The mixed-use development in the heart of the city occupies a challenging site with a minimal width of 35m and a length of 240m. The building splits into a 58- and a 45-story-tall volume; escalators connect the activity zones of the two towers diagonally. A "Green River" falls from the top - serving as a green facade; at the podium, it gently cascades to the street level as a semi-public park. Offices, hotel and residences have dedicated entrances and drop-off zones. A commercial arcade mirrors the sloped exterior space and connects directly to the different zones as well as to the metro.

Location
Dubai, UAE

Size
245,000 m2 built-up area

Year
2022

Scope
Architecture

The building comprises of three distinct elements: the podium, which serves as a base, the vertical volume, finely composed in horizontal layers, and a decorative fabric dressing the body. The tower appears like a sculpture in the cityscape of Reem Island. The arabesque, large-scale pattern dynamically closes and opens depending on the privacy required due to neighboring buildings. Its appearance is a modern contribution to its cultural environment and ensures solar gains are minimized.

Location
Reem Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Size
51,000 m2 built-up area

Year
2016

Status
Idea

Scope
Architecture, Interior Design

Collaboration
AE7

The high-density development piles like a tectonic fold into a mountainous roofscape with walking trails up the slopes, green fields for kids to play and families to enjoy a picnic, a cable car leading from the mountain lake to the panoramic restaurant at the peak, and much more. The urban life packed below this recreational outdoor area comprises a three-story shopping mall, an office building, a hotel, serviced apartments and four residential buildings.

Location
Hyderabad, Pakistan

Size
385,000 m2 built-up area

Year
2018

Scope
Architecture

This mixed-use development lies aside the SUltan Qaboos Grand Mosque. The podium presents an extensive open-air retail center that widens and narrows from three distinct plazas. Its green roof-scape serves as a recreational area for the compound. Four residential towers, three office buildings and one hotel rise from the podium eight stories high. Their facades feature different treatments of the same concept in order to distinguish and provide a sense of identiy.

Location
Ghubrah, Muscat, Oman

Size
136,000 m2

Year
2015

Scope
Architecture

Collaboration
Hoehler+Partner LLC

The headquarters hovers majestically six stories above the ground and overlooks its surroundings like a spaceship. Four tilted and dematerialized super-columns beam employees and visitors to the flying platform. The hyperboloid structures not only serve as vertical access zones but also as light wells for the lower floors. Office space with restricted access spreads across the lover level; the upper level comprises areas for interaction with customers such as a service center, exhibition space, F&B outlet and event space. Below the spaceship lies a public plaza that connects to the adjacent cultural neighborhood.

Location
Dubai, UAE

Size
27,300 m2

Year
2016

Scope
Architecture

Collaboration
Arup Group

The 60-key private island resort offers various beach villas - some facing the lively sea and reef and some the calm mangrove forest. Key amenities and F&B outlets assemble freely below a stretched roof. This arrangement addresses an operation during the wetter season and also defends against the strong sun. A key feature is the 100m lap/infinity pool that connects two islands. Cabanas and water lounges also make use of this unique location. A larger space behind the main beach is left open for events, such as bonfires and lechon roasting, or parties and sports activities.

Location
Mindanao, Philippines

Size
6.000 m2 built-up area

Year
2018

Scope
Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape

Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort and Residences is an idyllic Thai-inspired escape. The development features 293 rooms and villas, seven dining venues, infinity pools, and a temperature-controlled 10,000-m2 lagoon. Jetting out of the private beach are the city’s only water villas. The residential part offers 442 serviced one- and two-bedroom apartments and 14 penthouses with views over the Palm or the skyline of Dubai.

Location
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE

Size
129,000 m2 built-up area

Year
2007

Scope
Development Management

Collaboration
with Asteco Real Estate Development

The mixed-use development includes a 396-key hotel, 150 serviced apartments, offices, and the first automated car park in the Middle East. The complex links to the adjacent shopping mall. While the exterior follows an Arabesque style, the interior is themed according to the travels of Ibn Battuta. Each floor draws inspiration from a different country the Maghrebi explorer visited. The arch connecting the hotel with the offices features the presidential suite and creates a symbolic gate for the development.

