PROJECT BRIEF 06

THE MAIN GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO REDEVELOP THE LOCAL AREA WHILE KEEPING THE EXISTING STRUCTURES AND BUILDINGS STILL STANDING, AND TO FOCUS ON THE DIFFERENT CHALLENGES FACED BY THE PEOPLE LIVING/WORKING IN THAT AREA. DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE IS THE MAIN FINANCIAL HUB OF THE CITY AND LACKED MANY URBAN DESIGN NECESSITIES IN DIFFERENT AREAS THAT HAD TO BE WORKED ON.

THE SITE IS MORE ACCESSIBLE. ADDITIONAL ROADS ARE BEING ADDED. IT IS STARTING TO BECOME MORE COMPLEX.

THE AIM OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO WORK IN A GROUP OF FOUR PEOPLE AND REDESIGN THE URBAN AREA AROUND THE DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE AREA. AFTER A THROUGH SITE VISIT , THERE WAS AN ANALYSIS CREATED OF THE AREA. LOOKING AT THE CONDITIONS AT SITE A LOT OF THINGS WERE NOTED TO IMPROVE IN THE EXISTING SITE.

DESPITE IT BEING ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DISTRICTS IN THE CITY IT HAS VERY FEW CONNECTIONS DIRECTLY VIA ROAD. IT HAS A VERY GOOD CONNECTION TO THE CITY'S METRO LINE . BUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE METRO AND ITS URBAN CONTEXT NEEDS TO BE MORE EMPHASIZED TO ENHANCE THE SURROUNDING URBAN ENVIRONMENT.

LACK OF PUBLIC SPACES AND A PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT WAS ALSO NOTICED. VARIOUS BUILDINGS ON SITE WERE ALSO NOT WELL MAINTAINED. NOTICING THE IMPORTANCE OF ITS LOCATION MAINTENANCE OF THE SITE AND BUILDING FACADE IS ALSO A NECESSITY.

THE ABSENCE OF GREEN AREAS ON THE SITE WAS A MAJOR CONCERN AS IT CREATES A HUGE IMPACT ON THE MICRO-CLIMATE AND IS ALSO PLAYS A HUGE PART IN PROVIDING NATURAL SHADE FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE LARGE HOT CLIMATE OF DUBAI.

I WORKED ON ALL THE URBAN ANALYSIS AND DESIGN SOLUTIONS TOGETHER WITH THE GROUP. WHILE THE 3D MODEL [BOTH COMPUTER AIDED AND PHYSICAL] WAS DONE BY ME ALONE WITH THE HELP OF 3DS MAX, REVIT AND LASER CUT MODELING. EVERY MEMBER WAS GRADED BASED ON THEIR WORK AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROJECT.