RESIDENTIAL
2024
VERVE CITY WALK
City Walk, Dubai, UAE
Project Description
Verve City Walk is a luxury residential development on the edge of the City Walk precinct. The project location sits within a transition space between the highrises of Downtown Dubai and the lowrise new-urbanist precinct of City Walk.
The project consists of two towers varying in height. As a symbolic transition, the simplicity of the square towers is carefully interrupted by large architectural recesses. The cut-outs comprise unique amenity spaces and large premium apartments with a double-volume living space and extensive terrace/ sky garden.
The Verve City Walk project is a testament to successful planning strategies and efficient floor plans. As the Lead Design Architect, I spearheaded the planning process with a large design team, enabling the client team to strategize the feasibility of this unique planning arrangement. The project's success is evident in its reception by both the investor and owner market, with 427 units sold out in less than 2 hours, paving the way for an expansive architect-developer relationship.
Primary Project Responsibilities:
Lead Design Architect
Management Responsibilities:
Key Client Manager
Project Strategy Lead
Marketing Material & Visualizations
Team Lead
Other Responsibilities:
Sub Consultant Coordination Lead
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2023
ALDAR NYU LIVING
Saadiyat Marina District, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Project Description
Set in the NYU District In the Marina District, Saadiyat Island, NYU Living is planned to be home to a community of academics, students and artists from NYU, Cranleigh School and Berklee AD.
The building takes inspiration from the architecture of the adjacent university as well as the vibrancy of campus life.The building planning is reflected in the facade with smaller student units represented in more solid expressions, with contrasting warm colour nodes creating a shell to the street. The large podium hosts various outdoor activities, including vibrant coloured hardscapes, like a running track. Here, the building opens to the podium with lighter, softer elements and harmonious, cooler coloured fins.
Main Project Responsibilities Includes:
Lead Design Architect
Senior Architect
Client Point of Contact
Project Strategy Lead
Team Lead
Other Responsibilites:
Modelling & Documentation
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2023
ROXY CINEMA TOWER
Jumeirah Beach Residences, Dubai, UAE
Project Description
Merex Investments, the owner of JBR Beach Mall wants to optimise their investment in this prime realty location in Dubai. The Roxy Cinema Tower introduce a new 50-floor, 180m tall, luxury residential tower on the iconic JBR Beach. The layout will optimise views over the Arabian Gulf, Palm Jumeirah and the Ain Dubai. To the rear, the tower placement will be a focal point on a main entry spine into the JBR precinct.
The tower will replace the current Roxy Cinema Complex with options to include this as a component of the podium and a newly designed Cinema Complex elsewhere on the precinct.
The project consists of the tower’s Pre-Concept Design and feasibility report as well as the adjustment work required to the existing super basement to establish a rezoned freestanding plot.
Main Project Responsibilities Includes:
Lead Design Architect
Senior Architect
Client Point of Contact
Project Strategy Lead
Team Lead
Other Responsibilites:
Modelling & Documentation
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2018
LILIAN NGOYI STAFF HOUSING CLUSTER
Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa
Project Description
The Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital is the third biggest hospital in the world. It houses a large complement of both local and international academic staff. The Lilian Ngoyi staff housing is a large, high-density cluster aimed at supporting the hospital precinct housing a variety of different occupant types, single doctors to families. Together with a dining and library building, internal courtyards ought to celebrate and encourage cooperation and learning through interaction.
Roles & Responsibilities
_ Space Planning
_ Room Data Development
_ Modular Component Design
_SDP & Site Layout Design
_Program Layout Design Lead
OTHER RESIDENTIAL
PROJECTS
_LILIAN NGOYI STAFF HOUSING, JOHANNESBURG
_ONE ON WHITELEY SERVICED APARTMENTS, MELROSE ARCH