Senior Architect and team leader in Hyder-Arcadis for buildings design on Jumeirah Open Beach project. Client: Meraas Holding. Project located along northern Dubai Coast. High quality waterfront development 1.4 km long, comprising of existing beach and reclaimed land. The beach front will be re-developed and improved offering over 150 high quality F&B and Retail units on two beaches. Reclaimed lands consist of leisure and entertainment hub, hotel, lifestyle public spaces, luxury resort, yacht club, branded villas.

Cluster Composition Strategy Unit Modularization Strategy

La Mer Mixed Use Project - Design Development and pre-construction phase Dubai, UAE 2014 - 15

Roof Plan of one single cluster South side of development bird’s eye view

F & B building (left ) and Retail Building (right) Mood Render Boards wth materials

Typical Building Sectional Elevation 1

Typical Building Sectional Elevation 2

To support the Design intent from client (high end buildings but real, fair face materials for a humble apperance,) the building system is characterized by steel structure with I-shaped columns and beams, and external beams to suppport the canopies. The cladding is made by structural insulated panels (SIP) and glass reinforced by cross bracings.

Section through basement parking

Typical Building Roof Plan

Construction System