Conceptual

Glass Mosque Lighting | Materiality & Light

The purpose of the project is to design the interior artificial lighting of Al Burouj Mosque designed by CDC. The structure of the building is clear and frosted glass. The lighting should take into consideration the effect of the reflective and transparent material into the architectural language of the space.

The complex layered architecture creates punches of sunlight on the floor of the mosque that changes over time. The lighting concept is inspired by how daylight penetrates the building. The users go through the same five phases in the mosque: penetration, branching, congregating, refracting and harmonizing.

The lighting concept refers to these phases to create zones of light on the horizontal plane and the vertical volume of the mosque, creating a center of dramatic high contrast lighting creating a feeling of awe at the dome.

Westown Hub | Landscape Lighting

The purpose of the project is to design the lighting of a prototype in Westown Compound designed by MHDH. The designed landscape and unit entrance are key to creating a sense of belonging and safety for residents.

The master plan is designed based on increased privacy and clear circulation paths with small interaction hubs. This same concept is applied for the interior design of the twin house.

The landscape of the unit is divided into two spaces: the front yard with the entrance and the backyard with an enclosed seating. The experience of the resident is taken into consideration, where first the entrance is approached through a hidden gate that gives clear guidance while maintaining privacy for its intended users. And last, the backyard designed to be a secret garden with different areas yet remains ambient, cozy and secluded.

Contemplation space in Stockholm | Daylight Experimentation

The purpose of the project is to create a building to contemplate Daylight in Stockholm. The site is located on a busy street, Odengatan. In a country where daylight is dynamic, designing for daylight is crucial to adapt to various daylight conditions throughout the year.

Our concept is to allow users to appreciate the maximum daylight and disconnect from the reality of the busy life of the street through three spaces: a semi open space, a transition space and a contemplation room. Each of them is designed to capture light in an optimum way at a specific hour.

The building keeps the shape of a traditional Swedish architecture, but from the inside allows users to disconnect through the simple roofs slits that overcast interesting shadows on the playful floor of the contemplation room at midday and the evening.

Office Atrium | Interactive Lighting

The purpose of the project is to design the atrium of the Snackan office building in Stockholm designed by BAU Architects. The building’s main atrium represents a public access from the city center to the seafront. The public access leads to another interior atrium from which employees access the office building. A flow from public to private is guiding users throughout the building.

The building’s architecture proposal suggests a rigid and angular geometry that creates an enriching visual experience. The lighting design concept tends to break the rigidity of the space by introducing a harmonious flow.

Inspired by how people flow in public urban crowded spaces, mimicking the movement of flock of birds, the design aimed to address the three principles of flocking: separation, alignment and cohesion.

Azad Compound | Masterplan Lighting Design

The purpose of the project is to design the lighting master-plan of Azad Compound designed by MHDH. It is important to incorporate landscape lighting with the facade lighting of apartment buildings and the community center allowing to create a homogeneous story line among all parks.

Each park is designed in a way to ensure security and adaptability to its target users. Based on the users and the activities in the park, each group of open spaces is entitled to trigger an element for the user, either the soul, heart or body.

The transition from private spaces to more public ones is suggesting that the lighting is dimmed and personal with high contrast elements at the private and serenity parks. Then with more open spaces more diffused light is used to ensure security for the kids and family members allowing for interaction.

KTH Architecture School | Lighting Machine Design

The purpose of the project is to create a machine that creates a lighting effect in a specific room of the Architecture building.

The site being a calm narrow room for temporal use of the computer or quick activities, inspired us to create a still room to temporarily calm students during their stressful days.

The concept of the project is to create a smooth transition initiated by the architecture students’ motion to calm their minds into a still moment, hence recharge to continue their fast rhythm.