West Hotel
A 19-metre atrium void asked to read as a single sheet of daylight, with no visible joint and no access panel.
The technical problem became the design system.
The constraint
The interior design called for an atrium ceiling with no perceptible seam across a 19.4-metre clear span, while the MEP layout required 46 sprinkler heads, 12 smoke detectors and four access hatches to sit within the same plane.
Conventional panelised membrane would have introduced a weld line every 3.2 metres, visible under grazing light from the facade glazing.
The response
We specified a wide-format translucent membrane welded off site into a single sheet and set out the perimeter profile against a laser survey taken after the slab was poured, not from the design model.
Services were resolved into magnetic drop-in bezels colour-matched to the membrane, and the backlit cavity was set at 420 mm with a diffuse white return to hold luminance uniformity above 0.7 across the field.
Scope of works.
| Discipline | Design | Engineering | Approvals | Supply | Installation | Commissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stretch ceilings | ||||||
| Fibre optic lighting | ||||||
| Architectural lighting | ||||||
| Lighting controls |
Systems specified.
Project team.
- Client
- Meridian Hospitality Group
- Operator
- Meridian Bay Collection
- Architect
- Hawkins Peret Architects
- Interior design
- Studio Anvaya
- Lighting design
- Lumen Field Consultants
- MEP consultant
- WSP Middle East
- Main contractor
- Al Maktoum Contracting
- Unidecors scope
- Ceilings, lighting, controls
Installed.
Bring us the intent.
Send the reflected ceiling plan and the design narrative. We will come back with buildability comments and an indicative rate per square metre.