SZ Tower The Sheikh Zayed Tower design is inspired by tradition and nature in the form of the Arabian cloak (Bisht), the inner garment (Thawb) and the pearls native to the region. The Arabic cloak has been chosen for both symbolic and functional reasons. It is often seen as a badge of national identity in…
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The Rift – Dubai
The Rift “The Rift” residential tower is a part of the Dubiotech Biotechnology and Research Park Development in Dubai. The 22-story tower, when completed, would house 400 residents in 170 units. All units are designed to maximize the views of the park for those on rear side and the city skyline for those on the…
Preston Mosque Competiton
A New Mosque for Preston The Site The topography and dynamism of the Lancashire hills are primary generators of the form and placement of the mosque. Placing it at the very top of the site loses connectivity with roads and the perimeter; sinking the building and landscape is both invasive and unsustainable. It is well…
Rose and Moon Mall (KSA )
Courtyard Villa – UAE
A courtyard, by definition, is an open space surrounded by walls, within a building. It is quite a unique spot if you think about it – one that has the airy open feeling of the exteriors yet provide adequate privacy by being within your home. The interior versions of these nature spaces are becoming more…
Cityscape Dubai
DOSHMA | EXHIBITION | SCHOOl | OFFICE
The Doshma Doshma is an architecture of change, it is a physical representation of an event, an architecture that speaks of a condition that took place during a certain moment, Doshma therefore is a built structure defined primarily by the nature of the time that first conceived it. Doshma is built entirely on assets found…
Rifat Chadirji Prize 2019 Barjeel Museum
As a continuation to the chronicles of the Islamic arts, where the vertical solidifies and innovates the evolution of arches in the Islamic architecture, while the horizontal reinvents the significance of paradise and its expression in history through the centralized order of the Islamic garden metaphorized often in the intricate geometrical patterns of the Islamic…
Visitor Center
VISITOR LEARNING AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTER Our main objective for this project was to create an environment that is accessible to everyone, an environment that aims to further stimulate the travelers’ journey through the concept of recreating and further enriching the process of learning and discovery when done amidst nature, the design-concept followed the route that…
Smart City
Rock and sand. What r the possibilities. This isn’t a conclusion, it’s the start of an idea. Flexibility is at the heart of the concept. Large, medium, small. Build more, build less. An open space, a square, a flexible place for events. Underground workshops open to the sky, for entrepreneurs. Exhibition space opens to the…