Apple Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi Buildings, Architect, UAE Commercial Architecture Photos
Apple Al Maryah Island in Abu Dhabi, UAE
2 Mar 2022
Design: Foster + Partners
Location: Qasr al Hosn Fort, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Photos by Nigel Young / Foster + Partners
Apple Al Maryah Island, UAE
Located in Abu Dhabi?s prestigious financial district, Apple Al Maryah Island occupies the pride of place on the island?s waterfront ? a large, shaded plaza beneath the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange building and adjacent to The Galleria Al Maryah Island Mall.

Elevated above the promenade, it marks a distinctive new presence as a glistening pearl atop a cascading black water feature. The store also creates a direct connection between the mall and the water?s edge, activating the promenade and the public plaza.
Apple Al Maryah Island is the result of a close collaboration between Apple’s design teams and the integrated architecture and engineering studios at Foster + Partners.
Stefan Behling, Head of Studio, Foster + Partners, said: ?The design of Apple Al Maryah Island is all about the view of the extraordinary skyline of Abu Dhabi and creating an experiential route for visitors, as they walk through surrounded by the calming water and mirrors. It seeks to draw the vitality of the waterfront promenade through the site and into the store, blurring the boundaries between inside and outside, and generating an exhilarating and inspirational Apple store.?

The pure rectilinear glazed structur...