Strategically located at the mouth of Dubai Creek, Shindagha is considered a cultural witness to the glorious history of the city of Dubai in UAE, where Dubai ruling Sheikhs and the city elite lived until the 1950s. It is famous for its narrow Sikkas (corridors) and old coral stone houses with their traditional wind towers that highlights the essence of Emirates’ traditional architecture. What distinguishes the development project in addition to converting the heritage buildings into museums; is the urban landscape that enhances visitor’s movement from one building to another to form the largest open-air museum. The public realm and landscape design narrative is derived from the brief to develop a modern yet authentic style in a sustainable manner. Sophistication in simplicity of the overall design was the key for the whole district.
The project comprised of four main sectors: First is the infrastructure for the district including CCTV system, firefighting, electricity, telecommunication and water and drainage networks. Second is the soft-scape emphasizing both the green areas that soften the space as well as re-introducing the native and adaptive plants with significant cultural and functional characteristics. Third is the hard-scape, water-features and paving elements which were chosen to blend in with the current context of the historic district. And last is the street furniture's (benches, fabric shades, litterbins, tree grates, kiosks, bracket light, bollards and solar light poles) which were all inspired by the palm tree fronds pattern that respond to the essential identity and settings of the district.
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Last year more than 40 countries took part in the WAN Awards with strong showings from Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. And we saw some truly outstanding interior designs, take a look at the winners from last year here.