Eagle Hills Diyar introduces a new concept of beachfront residential serviced apartments
Eagle Hills Diyar (EHD), the provider of quality lifestyle communities, announced the latest addition to its Marassi Al Bahrain portfolio – ‘Address Residences, Marassi Vista’ – a unique concept of serviced apartments.
This exclusive development would be the ultimate hassle-free property investment seamlessly managed on behalf of investors, from leasing to furnishing, ensuring the ideal ownership experience.
With a built-up area of approximately 33,000sqm, ‘Address Residences, Marassi Vista’ comprises of 210 units, ranging from studio to 3-bedroom apartments, and designed to meet the expectations of guests for quality residences.
‘Address Residences, Marassi Vista’, guarantees fully equipped, high-quality interiors and furnishing complemented with various amenities; including a barista and café lounge available on the ground floor as well as a state-of-the-art gymnasium. The building also features a children’s play area, in addition to a separate adult and children’s swimming pool and a barbeque area. The beach front project is the most recent addition to the Marassi Al Bahrain community, short walk from Marassi Galleria and directly on a vibrant beach promenade and Marassi Hearts gardens.
Commenting on the project, Chief Executive Officer of Eagle Hills, Ms. Low Ping, stated: “We are extremely pleased to launch our latest development at Marassi Al Bahrain, in partnership with Address Hotels and Resorts. We have designed a new serviced residences project that complements and enhances our Eagle Hills portfolio and is aligned with our aspirations of providing customers with the ultimate comfort, convenience and 5-star living experience.”
Dr. Maher Al Shaer, Managing Director of Eagle Hills Diyar, said: “Address Residences, Marassi Vista adds another layer to Marassi Al Bahrain’s comprehensive project mix, and is a welcome addition to Bahrain’s growing real estate sector, boosting the provision of residential options in the Kingdom and posing as a lucrative investment opportunity. Our new serviced residences are envisioned to offer high end, fully furnished units complete with ample facilities and stunning sea views, all complemented further by access to all the nearby attractions and conveniences that Marassi Al Bahrain has to offer including exceptional waterfront retail and F&B.”
Mr. Eng Gim Hwee, General Manager of Eagle Hills Diyar, also added: “We look forward to adding a new project to the Marassi Al Bahrain skyline. A project with the prestige of Address Residences Marassi Vista will create a new market niche of investor friendly products, a welcomed addition to the exciting and unique residential solutions that are available within the Bahrain Real Estate Market”.
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CK Architecture Interiors wins residential projects in Palm Jumeirah and Burj Khalifa
Dubai-based CK Architecture Interiors has announced it is working on six ultra-luxury villas ranging from five to nine bedrooms in Palm Jumeirah with a total construction area of over 20,800sqm and a plot area of over 9,300sqm. Some of the unique elements in the villas project include a bowling alley, state-of-the-art lighting design and car parking area and furniture from some of the world’s top brands. All the villas are due to be handed over by 2022.
The company that provides end-to-end, bespoke solutions for discerning private owners is also working on a super-luxury residential 2.5-bedroom apartment in Burj Khalifa which will be delivered next month. The scope of work includes a complete redesign of the apartment with luxury furniture, kitchen, curtains and bathroom fixtures and fittings from premium European brands.
Cem Kapancioglu, founder and managing director of CK Architecture, said: “Dubai’s premium property sector is built on solid foundations and remains resilient to recessions and immune to pandemics. And thanks to the recent announcement from the government granting retirement visas, we expect even more pent up demand by non-resident UHNWI’s to invest in the city and take advantage of its luxurious lifestyle.”
Gregory Property Group announces the completion of student residential development in Leeds
Gregory Property Group has announced the completion of The Refinery, a new £30 million plus, 407-bed student residential development on the edge of Leeds city centre.
Despite many challenges posed by the current Pandemic, Leeds established contractor GMI Construction managed to complete the works on time for the start of the Autumn term.
The Refinery is located on a prominent site in Bingley Street, close to Kirkstall Road, a gateway to Leeds city centre, and was formerly occupied for more than three decades by Maxi’s restaurant as the first purpose built Chinese restaurant in the UK.
