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Blue Voyage Lobby in Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab, Dubai

23 October 2025

Design: Studio RAP

Location: Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Photos: Riccardo De Vecchi

Blue Voyage Lobby, Dubai, UAE

Studio RAP has designed and produced two large-scale ceramic walls for the entrance lobby of Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab, a new luxury hotel in Dubai. Positioned on either side of the entry, the walls define and frame the approach into the building, creating a calm yet expressive moment of arrival.

Titled Blue Voyage, the project draws inspiration from the nearby Gulf. The curved forms recall the movement of waves, while the surface patterns become increasingly intricate up close, revealing flowing lines and layered ridges that respond to light and shadow throughout the day.

Large, specially designed corner tiles wrap the pattern seamlessly around the edges, enhancing the sculptural quality and spatial clarity of the installation.

Each wall measures six metres high and nine metres long. In total, Studio RAP designed and 3D-printed around 900 unique ceramic tiles, each one generated parametrically and produced in-house at the studio’s facility in Rotterdam. This approach enabled full control over form, fit, and material quality throughout the entire process.

Blue Voyage is among the largest 3D-printed ceramic architectural installations in the world. It embodies Studio RAP’s ongoing pursuit of uniting computational design with craftsmanship, using advanced fabrication techniques to bring expressive, durable, and site-specific elements into contemporary architecture.

Blue Voyage Lobby in Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab, Dubai, UAE – Building Information

Project Name: Blue Voyage

Location: Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab, Dubai (UAE)

Client: Dubai Holding Real Estate
Designer: Studio RAP – https://studiorap.nl/
Architect (main building): Killa Design
3D Ceramic Printing: Studio RAP
Firing and Glazing: Royal Tichelaar
Photographer: Studio RAP / Riccardo De Vecchi

About Studio RAP
Studio RAP is an award-winning architectural design studio based in Rotterdam, pioneering the use of 3D-printed ceramics in contemporary architecture. By merging digital design, innovation, and craftsmanship, the studio creates expressive façades, spatial installations, and architectural elements that redefine how architecture can be made.

With a fully-equipped ceramic production facility, Studio RAP designs, develops, and fabricates every project in-house, from concept and material research to prototyping and realization. Working on projects worldwide, the studio adds new layers of materiality and expression to the built environment.