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What Is a Luminous Facade?

Can you imagine a city at night without any light? The result would be that most buildings fade into invisibility. This shows just how crucial light is for our architecture.

It is the light that shapes the buildings and reveals their textures. Moreover, it also gives rhythm, emotion, and life to the skyline.
With embedded LEDs, linear channels, pixel modules, backlit glass, or translucent materials, a luminous façade brings the building to life. Its form and illumination merge, highlighting the building’s true character after dark.

Core Categories & Lighting Methods

Architectural Lighting Integration

Light integrates with façade structure, emphasizing geometry, lines, and massing.

External Linear Lighting

LEDs hidden in mullions, columns, cornices, or metal channels.

Uplighting

Ground-level fixtures / wall washers illuminate façade upward.

Top / Side Floodlighting

Light from roof or sides emphasizes building volume.

Projection Lighting

Dynamic patterns or visuals projected externally.

Backlit & Translucent Facade Systems

Materials emit light for a soft, uniform, premium glow.

Backlit Glass

Even illumination from within, high-end effect.

Translucent / Perforated Aluminum Panels

Hidden lighting creates soft gradients and depth.

Light Box

Entire façade uniformly illuminated.

Media & Pixel Facades

Pixelated LEDs / Media Façades

Display dynamic patterns or branding content.

Compatible Facade Systems

 Unitized Curtain Wall

 Stick Curtain Wall

Aluminum Cladding & Mashrabiya

Window Wall

Luminous Facade

Key Features & Performance

1

Visual Excellence

Consistent glow, glare-free, high color fidelity, and fully adjustable tones (CCT/RGBW/DMX512).

2

Engineering Performance

Robust IP65/IP67 protection, neatly concealed wiring, serviceable modules, and energy-smart operation.

3

Architectural Integration

Flawlessly integrated with mullions and panels, no visible screws, keeping the façade airtight and watertight.

Why SunFrame ?

Precise LED installation tolerances, prefabricated modules, reliable quality

Expertise in lighting integration within façade structures

Extensive landmark project experience

Close collaboration with architects and lighting consultants

Full-service: concept → mock-up → integration → installation guidance → maintenance

Case Studies

Edge-Lit Geometry | Burj Al Mana Tower

At night, the Mashrabiya aluminum lattice curves glow along linear LED channels embedded in the profiles.
Each curve lights up on purpose, giving the tower a signature look on Doha’s skyline.

Tech Insight: The curved aluminum profiles hide LED channels, spreading smooth, glare-free light across the façade.

More About Burj Al Mana Tower

Shaping Al Mana’s Architectural Identity From High-Rise to Headquarters
Al Mana Headquarters Curtain Wall Lighting

Dynamic Mashrabiya | Al Mana Group Headquarters

Light does more than shine — it moves.

Linear LEDs within aluminum channels create soft sweeps and fading sequences, animating the façade. Traditional Mashrabiya patterns merge with modern light choreography, shaping rhythm and presence.

Tech Insight: Programmable RGBW LEDs enable gradient and directional control.

More About Al Mana Group Headquarters

Dual-Wash Skyline | MAHI Curtain Wall

Top-mounted linear lights wash downward; uplights define verticality from below.

The dual-wash effect reinforces building massing and creates a bold vertical signature at night.

Tech Insight: Unitized glass and aluminum curtain wall, balanced brightness, glare-free, energy efficient.

More About MAHI Curtain Wall

Philippines Mahi Atrium Curtain Wall - Night View
Aluminum Façade for Doha Centro Mall, Qatar

Perforated Glow | Doha Centro Mall

By night, concealed backlights awaken the façade, casting a soft, uniform radiance.

Such a luminous surface looks both welcoming and elegantly refined.

Tech Insight: Hidden backlights create uniform luminance with no hotspots.

More About Doha Centro Mall

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