The 9, 10 and 11-storey scheme, designed by award winning AHR Architects, comprises studios and bedroom clusters with terrace and garden features. Facilities include shared social hubs, a cinema, gym, games room, concierge and state-of-the-art 24-hour security.
Barry Gregory, chairman of Gregory Property Group said: “We are delighted to deliver this project on time for our forward funders, Curlew and to enable Fresh to prepare for the Autumn term intake. We are very grateful to the team at GMI in managing to complete the project under near impossible conditions through the Pandemic. The team’s dedication and determination to succeed was evident in abundance.”
This residential complex in Norway by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter unites tradition and innovation
The project has been developed on a very site-specific approach. It has elaborated solutions, that primarily refer to the historical context of the neighbourhood of Fagerborg.
The project by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter unites tradition and innovation in a carefully reflected way and provide good homes that will help to form a qualitative neighbourhood. Pilestredet 77/79 has been designed to combine new buildings with a historic environment in an attractive and innovative way.
The plot is in a residential area surrounded by buildings from the 1800s and 1900s. Through a conscious use of high-quality location and situation-adapted architecture, the aim is to reinforce and develop the inherent identity of the place. P77 becomes an environmentally friendly and urban residential environment with high architectural qualities.
Pilestredet 77-79 is located between four distinctive Oslo city neighbourhoods – Fagerborg, Majorstuen, Norabakken, and Stensparken. The housing complex acts therefore as a specific transition in the urban fabric, therefore are the three buildings’ architecture different.
The lower buildings (Pilestredet 79a and 79bB) have a townhouse architectural typology, which gradually withdrawn from the street as they go up Pilestredet and are thus integrated in and create a transition to the city villas with their front gardens in the historical fabric of Fargerborg. They have the same footprint and a principle of alternately four and two apartments per plan.
The bigger volume (Pilestredet 77) designed as a city block, answers the street corner geometry. It defines the end of Fagerborg neighborhood and a transition towards the more trafficated urban fabric of the site, at the meeting with the more urban identities of Majorstuen, Norabakken, and Stensparken neighborhoods. It includes six to eight apartment units per floor of different sizes.
The lower floors have several smaller units while the higher ones contain larger apartments. There are varied offers with apartments of different sizes and identities that ensure a complex and diverse community.
Quality and detail in all solutions are emphasised. The buildings have a site-adapted limited material palette with brick exterior. The use of hand-crafted bricks was the most important aspect of the project architectural facade expression. It is an historical material which can be assemble manually in a very sculptural way and define the project’s identity. The selected bricks have been hand-baked so that they get a very specific structure and rough texture. The façades of the new buildings celebrate long craft traditions, with handmade bricks that play on layers with modern lines, and large windows from ceiling to floor.
The project also has prosperous and well thought internal common areas which create a positive and worthy common framework for the residents. Inside, there is a robust material palette where the castin-place concrete walls create a modern but timeless expression together with a warm oak material used for the floors and ceilings and wrapping up the staircase.
The project has an underground level with parking, 4 to 5 floors for a total of 59 residential units, as well as a neighbourhood café, which is also designed in order to create a local and inviting gathering place (meeting, afterwork, community evenings…), and can serves the housing complex as well as the surrounding neighbourhoods.
All the roofs have garden parcels and are used as attractive outdoor spaces.
Photo credit: Ivar Kvaal
Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter
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Foto: Ivar Kvaal
Zaha Hadid with AKT II and Hilson Moran develop a digital architectural platform for a Caribbean residential project
Zaha Hadid Architects with AKT II and Hilson Moran partnership have developed a digital architectural platform to create homes for Roatán Próspera. The residential designs are a specific ecological and social response to the climate, terrain and culture of Roatán in the Caribbean, the largest of the Bay Islands of Honduras.The designs learn from the wisdom of the past, integrating the local vernacular tradition of timber construction, climatic appropriateness and spatial experience with new digital design, engineering and, construction techniques.
Working with AKT II, the design approach starts from a comprehensive understanding of the local supply chain, logistics and construction techniques to promote the use of local materials, craftsmanship and manufacturing facilities which support the economy of the region.
