Dubai Creek Harbour
- Location
- Dubai, UAE
- Expertise
- Architecture
- Landscape Architecture
- Urban Design
- Completion
- 2018
BDP undertook the architecture for the Dubai Creek Harbour retail precinct masterplan and landscape design for the Creek Harbour.
BDP undertook the architecture for the Dubai Creek Harbour retail precinct masterplan and landscape design for the Creek Harbour. It is a supporting transit network that ensures prosperity of the masterplan through a multi-layered movement system that connects and makes accessible all areas within Dubai Creek Harbour.
The celebration promenade is a sculptural procession of art, light and shade, linking the park with the tower along a processional route with memorable features located along the journey. Many features are dispersed around the site, some of which include; the Green Seam, Guiding Lights, canopies, the bridge and a sculptural pavilion in the park.
The retail axis is a key link to the core area of the masterplan with wide streets, tree lined, and planted with a colourful landscape to draw visitors into the shopping development.
Dubai Creek Harbour''s vision is to create a world class city sub-centre which promotes new concepts in sustainable urban development. The development will be a human-scaled urban district which provides a high quality of life, entertainment offers, interconnected public transport, and walkable neighbourhoods within a synergistic mix of uses to create distinct, interconnected districts.
Located along Dubai Creek, Dubai Creek Harbour will expand the city''s heart, enabling sustainable growth and reconnecting the city to its roots. Spread over a land area of approximately 600 hectares, Dubai Creek Harbour is an order of magnitude larger than Downtown Dubai. Dubai Creek Harbour respects and embrace the natural flora and fauna of the adjacent Ras Al Khor Bird Sanctuary, a thriving ecosystem and the abode of migratory birds and flamingos.
BDP approached the project by avoiding the typical mall design intent. The vision is to create a city block environment as one would see in many established cities. This is achieved by maintaining a balance with the architectural elements, while allowing for visibility to shop frontages over three levels.