PROJECT BRIEF

CHALLENGED TO CREATE AN AFFORDABLE AND DESIRABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS THAT IS TO BE WELL INTEGRATED INTO UAE'S URBAN FABRIC. IT WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR DISCONNECTED SITES ALONG THE SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD, DUBAI. THE SITE CHOSEN WAS RIGHT NEXT TO THE FINANCIAL CENTRE METRO STATION, SHOWCASING ACCESSIBILITY FOR YOUNG GRADUATES TO COMMUTE THROUGH THE CITY. THE MASS WAS SPLIT TO CREATE AN URBAN CORRIDOR CONNECTING THE STREET ENVIRONMENT AND THE SITE'S METRO ACCESSIBILITY TO ITS USERS AND ALSO CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCES ALONG THE WAY.

THE TOWERS WERE ROTATED TOWARDS THE NORTHEN DIRECTION TO MAXIMIZE THE NATURAL SHADE ON ITS FACADE DURING THE EXTREME SUMMER HEAT. THE DIFFERENT HEIGHTS OF THE TOWERS CREATED A MULTI-LAYERED COMMUNITY WITH COMMON FACILITIES THAT ARE ECONOMIC AND ALSO HOUSED START-UP SPACES FOR ITS TENANTS TO GROW IN THEIR PROFESSION.