Location: Dubai, UAE.
Site Area: 50 sq.m.,
BUA: 30 sq.m.
Status: Design Competition

Meydan Diamond Business Park is envisioned to be one of the prime destinations to live and work in Dubai. The project should be a place for modern luxurious living.
A hierarchy of open spaces is provided for comfortable urban living. Semi-private open spaces are created by pairing two neighboring plots, and designing the buildings to form a common area between then that is separated from the public road. Public open space is available in the form of the community park in the center of the compound.
To increase the dynamic quality of the residential compound, two different building options were designed and distributed among the 27 typical plots. The buildings were designed to maximize the views of each apartment, orienting them based on the plot location, either to the main road, the rear open area or the Meydan racecourse.
To decrease the carbon footprint of the district, use of glass facades has been minimized and in some areas windows have been recessed to decrease direct sunlight. An innovative solar tile which can be used on walls or floors & bear a load of up to 700kg/m2 will be used on the elevations and roof of each building, and will be incorporated into the common landscape area between two neighboring plots.