A 1st-century monument, opened to the public for five nights. Plan A delivered the heritage projection and architectural lighting layer for "Of Water & Stone" — the marble exhibition at We Design Beirut 2025, produced by STONES by Rania Malli and curated by Nour Osseiran.
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Tucked five metres below street level between Banks Street and Capuchin Street, the 1st-century Roman Baths sit at the architectural heart of Beirut Central District — discovered in 1968, and largely closed to the public ever since.
For five nights in October 2025, We Design Beirut reopened the dig to the city. Twenty-one designers, two thousand years of stone, and one cool, slow-breathing light rig from Plan A — the projection & lighting layer for the "Of Water & Stone" marble exhibition.
"Of Water and Stone reinterprets the site's history of ritual and cleansing — a poetic dialogue between material and site that merges the ancient and the contemporary in a narrative of continuity."
— ArchDaily · Oct 2025"At the Roman Baths, Of Water and Stone reimagined ancient rituals of cleansing and connection through contemporary marble design."
— Archipanic · Oct 2025"Collaboration can rebuild what was once broken — not only physically, but also emotionally and socially."
— Mariana Wehbe, Founder, We Design Beirut
Roman Baths, Beirut — a case in point. From concept to opening, and every night since.
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