"We are all familiar with the phrase 'Form follows Function,' but in the 21st century, we challenge this notion, advocating for 'Form follows Experience.' We believe in designing not just for aesthetics or utility but for the holistic experience of residents, passersby, and the city itself.
Project name
QUATTRO DEL MAR “QDM”
Architecture firm
XYZ Designers DMCC
Location
Hayat Island, Mina Al Arab, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Tools used
Revit, Dynamo, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, SketchUp, AutoCAD
Principal architect
Khaled Alshamaa, Hamdi Adam
Design team
Khalid Telfah - Lead, Modar Baddour, Mohamed Riyas, Hamdi Adam, Feras Arar, Mishlien AlKhoury, Ahmed Hosieny, Muhab Yassin, Ahmed Hammad, Elkamel Tawfik, Rithika Ramesh, Mohammed Imadudeen, Omar Hegazy, Angela Abelgas, Fida Issa, Sanjay Sen Faraz Patel, Jenelyn Alberto, Liberato Javillo, Tarek Daker – Head, Samar Dahdouh, Myca Yutuc, Alaa Halabi, Moustafa Lababidi, Eilaf Al Ghammaz, Leen Husrieh
Completion year
4th Quarter of 2026 (Target Completion)
Collaborators
Row&Co for Strategy Development, Next engineering, VTiG, DSP Consultants, Limah, Mimar, Hats Off, ArtWare, Plenerr
Visualization
Bader Adeen ABD Alsalam, Alaa Dein Alaya, Mohammed Faisal, Homam Sudki, Abdulrahman Khaleh
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Immerse yourself in the mesmerizing charm of our architectural wonder: a crystalline home delicately nestled within the tranquil waters of a serene lake. Its translucent walls, akin to the translucent allure of an iceberg, offer a breathtaking spectacle both day and night.
Architecture firm
Kowsar Noroozi
Location
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Kowsar Noroozi
Design team
Kowsar Noroozi
Visualization
Kowsar Noroozi
Typology
Residential › House
Scorpion Property, a leading real estate firm based in Dubai, has once again clinched the prestigious Top Broker Award from Emaar, Dubai's foremost developer.
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Scorpion Property
The Luxe Developers, a UAE-based real estate development firm, has underscored the rising demand for luxury property in Ras Al Khaimah as sales for the company’s premier residential development, Oceano, situated on Al Marjan Island, continue to attract ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWI) seeking investment opportunities beyond Dubai.
Photography
The Luxe Developers
ICCROM, through our Regional Centre in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates, has joined forces with the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) to release two critical new resources covering cultural heritage recovery and international policymaking.
Written by
M. Adham ALSAYED
Leading Japanese architectural consulting firm Nikken Sekkei celebrated the official opening of its One Za’abeel project, wholly owned by the Investment Corporation of Dubai, with a ceremony at the site on February 10.
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Nikken Sekkei
Majid Al Futtaim Development, part of Majid Al Futtaim, today announced the launch of a new collaboration with Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) and American University in Dubai (AUD) that will see students harness the power of AI to create artistic representations of Dubai in the future.
Written by
Majid Al Futtaim Development
Photography
Majid Al Futtaim Development
Under the patronage of Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Supreme President of the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences, the 25th edition of the Gulf Engineering Forum will commence on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at the prestigious Al Ras Ballroom, InterContinental Dubai Festival City.
Written by
Shereen Hassan Al Musallami
Photography
Gulf Engineering Forum
