Situated in the heart of the major new neighbourhood of Dubai Creek Harbour, the Palace Dubai Creek Harbour is Emaar’s latest luxury hospitality destination. The architecture and interior are a blend of contemporary and traditional Arab styling with clean lines and rich selection of materiality.

dpa were engaged to design the lighting for all of the front of house, rooms and exterior spaces. The lighting design needed to respond to the soft palette of the interiors and reinforce the warmth and welcomeness of the hotel and residences. Careful attention was given to the concealment and integration of luminaires so that only the lit effect is seen and also to the selection of light sources within the decorative elements. Another critical aspect of the lighting design was the sympathetic transition of the interior areas into the exterior courtyards and Porte Cochere as these were very much visually shared spaces.

Client: Emaar
Project Management: Mirage Leisure and Development
Architecture: GAJ
Interiors: LW Design Group
Landscape: South Landscape Consultants
Photography: Alex Jeffries Photography Group