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SHAMS SALES CENTER |
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Jan '09 STATUS: Competition Proposal |
| The proposed sales center provides a sensitive approach to the local ecology and landscape, especially to the fast depleting mangrove reserves of AbuDhabi. |
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EMIRATI HOUSING RESEARCH |
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Mar'09 STATUS: Research |
| Over the last year, UAE has focused its attention on addressing one of the key development sectors - the housing for their citizens. The Government of AbuDhabi in its 2030 plan has identified the need for over 50,000 private residential units in this emirate. |
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AL NASSEEM |
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Nov '08 STATUS: Ongoing |
| Inspired by the natural features of Al Ain, and the dense urban fabric of traditional islamic cities, the master plan for Al Nasseem creates an unique synergy between urbanity and landscape. |
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THE WHITE HOTEL |
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Sep '08 STATUS: Competition Proposal |
| The White hotel is inspired by the traditional Muqarnas in Islamic architecture that are generated by rhythmic arrangement of simple geometries to create an intricate and rich formal identity . |
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AL GHADEER SALES CENTER |
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Oct '08 STATUS: Tender |
| The sales center is conceived like an oasis in the desert, able to generate and sustain a delicate micro-environment - a paradisiacal destination that users want to arrive and experience. |
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MOUNTAIN VILLA |
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Sep '08 STATUS: Proposal |
| Mountain villa is about experiencing a unique lifestyle between land and sky. The Villa is sensitive to Al Ain environment through its strategic use of materiality, colors, and atmosphere. |
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GARDEN VILLA |
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Sep '08 STATUS: Competition Proposal |
| Nestled into the mountains of Jebel Hafeet, the project site is a green patch of land used for golf. The proposal looks for opportunities to cluster villas in a way that would take maximum advantage of the extensive greenery. |
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XERITOWN - Masterplan for a desert |
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Apr '07. STATUS: Authorities Approval |
| The urban master plan for the "Xeri"town is composed of a number of dense urban clusters located within a uniquely (non) landscaped setting, that not only recall the image that the prevailing wind currents carve in the desert sand but also make the development profit from the cooling sea breeze. |
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SUSTAINABLE GARDEN CITY |
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Sep '07. STATUS: Visionary Masterplan |
| The Garden was born in the desert. An isolated anamoly in an otherwise dry and uninhabitable environment,
they become sources of life, allowing for settlements to develop, and inhabitation of the hostile weather possible. |
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CITE LA MODA |
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Feb '08 STATUS: Proposal |
| CITE LA MODA or the city of fashion is a 25 Hectare development in the Bawadi area of Dubai, which is christened to become the biggest hospitality hub of the region. The development focuses on bringing together the three worlds of fashion, luxury and beauty into a common fabric that offers miriad possibilities of HI-Life. |
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HOUSE BOAT - `O` de Squisito |
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Feb '06. STATUS: Completed |
| X-Architects closely collaborated with Leen Vandaele, interior decorator architect and design consultant from
Squisito, to create a houseboat that inventively combines the nautical lifestyle of relaxation and enjoyment
with crisp architectural tectonics. |
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TBT SHOWROOM |
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Jun '05. STATUS: Completed |
| TBT Showroom is a creation of a
new urban entity on a dense and
historic urban fabric of Naif area in
downtown Dubai. The 120 sqm site
surrounded by four Sikkas (allies)
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to be explored. |
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PUBLIC SHADING STRUCTURE |
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Mar '08. STATUS: Proposal |
| The project arose from a client brief that required a space for informal gatherings, activities and business interactions in the plaza of the financial hub of Dubai. To generate an active public pocket in a hot climate like Dubai, the solution was to create an urban shade- And for that nothing is better than a simple tree. |
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ISMAEIL VILLA |
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May '06. STATUS: Completed |
| This Small house for a family of four is an attempt to create a purearchitectural space. |
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DESERT CAFE |
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Mar '08. STATUS: Proposal |
| Dubai has constantly been unraveling projects that take pride in two things hard to come by in a desert- lush greenery and water. As a critique on this current trend, the proposed café is an attempt to celebrate the often neglected/forgotten natural setting of Dubai- the Desert.
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MINI HOUSE |
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Jun '04. STATUS: Proposal |
| The mini house is a proposal for a compact house, that can create dense urban clusters which respond to the local needs of weather and privacy. |
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ESFAHAN VILLA |
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Jan '06. STATUS: Proposal |
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DYNAMIC SHADING DEVICE |
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Aug '03. STATUS: Proposal |
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URBAN STUDY- Dubai Creek |
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May '03. STATUS: Research |
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