Light Middle East Awards 2025: Finalists

We are delighted to share that four dpa projects are finalists in the Light Middle East Awards 2025.

Both The OWO, London and The BoTree, London are finalists in the Project of the Year International category while One & Only One Za’abeel, Dubai and Palace Dubai Creek Harbour Hotel are finalists in the Project of the Year MEA category. Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on 16th January at the Dubai World Trade Centre!

 

 

The BoTree, London

Thank you to Arc Magazine who have published a wonderful article about dpa project The BoTree, London in their October 2024 edition.

Please click here to read this article in full.

 

Welcome to Melina Zarkadoula

We are delighted to announce that Melina Zarkadoula has joined the dpa team as a Designer, working alongside Sotirios Stamatopoulos in Athens. We look forward to working with Melina and wish her every success and a progressive lighting design career with us.

Michael Curry and Ian Clarke become Associate Partners

We are delighted to announce that Michael Curry and Ian Clarke are now Associate Partners. Nick Hoggett commented, “this is a proud moment for us, Michael and Ian have been part of the dpa family for a long time and instrumental in the ongoing success of the practice, bringing a great depth of knowledge, experience and leadership to the team”.

Work Light Balance

dpa Senior Associate Iain Carlile looks at two related papers in a special wellbeing issue of Lighting Research and Technology.  Please click here to view this article in full.

This article was published in the Society of Light and Lighting’s newsletter ‘Light Lines’ July/August 2024 edition.

Further editions of the Society of Light and Lighting’s newsletter ‘Light Lines’ can be found on their website www.cibse.org or by clicking here.

IO House wins British Home Awards 2024, Best use of Smart Technology

We are thrilled that dpa project IO House has won the ‘Best use of Smart Technology’ category in the British Home Awards 2024!

In close collaboration with the Client and design team, the innovative smart home by SMC delivers a family home filled with surprising lighting elements to reflect the families personality and playfulness, whilst also responding to the open plan architecture and extension of the living space into the courtyards and landscaped gardens. Unexpected lighting elements, such as backlit onyx walls, and a twinkly green wall are all programmable from an app, allowing the family to create personalised patterns and flashing light sequences.

Further details about this stunning project can be found by clicking here.

Interior Designers: KSR Architects & Interior Designers
Contractor: MY Construction
Smart Home Consultant: SMC Smart Homes
MEP & Sustainability Consultant: Integration
Landscape Designer: Randle Siddeley
Project Managers and Quantity Surveyor: BTP Group
Heritage Consultant: Heritage Collective
Structural Engineers: Price & Myers
Planning Consultant: dp9
Photography: Taran Wilkhu Photography (image above) © and Adam Letch (exterior photographs)