Mysk Al Badayer Retreat" has won the 2020 and 2021 World Luxury Hotel Award for Luxury Desert Resort in the Middle East and North Africa. Located in the southern desert region of Sharjah along Dubai-Hatta Road, this project has been developed by Sharjah Investment and Development Authority – Shurooq, and is being operated by Sharjah Collection by M...
Project name
Mysk Al Badayer Retreat - Desert Camp
Architecture firm
Wael Al-Masri Planners & Architects (WMPA), Amman, Jordan
Photography
WMPA, Mysk Al Badayer Retreat
Principal architect
Wael Al-Masri
Design team
Wael Al-Masri and WMPA Team
Interior design
Wael Al- Masri Planners & Architects - WMPA
Landscape
Wael Al- Masri Planners & Architects - WMPA
Civil engineer
Rashid Al-Owais (Architect of Record)
Structural engineer
Rashid Al-Owais (Architect of Record)
Lighting
Wael Al- Masri Planners & Architects - WMPA
Construction
Naboulsi and Co. Contracting LLC - NCC
Supervision
Wael Al- Masri Planners & Architects – WMPA and Rashid Al-Owais (Architect of Record)
Material
RC structure, Synthetic Render (peach color), Steel Structure, Teflon, Aluminum for windows, screens and pergolas, and Stamped Concrete
Visualization
Wael Al- Masri Planners & Architects - WMPA
Tools used
Autodesk AutoCAD, SketchUp, Autodesk 3Ds Max, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects
Client
Sharjah Investment and Development Authority-Shurooq
Typology
Hospitality › Desert Camp, Luxury Desert Resort
MANE, a pioneering French group and one of the worldwide leaders of the Fragrance industry, commissioned MEAN (Middle East Architecture Network) to design a temporary pop-up at Dubai's World Trade Center.
Project name
Luminescents Pavilion
Architecture firm
MEAN* (Middle East Architecture Network)
Location
World Trade Center, Dubai, UAE
Photography
Alex Jeffries Photography Group
Principal architect
Riyad Joucka
Design team
Wael Nasrallah, Amro Mansy
Structural engineer
Electra
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper
Material
Forged Steel Structure painted Bronze Hanging Fabric
Terra - The Sustainability Pavilion, opened to the public in 2021 as one of the top three attractions of the Expo 2020 Dubai, and aims to illuminate the ingenuity and possibility of architecture as society looks to intelligent strategies for future sustainable living.
Project name
Terra - The Sustainability Pavilion Expo 2020 Dubai
Architecture firm
Grimshaw
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Photography
Phil Handforth - Handforth Photography, Expo 2020 Dubai
Principal architect
Andrew Whalley
Design team
Thinc Design (Exhibition design), Eden Project (Exhibition content)
Structural engineer
Buro Happold
Typology
Arts Culture and Exhibition Halls
Palma Holding launches its second exclusive presidential penthouse for sale in its Serenia Residences development. The launch comes after the company successfully sold the project’s first presidential penthouse last year. The penthouse is up for sale for AED 55 million.
Project name
Presidential Penthouse in Serenia Residences The Palm, Dubai
Architecture firm
Palma Holding – one of the leading Real Estate developers in Dubai
Location
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Principal architect
Hazel Wong
Design team
PalmaHolding Interior Design team led by Natalie Derbas
Environmental & MEP engineering
Status
Built, Ready for Sale
Typology
Residential › Penthouse
Lyx Arkitekter presents an imaginary futuristic design for "Lyx Heart Island". Floating on Dubai shoreline to be added to the map of touristic destinations. honeymooners and lovers and tourists in general could enjoy the lovely white sand beaches with an amazing skyline view of Dubai.
Project name
LYX Heart Island
Architecture firm
LYX arkitekter
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Suite, Corona Renderer and Lumion
Principal architect
Muein Fallaha
Design team
Imran Suhail, Salem Almasaeid
Visualization
LYX Arkitekter
Typology
Hospitality › Hotels, mansions, leisure, entertainment and recreational areas
The White Pearl Villa's main concept is to create a shell which provides shading to the house with an opening to provide natural sunlight to the olive tree and the main entrance, linking the stairs with the shell in fluid design.
Project name
White Pearl Villa
Architecture firm
Omar Hakim
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, V-ray, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Omar Hakim
Typology
Residential › House
Miroslav Naskov / Mind Design: The Futuristic Garden is a concept design for a green community space on water. The form of the structure resonates with the interplay between soft and sharp edges.
Architecture firm
Mind Design
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tools used
Autodesk Maya, Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Miroslav Naskov
Visualization
Miroslav Naskov
Typology
Garden, Park, Futuristic Building
Veliz Arquitecto: Can you imagine a Tesla charging station in the middle of the sea? When we can travel by air vehicles, everything will be at our fingertips, the most distant places will be closer and closer, so I imagine a future Architecture with rest spaces between intermediate points and that work to supply the vehicles of any energy to contin...
Project name
Service Station "SPACE IN PAUSE"
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Design team
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Visualization
Veliz Arquitecto
