis project demonstrated how lighting design can facilitate the greater integration of plants in the built environment. He supports the LightBox team by performing calculations and rendering lighting concepts to ensure the success of each project. vCard