SBID International Design Awards 2016

Bussola Restaurant in Dubai

LW Design Win Restaurant Design Award At SBID Awards 2016 – rustic reclaimed timbers contrast with luxurious Italian Statuario Marble, with highlights in a brushed bronze metal finish.

DMMRC Dubai Maritime Museum

DMMRC

Design: Studio Niko Kapa. Relating to both the sea and the city and in constant dialogue between them, the building bridges the city with the sea and vice-versa. Conceived as a continuation and a transition through the wide public space, the building dives into the ocean and merges with it.

Benetton Concept Shop in the Middle East

Benetton Concept Shop

Design: Matteo Cainer Architects. The project is a chance to create an intense and relevant design in the Middle East while linking and incorporating the world of fashion and architecture.

Al Qassimi Hospital in Sharjah, Dubai

Al Qassimi Hospital in Sharjah

New Emergency Room pavilion design by UPA Urbanism Planning Architecture located between old & new hospital, linking the two buildings: designed as a “veritable citadel”, blending harmoniously with existing building.

Masdar Design Competition, Abu Dhabi Contest

Masdar Plaza near Abu Dhabi by LAVA

Design: Laboratory for Visionary Architecture – giant umbrellas, with a design based on the principles of sunflowers, provide moveable shade in the day, store heat, then close and release the heat at night in the plaza of a new eco-city in the United Arab Emirates.

1/JBR Residential Tower Dubai, UAE

1/JBR Residential Tower Dubai

Design: Edge Design, architects. A high-rise, 46 storey luxurious tower building. The building canopy is designed as a metaphor for crashing waves on the beach, reflecting the rhythm of the Gulf and emphasises the height of the tower.

Mohammed bin Rashid Stadium Dubai, UAE

This sports arena building is to be the largest stadium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). he inspiration for the design stems from the desire to create a stadium like no other that draws from regional precedents while providing a sustainable and visionary destination for Dubai.

The Address Dubai, UAE Skyscraper Fire

The Address Dubai hotel building fire

The Address Dubai skyscraper fire – fire engulfs 63-storey The Address hotel in Dubai ahead of a major New Year fireworks display. The hotel and apartment complex was designed by Atkins.

Fit Republik in Dubai sports facility interior

Fit Republik

Design: Aedas Interiors – Fit Republik has opened its doors as a fitness community of experts and amateurs. With a built up area of 9,000 square metres, it is the largest sports facility of its kind in Dubai.

Abu Dhabi Marina Hotel, Al Bateen UAE

Abu Dhabi Marina Hotel

The hotel is generally divided into three buildings, the first is the residential hotel that faces the city, and the second is the marina hotel that has artificial beach front, and the third is the berthage and marina club located in the inner cove of the site.

Ras Al Khaimah Gateway, UAE: Snøhetta

Ras Al Khaimah Gateway

Design: Snøhetta, Norway – this landmark building in the desert 150 km east of Dubai was designed as a gateway to the emirate and an entrance to the new capital city of Ras Al Khaimah. The urban master plan for the city was by architectural practice OMA, The Netherlands.

Guardians of Time: Art Dubai 2013

Guardians of Time Dubai

Design: Manfred Kielnhofer – Guardians of Time Art Dubai 2013 Installation: “The Guardians of Time” are sculptures created by Manfred Kielnhofer, from Austria. The story behind these mystique illuminated creatures is about observing and protecting the world. They appear worldwide at historically important places.

Abu Dhabi Building: Arts Centre

Abu Dhabi Performing Arts Centre

New images of proposed Abu Dhabi building design by Zaha Hadid Architects: a cultural institution for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation on behalf of the Tourism Development and Investment Company of Abu Dhabi, housing five theatres.

Heart of Europe – The World Resort, Dubai

The Heart of Europe Dubai 3

Design: A-cero – world’s only island destination that brings together the very best of European designs, heritage and hospitality in a truly breathtaking and unique island setting. A tranquil haven with effortless European living and an imaginative vacation experience.

Wave Tower Dubai: Skyscaper Building UAE

Wave Tower Dubai

Design: A-CERO Architects – the tower stands like a stylized stem with a light torsion, creating the elegant movement that characterizes the project. The base has the form of a pointed arch with smooth bends, imitating the shape of the waves in the Gulf Sea.

The structure is solved with “V” form unions between the different parts in the plan view. The installations and elevators are located in the central core. Interior gardens are present in all the common zones, improving the air quality and working as natural temperature regulators.