Cave House Project, located in Dubai’s Bluewaters area, is a project with a broad operating remit, offering visitors exciting game halls and special parties, restaurants, and a food court, as well as a variety of entertainment spaces catering to adults such as golf, an escape room, and laser tag.
Architecture firm
Zomorrodi & Associates
Location
Blue Waters, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Shahrooz Zomorrodi
Design team
Nastaran Shabanzadeh, Hamed Noorian
Visualization
Afshin Khodabandlou
Typology
Commercial › Entertainment Complex
Have you ever encountered sandstorms? If you have ever spent some time in Dubai or any other city in UAE, especially during spring and summer, you have probably witnessed its tropical desert climate and massive sandstorms. And you might know that when they occur, they slow down or, on larger scales, completely shut down the city’s ordinary rhythm.
Project name
Absorbent Sandstorm Skyscraper Dubai
Architecture firm
Kalbod Design Studio
Visualization
Shaghayegh Nemati, Sara Rajabi, Ziba Baghban
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohamad Rahimizadeh
Design team
Shaghayegh Nemati, Zahra Tavasoli, Fateme Shaerzadeh
Typology
Future Architecture
Twenty-seven tents, donated to EAA by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, will be placed in refugee and displaced communities in Syria, Turkey and Yemen.
Project name
EAA Foundation Tents
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Location
Syria, Turkey, Yemen, Pakistan
Photography
Luke Hayes, Education Above All Foundation (EEA)
Principal architect
Zaha Hadid, Patrik Schumacher
Design team
David Reeves, Ilya Pereyaslavtsev, Ramon Weber, Vladislav Bek Bulatov, Henry David Louth, Vishu Bhooshan, Li Chen, Ruxandra Matei
Collaborators
Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, Dar Al-Handasah, Architen Landrell
Structural engineer
Buro Happold
Construction
Duol TR / Tensaform
Client
Education Above All Foundation
Typology
Educational, School, Clinics, Emergency Shelters, Refugee Camp
Scholars and dignitaries discuss and celebrate the role of museums as hubs in contributing to peacebuilding and social cohesion through presentations, an interactive exhibition, and a concert by Bait Al Oud Orchestra of Sudan.
Written by
Mohamad Adham Al-Sayed
Photography
ICCROM - Sharjah
Looking ahead to the new year, Dubai-based Architect, Entrepreneur and Founder of Concept ME, Nina Parvaresh outlines her key trend predictions in the world of design.
Built from the ground up as a structure and an interior ecosystem that breathes elemental life and traces veins of light, The Khayriya Building is an office space that defies commercial design.
Project name
Khayriya Office Building, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Architecture firm
Concept Me by Nina
Location
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Principal architect
Nina Parvaresh
Design team
Concept Me by Nina
Collaborators
Concept Me scope of work included architecture, interior design, project management, procurement, landscape and lighting design : Furniture by Cardex s.r.l. (ITA) and ERBA ITALIA (ITA) / Lighting by Louis Poulsen (DEN) and Flos (ITA)
Interior design
Concept Me by Nina
Landscape
Surface 360 - Modern Surfaces Contracting Company (KSA)
Civil engineer
Rafic A. Kreidieh Engineer & Contractors (KSA)
Structural engineer
Rafic A. Kreidieh Engineer & Contractors (KSA)
Environmental & MEP
Saudi Green Contracting (KSA)
Lighting
Concept Me by Nina collaboration with Flos (ITA) and Louis Poulsen (DEN)
Construction
For Civil Work : Rafic A. Kreidieh Engineer & Contractors (KSA) / For finishings : Surface 360 - Modern Surfaces Contracting Company (KSA)
Supervision
Concept Me by Nina
Visualization
Concept Me by Nina
Material
The space was designed with elements that made the modular elements from the Porcelanosa tiles to the Louis Poulsen lighting fixtures breathe. The use of Corten metal, crafted in a Beirut atelier added a sense of organic weathering to the building. Transparency, openness and contrasted touches of teal blue evoked a sense of life in the monolithic structure. The marriage of the cold and warm elements is apparent in the amalgamation of the stone-like ceramic tiles with the Corten metal panels and the touches of golden Calacatta marble
Budget
18 million Saudi Riyal
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Abu Dhabi is making significant progress in implementing its various policies and initiatives to build resilience and prepare the emirate to confront the impacts of climate change.
Photography
Kamil Rogalinski
Alwaleed Philanthropies (AP), chaired by HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Al Saud, launched their latest innovative initiative on the metaverse, a center that combines multiple virtual spaces to provide users with an unparalleled digital and cultural experience.
Photography
Alwaleed Philanthropies in the Metaverse
