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Outdoor Lighting Design — UAE

Bring the Garden into Evening.

Soft, layered outdoor lighting — composed to shape the garden's mood after sunset. Calm pathways, glowing pergolas, lit features and easy app control, designed for the way you live outdoors.

Designed, not just installed
Set the mood from your phone
Built to last in the local climate
Pergola and feature lighting woven in
Featured
Pergola + Feature Lighting — Palm Villa
Warm interior glow · Designed at build stage
Pool + Water Feature Lighting
Cool-toned underwater LED
Pathway & Step Lighting
Warm amber low-glare
Tree Uplighting & Feature Lighting
Mature palms, sculpted shadows
Festoon Lighting for Entertaining
Permanent string installation · Outdoor cabling
Smart App Control
Adjust scenes, set timers, control from anywhere.
Designed, not just installed
Set the mood from your phone
Built to last in the local climate
Pergola and feature lighting woven in
150+
Lighting Design Projects
5 scenes
Average Per Garden
Smart
App Control Standard
12V LED
Long-Life Low-Voltage System
Outdoor Lighting Services
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01
Lighting Design, From Scratch

Lighting treated as a design discipline, not a list of fittings. We look at how you'd like to use the garden in the evening, then compose the scenes, fixtures and feel that bring it to life.

Design DisciplineScene CompositionLighting PlanDesigned First
02
Soft Pathways and Steps

Quiet pathway and step lighting for safe, easy movement through the garden after dark — designed to glow rather than glare, with low-voltage cabling routed neatly out of sight.

BollardsIn-GroundStep LightsRecessedLow-Voltage
03
Trees and Features Lit With Care

Considered uplighting that brings depth to mature palms, sculpted trees and architectural features — turning a flat night-time garden into something composed and atmospheric.

Mature PalmsFeature TreesSculpted ShadowsComposed Effect
04
Pergola and Outdoor Living Lighting

Soft, layered lighting woven into your pergola, pavilion or outdoor living area — planned at the design stage so it sits cleanly within the structure, with a warm glow that invites you to stay out longer.

Pergola LightingPavilionsIntegratedRetrofit Possible
05
Pool and Water Feature Lighting

Pool lighting and water feature illumination that turns water into one of the garden's most beautiful evening elements — underwater fixtures rated for the long term, and feature lighting that makes the water dance.

UnderwaterColour TonesLong-Term RatedRenovation Retrofit
06
Quiet Boundary and Security Lighting

Considered perimeter lighting that adds gentle definition and reassurance — without harsh glare on the house, the neighbours or the night sky.

Discreet SecurityBoundary WashGate LightingNeighbourly Spec
07
Set the Mood from Your Phone

Smart outdoor lighting with simple, named scenes — one tap for entertaining, one for a calm evening, one for security. Easy to live with, easy to change as the garden changes.

One-Tap ScenesApp ControlVoice ControlSunset Schedules
08
Solar Lighting Where It Suits

Discreet, well-made solar lighting for spots that don't need wiring — gentle markers and accent lights with replaceable batteries, built to last rather than the cheap garden-centre kind.

SustainableLong-Life SolarReplaceable BatteriesMulti-Year Warranty
09
Festoon Lighting for Long Evenings

Permanent, beautifully strung festoon lighting over your dining and entertaining spaces — cabled in properly, so it always looks intentional and never temporary.

Permanent FestoonOutdoor CablingDining AreasPatio Glow
The Signature Approach

Five Scenes for the Way You Live Outdoors

Lighting isn't a list of fittings — it's the moods you compose. Every full lighting design we deliver includes these five scenes, programmed into a single app and gentle on the eye.

1
Welcome

A warm, inviting first impression — driveway, entrance and front door softly lit so arriving home feels like a gentle landing.

Typical fixturesPath lights · Wall lights · Entrance uplighting
2
Quiet evenings

The everyday background glow that draws you outside — warm, easy and pleasant for morning coffee, after-work relaxation and the slow part of the evening.

Typical fixturesPergola lighting · Tree uplights · Wall washes
3
Entertaining

A more atmospheric setting for friends and gatherings — festoons strung overhead, feature trees lit, the pool gently glowing. The garden at its most celebratory.

Typical fixturesFestoon strings · Pool lights · Features at full
4
Dinner outside

A softer, more focused setting for outdoor dining — pathways gently lit, ambient features dimmed, and a warm pool of light over the table.

Typical fixturesPathways low · Pergola dimmed · Warm table light
5
Late and away

When the house is sleeping or you're away — discreet perimeter lighting and gentle automation, so the garden looks present and cared for without feeling lit up.

Typical fixturesDiscreet security · Boundary wash · Minimal ambient
Warm-to-Cool Colour Temperature Scale

Outdoor lighting should lean warm. We specify colour temperature scene-by-scene — never one-size-fits-all.

2200KCandle / festoon
2700KWarm pergola / ambient
3000KPathway / feature
4000KTask / boundary
5000K+Pool / cool accent
All five scenes accessible from a single app tap. Properly designed lighting systems make the garden feel like multiple different spaces depending on what you're using it for.
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How It Works

From first visit to a glowing garden.

1
Visit and listen

We walk the garden with you and talk about how you use it in the evening — and how you'd like to.

2
Lighting design

A considered plan: the scenes, the fixtures, the warmth of the light, and how everything talks to your phone.

3
Quiet installation

Low-voltage cabling routed cleanly out of sight; fixtures placed with care; everything coordinated with your electrician.

4
Set the scenes

Each scene programmed into a single, simple app — with sunset schedules so it all just happens.