Location
Jebel Ali, Dubai, UAE

Size
210,000 m2 built-up area
396 key hotel
150 serviced apartments
50,000 m2 office space

Year
2010

Scope
Development Management

Collaboration
with Asteco Real Estate Development

The luxury resort comprises 410 suites and 38 serviced villas, event halls, extensive amenities, and an award-winning, 8,000-square-meter spa. The design is inspired by the imperial life of the Ottomans and creates a royal environment with the breath-taking beauty of a palace. The intensity in form and color reaches its height in the representative areas and mellows out in the private rooms in favor of noble understatement.

Location
Crescent, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE

Size
124,000 m2 built-up area
410 key hotel
38 serviced villas
8,000 m2 spa
event hall for 370 people

Year
2011

Scope
Development Management

Collaboration
with Asteco Real Estate Development

The mixed-use project incorporates a constantly modified construction site and amends it to a shopping mall on the lower three levels and to guest rooms on the higher floors. The extension incorporates the reception, business center, flexible exhibition areas, a wedding hall for 1,000 people, and outdoor amenities such as a pool. The aggregate of volumes finds a monolithic appearance with an architectural wrapping that serves as brise soleil. Confident arches mark the various entrances of this development.

Location
Hyderabad, Pakistan

Size
36,000 m2 built-up area
148 key hotel

Year
2020

Scope
Architecture and Interior Design

Inspired by the fortifications along the old trading routes, the architecture of this 363-key hotel embraces a protective yet palace like character from the outside that opens into a protected paradise with a modern appearance in the inside. A circular, Arabic pattern has been developed into space to create a mesmerizing hall. This central building serves as a meeting area for guests and connector between the different areas of the resort.

Location
Nothern Emirates, UAE

Size
45,500 m2 built-up area

Year
2016

Status
Idea

Scope
Architectural, Interior Design, Landscaping

Collaboration
AE7

The beachfront resort and residential community offers extensive amenities such as a lazy river and a 60m infinity pool overlooking the private beach and the skyline of Dubai Marina. The 273-key hotel with 185 serviced studios and 42 apartments stands adjacent to the 644-unit residential community. Divided into seven distinct 13-story volumes, the compound caters, with its modern design, to an urban, well-to-do clientele.

Location
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE

Size
125,000 m2 built-up area

Year
2006

Scope
Development Management

Collaboration
with Asteco Real Estate Development

The Sports Academy is an intervention and part of the master plan to elevate Al Nasr Club to a state-of-the-art sports and training hub. The two-story building develops a playful facade with intertwining elliptical openings that not only make the interior layout readable from the outside, but also give a sensual rhythm to the architecture. The entrance lobby uses a split-level to enlarge the space. The interior design is kept minimalistic to maintain focus.

Location
Al Nasr Club, Dubai, UAE

Size
2830 m2 built-up area

Year
2021

Scope
Architecture, Interior Design, Landscaping

This 112-unit residential complex comprises of economical one and two bedroom flats to cater to a younger, sports-savvy crowd. The podium has been extended with a diverse outdoor-activity area and direct access to the Al Nasr jogging and walking track. The commercial space along the street offers a market-hall/arcade concept for people to meet. The checkered façade unveils its sensual character in the detail - a curtain-like structure - and during twilight, the colors of the sky reflect and intensify due to the special color coating.

Location
Dubai, UAE

Size
13,100 m2 built-up area

Year
2021

Status
In Progress

Scope
Architecture

Collaboration
Golden Square

Located in the heart of Dubai, Al Nasr Club was founded 1945 and is the first and oldest club in the UAE. Al Nasr again is at the forefront and transforms the neighborhood not only into a state-of-the-art sports hub but also into an interconnected urban living space. Main axes have been expanded to allow urban functions to parade, the avenues congregate in a central, multi-functional plaza. This point of orientation includes 4km of walking and jogging tracks with exercising stations and recreational pockets connecting all the buildings. A highly diverse residential mix and new sporting facilities transforms this area into a vibrant place to be.

