Gateway Mixed Use

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Architects
UPA Italia by Paolo Lettieri Architects
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Year
2015
Team
Paolo Lettieri, Monica Verzoletto, Giulia Bovolenta, Banafshef Razav

The project is a contexture Mixed-Use Development (MXD) on a flat site located in Abu Dhabi along the river Khor Al-Maqta.

The Khor Al Maqta River can be used as a view factor and as the main inspiration for the design.

The hotel and commercial center designs are inspired by natural forms created when water and land meet. The spaces between the volumes are carefully landscaped, creating series of green spaces.

At the heart of and running throughout the scheme, are landscaped public spaces and pedestrian streets that connect all the buildings. This sets the scheme apart from a rigid formation of the view of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center.

The proposed project includes the following functions: residential, hotel, commercial center and offices.
 
Credits
Project Leader: Paolo Lettieri
Design Team: Paolo Lettieri, Monica Verzoletto, Giulia Bovolenta, Banafshef Razav
Category: Mixed Used Development
Images: UPA Italia by Paolo Lettieri Architects
Photo: UPA Italia by Paolo Lettieri Architects
Client: Private
Location: ABU DHABI, UAE
Plot area: 75,000 sqm
Built up area: 85,000 sqm
Estimation: 120 million €
UPA Italia by Paolo Lettieri Architects and UPA Role : Concept Design
Project duration: Design 2 months
Year of beginning and end of work: 2014

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