Cracknell

The Problem Jubail Island is a place of convergence; where shifting tidal landscapes, coastal desert ecologies and a growing city meet. The challenge lay in developing a waterfront residential community without compromising the island’s fragile intertidal ecosystem. Surrounded by protected mangroves & native wildlife, the site called for a light-touch, landscape-first approach. The design embedded […]

The Problem In the heart of Abu Dhabi, creating a vibrant, sustainable, and inclusive academic landscape for a globally diverse community was no small feat. New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) needed more than a campus, it needed a living, breathing ecosystem to withstand harsh climate conditions while supporting intellectual freedom, cultural exchange, and an […]

Riyadh’s rapid urban growth subsumed the 1446 Najdi settlement of Diriyah & crossed the 120km Wadi Hanifah, exploiting the Wadi valley with impermeable surfaces & poor stormwater management. With serious flooding issues mainly addressed, adjacent farmlands needed open space amenities for existing & planned communities. In the past, the city fabric connected to the wadis, open space & farmlands, […]

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard is Dubai’s most famous street, encircling the Burj Khalifa tower in a 3km arc. The road & associated public realm resulted from a rare brief in todays’ urbanised world. With the creation of a major new global city came the need to create a Downtown District for Emirates to take […]

Lauded for its focus on health & sustainability, ICD Brookfield Place is a multi-functional work/retail environment in the design-conscious Dubai International Financial Centre district (DIFC). With a lofty treed Summer Garden & cool green plazas it offers a calm setting for working, learning & socialising. Adopting a restrained aesthetic, the building offers an instantly recognisable […]

Rushing streams weave their way under azure skies through the green mountains around Madrid, whilst the historic central plazas of Spain draw neighbourhoods together; these inspired the elegant fluidity & colour palette of Oasiz Madrid, a landscape & people-led, mixed-use retail destination that is foremost a park. The site drives footfall by activating & connecting […]

Hailed by National Geographic as one of the most beautiful museums in the World, an extraordinary gleaming torus sits gently on a mounded landscape, creating a startling intervention within urban downtown Dubai. Both the building & landscape have set new benchmarks for innovation & resilient design. Beneath the surface of this simple concept lie complex […]

Background: Dubai’s rich past, of fishermen, merchants and pearl seekers trading on the Creek, is often overshadowed by its rapid expansion. The Al Seef project connects, both physically and in design terms, to the historic area of Al Bastakiya on the southern Creek shore. Built by local settlers, the 1890s village comprised of 60 houses […]