Project Zero represents a multi-functional
development consisting of residential, retail
and office units. The building is located on a prominent street with direct view of all cars and adjacent homes making the lighting scheme
critical.
The design of the architecture as well as
the introduction of the rolling mashrabiyas
results in a constantly changing external
impression of the building. This becomes
especially evident during night time hours
where light penetrating from behind screens makes them that much more present.
A range of light effects including the interior
lighting, a wash of light on balcony walls,
and grazing of solid walls aims to accentuate
the screens as they are moved by
tenants and enhance the changes in the
external elevations, and to create a more
consistent exterior night time impression
when all or the majority of interior lights are
off and tenants are either away or asleep.
Keeping in mind the primary residential use
of the buildings, the façade lighting aims to
be unobtrusive, simple and elegant, with
only neutral white colors used for façade
lighting, and more warmer tones of light are
used for interior lighting.
Selected light sources are full cut off, with
care taken to avoid exposed washing of
walls, and lights directed up into the night
sky.
Client
TKDP
Year
2022
Scope
Facade, Interior, Landscape Lighting
“THE SUCCESS OF ANY PROJECT REQUIRES CREATIVITY, PASSION, DEDICATION AND MOST IMPORTANTLY LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE.”
- TARIQ KHAYAT, TKDP