In order to capture all considerations from a design and operational point, the lighting for the Hilton Hotel Schiphol was looked at in its entirety as a ‘Masterplan’ to ensure all areas flowed as one. The architecture and interiors establish this but the lighting design reinforces this throughout the day and night. It was essential that the lighting design was integrated and coordinated with the design team Mecanoo Architects, HBA The Gallery, London and the Operator to ensure that a seamless and cohesive scheme was met for both aesthetic merit, operational needs as well as to provide comfort for a diverse demographic of traveller to this airport hotel. The Client, Schiphol Real Estate was also dedicated to achieving a stunning world class airport hotel with the team. The M&E engineers Deerns from The Netherlands provided essential technical support and coordination throughout the project as did Hilton’s Design team. The primary design approach was to limit the down lighting and explore the overall ‘architectural story’ by integrating lighting into key interior and architectural features such as the ‘ribbon’ wall which connects the Reception, Lobby , Bar and Restaurant throughout the ground floor spaces utilising backlighting and floating of the perforated ‘ribbon’ wall.