5
Dusk walkthrough

We come back at dusk to fine-tune the aim of each light and the feel of each scene with you.

Lighting Investment

Outdoor Lighting Packages

Three starting frameworks. All quotes are itemised and fully transparent — fixtures, cabling, programming, and dusk walkthrough included as standard.

Pathway & Step Lighting
From AED 4.5K

Targeted pathway and step lighting for safe navigation and a defined evening garden edge.

What's included
Site visit + lighting plan
12V low-voltage cabling
6–10 path / step fixtures (sized to garden)
Sunset timer programming
Owner walkthrough at dusk
12-month workmanship + LED warranty
Lighting Retrofit / Single Feature
From AED 2.5K

Targeted addition to existing garden — a single zone, feature, or pergola integration retrofit.

What's included
Targeted lighting addition to existing garden
3–5 feature lights or single zone
Cabling integrated with existing system where possible
Programming added to existing smart system
Walkthrough at dusk
12-month workmanship guarantee

All prices are indicative starting points. Your itemised quote depends on garden size, fixture count, and smart system. VAT applicable.

Built for the UAE
The Garden's Best Hours Are After Sunset.

So much of life here happens in the evening. We design lighting that turns the garden into your favourite room after dark — calm, layered, and easy to live with year-round.

Designed for evening living
So much of life here happens after sunset. We design lighting that unlocks the garden as your favourite evening room, six months of the year and more.
Built to last in this climate
Low-voltage systems and weather-rated fixtures throughout — safer, longer-lasting and easier to extend as the garden grows.
Easy to live with
One-tap scenes, voice control and sunset schedules — set up cleanly, so the garden looks after itself in the background.
Why Choose Us

The City Renovations Difference

Lighting designed, not just installed

We compose scenes, not lay out fittings. The result is a garden that looks considered after dark, not just lit.

Five scenes for the way you live

Every full design includes welcome, quiet evenings, entertaining, dinner outside and late-and-away — set up in one app.

Built to last in this climate

Low-voltage systems and weather-rated fixtures throughout — safer, longer-lasting and easier to live with.

Easy to control

One-tap scenes, voice control and sunset schedules. The garden runs itself, the way you've decided.

Woven into the build

Where we can, we plan lighting at the same time as the pergola, paving and planting — so it sits in cleanly, not bolted on later.

We come back at dusk

Lighting only proves itself at dusk. We come back to fine-tune the aim and feel of every scene before we hand over.

Reviews

From Our Lighting Design Clients

★★★★★

"We had the entire villa garden lighting designed and installed during our renovation. The five scenes (welcome, ambient, entertaining, intimate, security) all run from the app — total transformation of the garden after dark. The dusk walkthrough where they fine-tuned every fixture aim was the level of attention we'd not seen before."

Sarah Chen · Palm Jumeirah Villa
★★★★★

"Added pergola integrated lighting and pathway lights to our existing garden. The pergola lighting in particular has changed how we use the space — used the outdoor dining area three times this week. Smart control is brilliant."

Khalid Al Rashidi · Springs Villa
★★★★★

"Had a mature garden with no lighting. Added uplighting to seven mature trees and the front entrance feature. Suddenly the garden has presence at night that it never had before. Modest scope, transformative result."

Mariam Al Suwaidi · Mirdif Villa
FAQ

Outdoor Lighting Questions

Because the difference between a garden with lights and a garden with lighting design is night-and-day. A designed lighting system creates scenes — welcome, ambient, entertaining, intimate, security — that transform how the space is used. Without design, you typically end up with bright glare in some places, dark shadows in others, and no coherent atmosphere. We treat lighting as a design discipline.
12V low-voltage is safer (no electrocution risk), more flexible to retrofit (cabling is shallow and doesn't require electrician for every connection), longer-lasting in wet UAE conditions (less corrosion), and easier to expand later. 230V mains lighting can be cheaper for fixtures but requires deeper trenching, conduit, and qualified electrical work for any change. We strongly prefer 12V for outdoor lighting installations.
Usually yes — 12V low-voltage cabling can be installed in shallow trenches under mulch and around planting beds without major garden disruption. New fixtures can be added to existing 12V systems straightforwardly. The exception is when the existing system is 230V mains, which is harder to extend.
Smart outdoor systems (Hue, Lutron, etc.) use Wi-Fi or Bluetooth-connected drivers and fixtures. Scenes are programmed in an app — single-tap activation of welcome, entertaining, ambient, security, etc. Schedules trigger at sunset. Voice control via Alexa or Google. Once set up, you rarely think about it — the lighting just does what it should.
A full villa lighting design with 5-scene smart programming typically starts from AED 18,000 — covering design, lighting plan, fixtures, cabling, smart system, and dusk programming. Pure pathway lighting installations start from AED 4,500. Single-feature retrofits from AED 2,500. Cost scales with garden size and fixture count.
Strongly during the build, where possible. Cabling can be integrated cleanly into hardscape construction (under paving, behind walls, within pergola structure) — far harder and messier as a retrofit. If we're doing your hardscape, we coordinate the lighting in the same phase. Retrofits are still possible and often the right move for established gardens, but build-stage integration is always cleaner.
Free dusk consultation

Bring Your Garden Into Evening.

A designer visits at dusk, listens to how you'd like the garden to feel after dark, and sends a lighting plan and quote within five working days.

Free dusk site visit within five days
Five scenes for the way you live outdoors
Built to last in the local climate
Dusk walkthrough so it feels right
12-month workmanship + 5yr LED warranty
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