Client: UAE Government Ministries
Competition: 2006
Area: 1,430,000 sf
This invited competition entry for a new government center creates an iconic new campus to house 28 prestigious Governmental Ministries and Authorities. The complex's functional requirements are fulfilled by creating efficient working environments for each Governmental Authority. Our approach draws its strength from a celebration of formality by acknowledging a distinct linear circulation system for the complex, its users (dignitaries, employees, general public, semi-public) and its functions (ceremonial). By creating a campus-like complex with a variety of micro-climates and natural environments, each combined with patios, shadows, water and vegetation, the design encourages the negotiation between nature and the public and private spaces. The concept creates a sustainable new Government Center with a contemporary vision and is programmatically flexible and adoptable, economically feasible, and environmentally responsible.....more
