Designlink Architecture and Design · CLIENT: DesignLink Architecture & Design
Alma Residence is a private villa designed for a family in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The villa is organized around a central core, a double height indoor space that all rooms face. The core is placed to receive solar exposure and natural ventilation, bringing light and warmth into the whole house. Open plan layouts and further double height spaces are framed by a sequence of arches in varied sizes. The villa covers 1800 square meters on a plot of 3256 square meters. AutoCAD, 3ds Max and Adobe Photoshop were used for planning, modeling and rendering.
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- Unique Properties
- The main structure of this villa is evolved around a central core; where most of the family activities will be, this core was studied carefully to get a healthy solar exposure with a well ventilation that gives the whole villa a source of light, warmth and energy.
With an open space planning and multiple double height spaces, wrapped by a sequence of elegant arches in variant sizes, yet harmonious with each other and well blended with the internal spaces, all helped in creating a simple cozy yet luxurious elegant home, inside and outside. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Plot area: 3256 m2
Plot dimensions: 71m x 45.8 m
Built up areas:
Villa = 1800 m2
Guard room + car garage: 60 m2 - Production Technology
- The project was done using AutoCad for space planning and 3DS max for 3D modeling and rendering with Adobe Photoshop for the after effect.
- Design Challenge
- One of the most demanding and complex space planning that blended all in harmony together
- Project Duration
- Project Duration: 8 Months
Project Location: UAE - Abu Dhabi - MBZ City - Operation Flow
- Designing this project was done by 1st identifying the general design objectives of the project and taking a step by step approach in the design process, starting from the general zoning allocation, to circulation analysis and general connection points reaching to the overall space planning and final 3D model was a result of these careful studies.
- Inspiration
- ALMA: The name derived from the Latin and Spanish words
for soul and nourishing, reflects a place where the
heart and spirit are cared for.
The design concept was based on giving the building a breathable heart "The central core" which was the double height indoor space which all the villa rooms were directed towards it, it was designed to be the source of light and energy for the whole villa.
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