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Architecture, Architects, design, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, India
Architecture, Architects, design, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, India
Architecture, Architects, design, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, India
Architecture, Architects, design, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, India
Architecture, Architects, design, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, India
Architecture, Architects, design, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, India
Architecture, Architects, design, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, India
The overarching principle for the design of this large residential building is a deep façade which shades the glazing. The provision of solar shading and insulation are two key factors to consider in reducing energy consumption and reliance on air conditioning. All the apartments have wide balconies with seamless indoor-outdoor flow, and great daylighting which is free from glare. The building’s monolithic treatment assumes a monumental quality, while at close quarters its treatment is fine-grained, giving it poise.

Dubai Residential 2

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2024
The design of this five-storey building, which is benched into a slope, comprises one- and two-bedroom apartments, all with private terraces and balconies. Precast concrete was chosen for the structure and envelope due to its excellent thermal qualities and a desire for off-site fabrication.

Australasia Residential 3

Auckland, New Zealand, 2023
This low-rise residential development occupies a forested setting and is designed to have a minimal ecological footprint. It comprises six low-rise buildings with one- and two-bedroom apartments and a hidden under-croft car park.

Australasia Residential 2

Auckland, New Zealand, 2023
The tower accommodates 27 one-bedroom apartments on a constrained inner-city site. Privacy and the provision of quality outdoor living space were key considerations. The project makes extensive use of precast concrete for modularity and off-site fabrication.

Australasia Residential 1

Auckland, New Zealand, 2018
This versatile development within an established Kuwait suburb prioritises residential usage, but also includes serviced apartments and a retail podium within its component mix. The project is easily identified by the iconic forms of its towers, which offer impressive neighbourhood and sea views from every level.

Kuwait Residential

Kuwait, 2009
The floor plate of the individual apartment towers assumes an elliptical form which is then rotated to maximise exposure to the site’s spectacular views. The façades are highly modulated to achieve a human scale and to effect shading. All apartments have balconies, many of which are enclosed to form cool “summer gardens” – the opposite of the cold-climate “wintergarden”. The development utilises podium rather than basement parking to elevate the main structures, affording even the lower-level apartments an excellent aspect and access to sea breezes. All residences are situated near to extensive landscaped outdoor areas and communal facilities, including a health club.

Bahrain Bay Apartments

Bahrain, 2008
The scheme comprises three high-rise apartment towers at the Dubai waterfront, arranged in staggered plan to optimise outlook. While each tower remains slightly different to the others in outward appearance, the tripartite composition engenders a unified and harmonious whole.

Dubai Residential 1

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2008
This large, mixed-use development combines residential towers with a smaller quantum of office space and a retail podium. A restaurant precinct opens to a pedestrian boulevard at the waterfront. It was intended that the public realm would extend for several kilometres at the water’s edge, taking on the form of a landscaped “garden spine”. The project was designed to be the catalyst which would ignite this vision.

Bahrain Residential 2

Bahrain, 2008
A waterfront development proposed for the eastern coastline of Bahrain which makes use of extensive façade modulation to both demonstrate human scale and to promote passive solar shading. Each apartment is provided with a generous balcony in addition to the community gardens at podium level.

Bahrain Residential 1

Bahrain, 2007
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