Dubai Canal

The two buildings accommodate a Boutique Hotel and private Residences, providing the highest level of privacy and a unique level of discrete service. Regency and Victorian private members clubs in London served as a reference for both the spatial sequencing of the spaces and the external and internal appearance.

The stepped stone fins of the façade vary in depths and orientation in response to differing internal uses. An outer layer of stepped reconstituted stone profiles create privacy and shade spacious balconies for each room. The inner layer with bronze cladding and sliding doors creates external urban rooms with unparalleled views across the city. Skygardens have been inserted into the centre of each building to create a space offering views towards the canal in the north and the park in the south. A private walled garden sits between the two buildings, offering retreat and seclusion from the context, while restaurants and cafés provide an active urban edge to the pedestrian promenade along the new canal.