
AL DUQM AL WASTA REGION
DUQM, OMAN

lighting
Inside the coastal district neighborhood as a part of Al Duqm, Urban Design
Masterplan project. The site primary land use as tourism area predominantly
dedicated to hospitality. Lighting design for hospitality aims to create identity
and unique visual impression that can attract visitor’s eyes and help bring
comfort and tranquility during their stay. The special lighting design process in
this project has 2 phases: Phase 1 (apartment, facility, town house), phase 1A
(office and hotel)
Inspired by the traditional light of the local Bedouin. Simple, warm, and elegant
lighting implies the warmth of Bedouin traditional light. The lighting concept is to
catch the warmth of Bedouin tent and try to highlight the characteristics of
middle eastern buildings such as thick wall columns and tones of colors that tend
to be warm. "Authentic" Clean and modern types of lighting methods help to
reveal the authenticity of middle east style architecture (-to make it bold) by
applying warm colors and soft light to the building's facade so that it looks
luxurious. "Depth" the distance from the front to the back of something. Depth
will help our eyes to define levels of the space by enhance the thickness of the
walls or columns with lighting.
Project Facts
Type: Apartment, Facility, Townhouse
Client: PT Airmas Asri
Service: Special Lighting
Year: 2020