Madinat Al Soor

Location

Dubai, UAE

Client

Nakheel

Sector

Masterplanning
Urban Planning

Size

1 million SQM

Scope

Architecture
Engineering
Masterplanning

Status

Confidential

The project was intended to become a landmark destination in Dubai as a world-class mixed-use development for residents, businesses, tourists, and visitors. The 1 million m² town aimed to be a sustainable and pedestrian oriented development for approximately 22,000 new residents.

RMJM embraced a vision and commitment for sustainability that exceeded the environmental standards for Dubai and achieved a design that influenced the way that the community would operate both socially and economically.

Located at the harbour entrance to Waterfront City, this project offered a dense arrangement of low-rise buildings that encouraged discovery of the many urban plazas, courtyards, canal system and waterfront spaces.

The human scale of the community would reflect in a design grounded in the Arabic architectural vernacular. The intimate street network and inter connectivity of spaces and landscape supported a pedestrian friendly environment for living.