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SETTING THE BENCHMARK A GLIMPSE OF WHAT WE CAN EXPECT AT REEM ISLAND’S LATEST ARCHITECTUAL LANDMARK – PIXEL BY IMKAN PROPERTIES
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n the far-east corner of Reem Island, a future architectural landmark is in the making. A project that raises the quality benchmark for mixed-use residential developments in the region. PIXEL, the seven-tower development by IMKAN Properties in collaboration with famous Rotterdam Architects MVRDV, continues the story 50 | CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS NEWS ME | JULY 2021
of the new Makers District community. IMKAN activated the District last year through the launch of Cove Beach, which despite the challenges of Covid-19 has proved to be the number one beach club hotspot in the city. As we approach the site, it is clear that the concrete structure of PIXEL’s seven towers is now complete. The stepping profile of the towers from the rear of the
site toward the coastline, (from 20 stories on Tower 4 to 10 stories on Tower 1) is very evident. From afar and closer still, the development commands a very different feel and scale to other towers on the island. On Towers 5 and 6, where offsite factory made bathroom pods are connected, mechanical, electrical and plumbing works are in and finishes being installed, and where pre-cast façade panels, window frames and glazing are being fixed at a rapid rate, the controlled nature of the periphery facades belie the complex nature of what will be the jewel within PIXEL. MVRDV once described the project as ‘the oyster and the pearl’. Their projects often have a moment of surprise or a ‘reveal’. PIXEL will be no different. The incredibly rich design of the patterned WWW.CBNME.COM
