Walled Garden Residence, Dubai Private Real Estate, UAE Modern Home, Architecture Images
Walled Garden Residence in Dubai
3 Jun 2021
Walled Garden Residence
Design: ShubinDonaldson
Location: Dubai, UAE

In communication and response to the unique and extreme desert conditions of the UAE, the Dubai Residence provides a moment of quiet repose, sheltered from the intensity of the local elements. This 1,700 m2 single-family home nestles discreetly into a community of private villas, each surrounded by 3-meter high boundary walls.
The simplicity of its serene stone-clad exterior is expressed as flush, planar, and protective. At the same time, areas of perforated openings punctuate the surfaces, hinting at the interior and glowing lantern-like in the evening. The solid exterior appearance is contrasted by a simple curved interior edge that defines the hidden courtyard and recalls the edges of the wind-swept dunes of the desert. One moves through a concentricity of protective ?shell? walls from exterior to interior, revealing an interior garden oasis.
The building is oriented using its taller mass to passively protect the inner courtyard from the dominant direction of wind and sandstorms while also maximizing valuable shading throughout the day. Other portions of the building volume are arranged to screen the neighboring structures and reinforce a framed view toward the sky. The view over a dark bottomed swimming pool adds visual depth to the courtyard experience as water spills...