Our comprehensive lighting design reached from master plans for the 30-acre Al-Sabah Military Academy complex to detailed layouts for its twenty-three buildings, including dormitories, classrooms, administrative spaces, and ceremonial areas.
Light sources throughout are chosen for their long life, minimizing lamp replacements on the remote site. Cool color-temperature metal halides act as an energy-efficient primary light source, and provide a perceptible sense of relief against the hot climate at night.
Warm, halogen sources are used only for the mosque, setting this structure apart as a luminous focal point. Within, canyons of light pierce through angled shafts during the calls to prayer. Carefully aimed downlights create sun-like splays of streaming light across the sidewalls, imitating the dramatic natural light effects.
Client: Ministry of Defense - State of Kuwait
Design Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Graphics: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (5a, 5b), OVI (others)
