In addition to the unique architectural design of The Lalu, the hotel's lighting was integrated in the planning from the early stages. Lighting designer Nathan Thompson, who teaches lighting arts classes at Melbourne University in Australia , has created lighting for major performing arts groups worldwide and continues to design lighting for buildings with world-class architects.

Contrasting light and shadow, bright and dim, Mr Thompson excels at using lighting to accentuate objects, create desired moods and produce mystical and dramatic effects. His lighting appears as splendid as a silk brocade or as flowing layers of grain in wood.

The lighting at The Lalu harmonises with the changing intensity of natural sunlight and is never harsh. Each day, seven light changes occur at different time periods and in different settings. At night, the graceful motion of branches and leaves are made visible by lights projected from the treetops to the ground.

Lighting at The Lalu reminds us of the line from a famous poem: “ Just as the shadows of flowers are carried away by the setting sun, the moon appears and harkens them back.”