Location
Dubai, UAE

Size
351,500 m2 plot area

Year
2020

Status
In Progress

Scope
Master Planning, Architecture, Landscaping, Quality Control

Collaboration
Golden Square

An orthogonal pattern with quasi-aperiodical characteristics stretches over the entire site and provides an urban structure similar to organically grown settlements in the Orient. With only six different building typologies arranged and combined with minimal mutation, a cost-effective development process is achieved while simultaneously creating a highly diverse living environment. The tesselation concept of this affordable housing project allows an easy phasing of the urban community or a change in product mix even at a later stage.

Location
Al Shamkah, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Size
252,000 m2 built-up area

Year
2010

Scope
Architecture, Development Advisory

Nestled along Karakorum Highway in Upper Hunza, the picturesque settlement of Gulmit preserved its charismatic structure. An inventory was established to note architectural and structural merit as well as the history of the various buildings. Zoning plans and building codes were developed to preserve the original character of the settlement as well. This project is part of Tabeer e Nau, a visiting school for architects and creatives to develop with the local population (architectural) interventions that support a sustainable society. This private initiative was co-founded by Fischer Meyerhans Architects.

Location
Gulmit, Hunza, Pakistan

Size
1,000,000 m2 land area

Year
2019

Status
In Progress

Scope
Urban Planning

Collaboration
Tabeer e Nau

New Garhoud Bridge sets off from a dynamic abutment and skims gently 520 meters across the Dubai creek. The organic design softens the linear structure and gives it a distinct rhythm. The piers reach out to hold the bridge elegantly sixteen meters above the water; their asymmetrical shapes find their mirrored partner and create a balanced whole. Simple yet precise detailing enhances the dynamic design and give the bridge more a character of a piece of architecture than one of an infrastructural project.

Location
Dubai, UAE

Size
520 m span, 16 lanes total

Year
2005

Status
Completed

Scope
Architecture

Collaboration
with Halcrow International Partnership

The royal estate on Palm Jumeirah merges the concept of traditional courthouses of the UAE with the typical room layouts of renaissance palaces. The concept of mashrabiyas, the wooden lattice works in front of street-sided windows to provide privacy, has been decontextualized and used on a structural level. Also the geometry thereof is free of any historic reference. The contemporary pattern, meaning the facade, opens and closes depending on the privacy level of the rooms behind.

Location
Tip Plot H, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE

Size
4574 m2 built-up area

Year
2007

Status
Idea

Scope
Architecture

Stretching over three plots on Palm Jumeirah, this estate had to portray a strong character of representation. While many of the organizational ideas refer to renaissance palaces, decorative elements take their inspiration from Art Deco. The axial building is lifted off the ground to create a “piano nobile.” The sea-sided façade dissolves the solid volume to create more secluded areas for private rooms. The internal arrangement is in line with the axial building and plays with the sequencing of rooms, the enfilade, to create an intricate story line.

Location
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE

Size
2,200 m2 built-up area

Year
2014

Status
Idea

Scope
Architecture

From the street, the villa appears as a single, compact house . Yet its internal organization comprises of two entities separated by a common courtyard which allows for a one- or two-party ocupancy. Limited to one upper floor by code, the courtyard brings natural light into the basement and creates a cascading landscape. The upper floor protrudes as a porous volume hiding roof gardens and private rooms.

Location
Dubai, UAE

Size
2,237 m2 built-up area

Year
2017

Status
Idea

Scope
Architecture

The estate with fifty meters of private beach needed to be reoriented to stretch across the full width and take advantage of the ocean view. To do so, half of the villa had to be demolished and a new annex was to be constructed. An open room concept has been adopted that introduces split levels, sliding walls, atriums as movement and communication zones, as well as extensive structural openings that blur the division of interior and exterior.

Location
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Size
1,170 m2 built-up area

Year
2020

Status
Idea

Scope
Architecture

A straight staircase separates the villa into two halves yet connects the estate in a monumental way directly from the street level to the roof top garden with infinity pool and panoramic view to the sea. The landing midway of the stair gives access to the representative rooms of the house: dinging hall, living room and lounge/majlis. Their orientation turned, overlooking large terraces and providing a view onto the skyline of the city. No street noise reaches the bedrooms on the ground floor – each one with its own garden to relax.

