Dubai International Financial Centre is a business initiative of the Government of Dubai and was established to become a universally recognised hub for institutional finance and as the regional gateway for the capital and investment in the Middle East. The practice was involved with producing a lighting masterplan for DIFC which encompasses approximately 2,000,000 square meters of mixed use development and the detailed design of the Gate Precinct.

The idea of the lighting masterplan is to encourage an overwhelming quality within this living piece of city, where the lighting responds cohesively to the road and transport infrastructure, gateways, architecture, hard and soft landscaping and water features. The development is structured around a 1 kilometre long external boulevard with retail mall below. This central spine forms the primary axis within the site and is visually linked to the Emirates Towers and World Trade Centre.