New York, NY | MBB Architects
![](https://www.mfldesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/FE_Sutton-Place-Synagogue-19PK033_024W-REDUCED-1024x831.jpg)
This renovation of the sanctuary at Sutton Place Synagogue is the first step of a multi-phase master plan. The design intent was to refresh the mid-century interior and improve the worship experience. Carefully controlled recessed and track lighting concealed in the new paneled ceiling provides ample, glare-free illumination to accommodate the new added flexibility and programming for a variety of service types and sizes. To introduce the feeling of a daylit interior, a color tunable LED laylight was installed in the new ceiling above the bimah to emulate natural light, with the potential of extending the roof over the ark with a real skylight in a later phase. The flexible wireless control system allows future construction phases to add to the system as needed.
![](https://www.mfldesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/3_Sutton-Place-19PK033_105W-ENLARGED-683x1024.jpg)
![](https://www.mfldesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Sutton-Place-Syn2-1024x683.jpg)