2016
COMPLETION DATE OF SKMC
Architect: SOM Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
SIEMENS MIDDLE EAST HQ Architect: Sheppard Robson Location: Masdar City, Abu Dhabi
THE CHEDI, KHOR FAKKAN
100+
NUMBER OF SUITES IN THE RESORT
Architect: GAJ Location: Khor Fakkan, Sharjah
S CUBE CHALET
750M2
AREA OF PROJECT
Architect: AGi Architects Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait
Conceived as three hospitals under one roof, the new Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) is a 300,000m2, 838-bed medical complex that will combine a general hospital and trauma centre with tertiary women’s and pediatric hospitals. It is a joint venture between ICME, Tilke, and SOM. The new complex is designed for SEHA, the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, and will be the largest hospital in the country.
Winning both the Sustainable and Commercial categories at this year’s MEA Awards, the Siemens Middle East Headquarters at Masdar City is anticipated to be one of the fi rst buildings in the region to achieve LEED Platinum. The building was designed from the inside out in order to achieve maximum efficiency. With completion scheduled for 2013, it will be the fi rst headquarters building at Masdar City.
Designed by Dubai’s GAJ, this boutique hotel resort north of Khor Fakkan won the 2012 MEA Award for Hospitality & Leisure Project of the Year. The design draws inspiration from historical references in similar settings. The slope and nature of the existing mountainside have determined the massing of the hotel form. It has been sited to reduce the cutting of the natural rock as much as possible.
Designed by Spain and Kuwaitbased architecture studio AGi Architects, the S Cube Chalet residential space is comprised of three intertwined seafront houses developed into three levels. Located in Kuwait City, each house is complete with an outdoor terrace overlooking the sea. The plot is divided into two units, mirror images of each another, separated by a staircase that leads to the third house on top.
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