One Za’abeel 2023
Category
- Mixed Use
Scope
- Facade
- Interior
Year
- 2023
Location
- Middle East
Project Team
- Tokyo
Client : Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD)
Design : Nikken Sekkei
A new iconic gateway now stands along the highway connecting Dubai International Airport to the city. The structure is two high-rise towers on either side of the highway, joined at 100 meters above ground by “THE LINK.” The lighting design emphasizes the vertical volume of the towers with linear lighting tracing the glass fins. The tower podium features indirect lighting highlighting stacked louvers to create a layered silhouette effect. The external form of THE LINK is outlined with linear lighting, while uplights enhance the structural form. Decorative dot lights are added for extra drama to complete the design. The lighting plan was carefully designed to ensure the structure’s visibility and impact at various distances, perspective, mid-range, and close-up.
Photo credits : HUFTON+CROW/VIEW (from left 1 ), Koji Horiuchi (from left 2, 3)