THE LIGHT RESORT

by Tamanna Akhter

The Light Resort responds to the environmental, medical and social implications of light pollution in Tromsø. The hotel and health enterprise invites users with symptoms of seasonal depression and sleep-related disorders providing treatments to restore their circadian rhythm clock. In Northern Norway and many of its surrounding regions suffer from extreme light variation between seasons. The resort uses a solar system to redistribute the artificial light generated in the town through the winter periods and directs natural daylight during summer to be dispersed throughout the resort. Chromotherapy is the featured therapeutic practice which uses the visible spectrum of electromagnetic radiation to cure various diagnoses. Using light in the form of colour to balance and heal both physical and mental energy, allows for a tranquil experience for the user. The wider site is designed as a dark sky preserve, welcoming visitors from across the globe to experience a real night sky.