Location
Dubai, UAE

Size
680 m2 built-up area

Year
2021

Status
Idea

Scope
Architecture

Originally built in a commercialized, Arabic dwelling style provided by the master developer, the villa has been converted into a modern house with large rooms and an open floor plan, generous, floor-to-ceiling windows and a flying staircase with a light glass balustrade. Punctual intervention like the custom fireplace and the chandelier in the entrance hall enhance the spacious feel. The color scheme is kept in pristine, off-white shades contrasted with warm anthracite elements. The architecture integrates the garden and creates a continuous space.

Location
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE

Size
460 m2 built-up area

Year
2013

Status
Completed

Scope
Architecture, Project Management

The three-story building shows a compact volume wrapped in a linear facade application that takes its inspiration from the traditional textile designs. This outer façade not only filters the strong sun light but also minimizes the solar gain. The building comprises of two entrances: a representative access for consular and administrative services from the front and a side entrance for the visa section. The internal organization groups all rooms around a spacious, central atrium which can be used for social events and separates them according to their department into the different floors. 

Location
Accra, Ghana

Size
4,770 m2

Year
2018

Status
Idea

Scope
Architecture

Collaboration
KSP - Engel

The minimalistic geometry of the structure shows its sophistication in the detailing as well as the internal space organization. The different acts that represent the country use not only the latest technology but also sensual experiences, like the lake of fog. The four-story building comprises of exhibition spaces, commercial areas (restaurant, roof top bar, souvenir shop), and VIP areas with meeting rooms, entertainment, and lounges. In collaboration with OOS.

Location
EXPO 2020, Dubai, UAE

Size
1,732 m2 built-up area

Year
2019

Status
Completed

Scope
Local Architect

Collaboration
OOS, Archcorp

This design explores the possibilities of wooden structural systems to its limits. The orthogonal framed work distorts in critical locations which is highlighted by 3d printed knots which visualize the flow of forces. The semi opaque façade comprises of bio-synthetic material, industrial robots facilitate the vertical circulation, and much of the cooling capacity is regulated by a sea of fog and energy balancing construction elements to ensure a comfortable micro-climate – quite cutting-edge, low-tec design. In collaboration with vonM.

Location
EXPO 2020, Dubai, UAE

Size
2.900 m2 built-up area

Year
2019

Status
Completed

Scope
Local Coordination, Architect of Record

Collaboration
von M

The Chinese Pavilion is inspired by the unique scenery of Guilin and the reflection of the towering hills in the Li Jiang river. Over centuries, the region inspired many artists and philosophers to create works that “connect minds”, one of the main themes of the expo. The futuristic shape demonstrates innovation and a forward-looking nation that “creates the future”, the second main theme, today! The design captures cutting-edge technology while being rooted in a rich cultural heritage.

Invited bid in collaboration with Liaoning Provincial Urban-Rural Construction Group. 

Location
EXPO2020 Dubai

Size
3,850 m2

Year
2018

Status
Idea

Scope
Architecture

Collaboration
Liaoning Construction Group

Located on the 52nd and 53rd floor of the Address Sky View Hotel, the Observatory offers an action-packed experience: move outside the facade “Mission Impossible” style, slip down a cantilevering all-glass slide or walk the the 25m cantilevering glass floor and admire the world 219.5m below you. For those less in need of an adrenaline booster, the restaurant invites to enjoy the skyline of Dubai and the lounge gives a nice view onto the interactive kinetic wall, a parametric sculpture and a multi-media wall.

Location
Address Sky View, Dubai, UAE

Size
4,270 m2 built-up area

Year
2021

Status
Completed

Scope
Site Architect / QC

Collaboration
Atelier Brückner

The massive pivot door swings out to guide people who stroll on Alserkal Avenue into the art gallery. Inside, visitors experience the industrial dimensions and character of the original warehouse: a large and open space all in white, the raw steel structure visible in the upper half while a minimalist interior conceals the same below, and natural light evenly diffused through the entire hall. The open mezzanine leaves an exhibition space on the backside with a different atmosphere: vertically oriented, dramatic and with additional light flooding in from the side. Various smaller rooms nestle below the entresol; they serve as video installation rooms, offices, lounge, wet areas and storage space.

