Project Brief
A cluster of four villas designed for one family on Pearl Jumeirah, forming a cohesive architectural composition while balancing independence and connection.
The parent’s villa anchors the ensemble with a larger scale and formal majlis, while the remaining villas provide private family domains within a unified design language.
Project Info
Semi-private courtyards with greenery, water features, and shaded seating define the shared family domain, framed by sculpted volumes and a restrained material palette.
Central atriums bring natural light into the core and organize circulation, creating visual continuity across levels. Open living spaces and warm material tones are balanced with clearly separated private zones.
A shared basement links all villas through a collective family hub containing a pool, gym, lounges, entertainment spaces, and play areas. Skylights integrated within the courtyard voids above bring natural light into the level while maintaining a direct connection to the outdoors.
Design Development
The concept evolves through a sequence of spatial transformations, turning four independent plots into a connected residential system.
Four adjacent family-owned plots are combined, establishing the foundation for a shared residential composition.
Individual masses are extruded for each villa, with the parent’s villa expressed at a larger scale.
A central cut is introduced within each mass, creating a void that begins to establish visual and spatial continuity.
The cut creates visual continuity across the villas, reinforcing connection from end to end.
The central void develops into glazed atriums defining lobbies and circulation, enhancing connectivity while preserving each villa’s privacy.
The masses are sculpted to form semi-private courtyards, creating continuous shared outdoor family spaces.
Private backyard spaces created for the sons’ villas, supporting private social gatherings.
Roof-level outdoor spaces are linked by three key connections, creating continuity across the terraces.
Bridges combine the roof terraces, forming a unified shared outdoor space at roof level.
Shared spaces span basement, ground, and roof levels, creating a layered system that balances family life with individual privacy.
"The project is shaped around the spaces between the villas. These shared zones form the heart of the design, uniting the architecture and creating a setting for collective family life."
team
Team
Hamdi Adam
Founder & Managing Director
Khaled Alshamaa
Founder & Principal
Khalid Telfah
Associate Senior Architect
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