Dubai Hills · 2025
Community Park Pathways
Four kilometres of walking route lit for safety without washing out the night sky.
4.2 km
Path length
Zero
Upward light
410
Bollards
10 months
Programme
The brief
Residents wanted the paths usable after sunset; the community association wanted no light entering ground-floor windows along the boundary.
Our approach
Fully shielded bollards with zero upward output, spaced by calculation rather than by habit, and set back from the boundary edge. Vertical illuminance was checked for facial recognition distance, which is the metric that actually determines whether a path feels safe.
The outcome
Reported evening use of the paths rose substantially, with no boundary spill complaints since commissioning.
| Location | Dubai Hills |
| Completed | 2025 |
| Scope | Design, documentation |
| Size | 4.2 km of path |
| Sector | Outdoor |
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The installed scheme
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