Location
Dubai, UAE

Size
680 m2 built-up

Year
2021

Status
Completed

Scope
Interior Design

An efficient layout ensures optimized usage of the space with clearly dedicated zones. The arrangement not only follows the operational processes but also respects representative protocols. Exclusive materials in combination with a minimalistic-modern design create an elegant atmosphere that refers to the organizations tradition and values. Highest measurements in terms of security features had to be applied.

Location
Dubai International Financial Center, Dubai, UAE

Size
710 m2

Year
2013

Status
Completed

Scope
Interior Design, Project Management

The representative offices required revamping, expansion and reorganization. The interior design embraces the corporate identity of the bank while infusing it with subtle references to the local culture. Openness and light-flooded rooms dominate while guaranteeing the required privacy. The modern design works with minimalistic design solutions and reoccurring interventions that build the theme of this project and give it a sophisticated consistency.

Location
Dubai, UAE

Size
260 m2 built-up area

Year
2016

Status
Completed

Scope
Interior Design, Project Management

The design reflects the urban-Asian chic aspect of the cuisine offered at this place located in an upscale, mixed-use development. Traditional wooden screens were reassembled to frame the bar, elegant doors lead into private dining rooms, free-standing booths with a pixelated design create cozy nooks to eat. The hipster alfresco lounge caters to the relaxation-seeking crowd and the atmosphere embraces the mix of a cosmopolitan city that blends differences into a colorful, vibrant whole.

Location
Dubai, UAE

Size
539 m2 built-up area

Year
2020

Status
Completed

Scope
Interior Design

As part of the reorientation of the brand, Alfred Dunhill shifted the focus on a younger, well-to do clientele while maintaining its core principles of British sophistication. The developed corporate identity sought inspiration in the patron’s interest in automobiles, the passion for details and his sense of humor. This led to create a contemporary vision of the true British gentlemen’s club atmosphere with a modern mix of materials, colors and subtle detailing.

Location
London, New York, Paris, KL, ...

Size
Various

Status
Completed

Scope
Interior Design

Collaboration
with CAPS

The fashion designer’s complex creations focusing on layering of colors, combining different materials and shapes as well as working with bold graphic elements built the starting point to develop the corporate architecture for the Christian LaCroix brand. The furniture dominates the interior with its bright colors. Changing transparency and different materials create a vibrant framework to stage the exclusive wear of the French designer. The gaudy flagship store has become a landmark in Tokyo’s retail architecture.

Location
Tokyo, Japan

Size
250 m2

Year
2002

Status
Completed

Scope
Interior Design

Collaboration
with CAPS

The power play between rich dark and magnolia-white materials determines the opulent backdrop for the presentation of all HUGO BOSS accessory products. Especially the chessboard inspired focus wall was so successful, it today defines the iconic look of HUGO BOSS Shoes & Accessories Stores worldwide. Along with shoes and leather accessories also other individually branded product segments like eyewear or jewellery find perfect presentation within this display.

Location
Various

Size
Various

Year
Various

Status
Completed

Scope
Interior Design

Collaboration
with CAPS

The luxury candle brand “Light of Sakina” builts its brand around the idea of a sanctuary and sensuality. The intimate space is defined by pointed arches which create a courtyard feeling with an arabesque flair. To emphasize a feeling of open sky, the walls merge into the ceiling. The color scheme remains in warm-of-white shades with a hint of gold in selected details and sandy hues in the marble floor. Individual acloves highlight special treasures. Ample of storage space in integrated in the wall and display space.

Location
Dubai Mall, Dubai, UAE

Size
20 m2 built-up

Year
2022

Status
Completed

Scope
Interior Design

The astronomer Al Beruni discovered the oscillating movement of our planet. His findings inspired the surface of the 3d tiles used to create Al Nadi Tower. These tiles are rotated in space along all three axes and then reassembled to create the tower. The principle of creating larger formations out of identical pieces has been used for centuries in the kufi script. In this design-to-manufacture project, a geometric pattern has been applied that matches with the neighboring piece regardless of its configuration.

Location
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Size
13m height, 6.5m diameter of platform, 9.9m / 3.1m dimension of ellipse

Year
2012

Scope
Architecture, Project Management