The design’s modular system is founded on the use of sustainable timber, sourced nearby from certified forests on the Honduran mainland and treated locally, to form the main structural elements. Digital information technologies will optimise the use of all parts of the sustainably-forested logs to minimize waste and pollution. This process also contributes to reducing the embedded construction energy and carbon footprint of the development.
Erick A. Brimen, CEO of Honduras Próspera LLC, explains: “The design prioritises sustainability and is integral to our vision for Roatán Próspera. The island of Roatán is already a renowned tourist destination. Roatán Próspera will strengthen and diversify the local economy while creating homes defined by their natural environment.”
With considerable reductions in waste material, and a higher quality of construction due to the greater precision achieved by off-site fabrication, this modular system of assembly is a cost-controlled solution specifically tailored to local supply chains, transportation and installation.
The dimensions of the structure’s base timber units have been established to follow the constraints of the local transportation networks to ensure carbon emissions and logistics costs are minimised. The use of lightweight timber results in a reduced and adaptive foundation system that can be fabricated off-site, keeping intervention to the site minimal and giving maximum protection to the site’s native flora and fauna.
The design’s passive environmental control strategies minimise energy consumption by reducing temperatures to improve thermal comfort, with little or no requirements for mechanical ventilation.
Optimising renewable resources to reduce energy consumption and generate water, the modules are designed to be self-shading, open and oriented towards the prevailing sea breeze for natural cooling. Local, natural materials and ground coupling provide further cooling to interior spaces. When required, water is removed from the atmosphere for supplementary cooling by dehumidification. This water is harvested and filtered and available for use in each home.
For self-sufficient and net zero carbon operations, shading canopies are optimally shaped to accommodate photovoltaic arrays for renewable power generation. Batteries will store renewable electricity for future use.
The digital configuration platform allows home-owners to plan their homes and connect with local suppliers; bringing the construction and operational benefits from the digitisation of the buildings. The platform can be used to accommodate the specific spatial needs of family members, share resources and costs with neighbours and allow flexibility for communal modules such as a children’s play area. This digital platform adapts varying configurations of standardised parts to create individual residences that suit each homeowner.
Applying parametric design software developed by the Computational and Design Group at ZHA (ZHCODE) and the Computational Engineering Team at AKT II, (P.ART), the platform ensures that each residence is developed specifically to the configuration defined by each homeowner. It also ensures that each home is fundamentally sustainable by using as little material and energy as possible in its construction and operation with the shapes of each element within the building being environmentally appropriate, particularly from a solar and ventilation perspective.
Ellington Properties to launch an art gallery in DT1 residential tower
Ellington Properties has announced its first dedicated art gallery that will add to the cultural showcase of the city, a vibrant global hub for arts and culture. Ellington Art Gallery will be located in its DT1 residential tower in Downtown Dubai, which will be completed shortly.
Taking pride of place on the ground floor, the gallery is developed in collaboration with leading art auction house, Artiana, and will feature specially curated, contemporary art exhibitions. In addition to adding aesthetic and inspirational value to the residents of DT1, the Ellington Art Gallery will provide art lovers and visitors compelling cultural experiences through the various exhibits.
Robert Booth, ,managing director, Ellington Properties, said: “Art and design are fundamental elements in the creation of appealing, contemporary developments that people want to live in. With this in mind, we chose to launch the first Ellington Art Gallery at DT1, our first development in Downtown Dubai. Led by its central location, elegant architecture and world-class design, DT1 will be a sought-after location for those who aspire to be at the heart of Dubai’s vibrant lifestyle destination with the gallery creating an added referral point for their refined lifestyle.”
Lavesh Jagasia, managing director, Artiana, added: “It’s a pleasure to collaborate with Ellington Properties on this initiative as we aim to continue raising levels of appreciation for art across the region. The Ellington Art Gallery will serve as a perfect springboard from which we will showcase established as well as emerging artists. The curatorial programme will focus on exhibitions that will add to the multicultural art landscape of Dubai while enhancing the experience of residents in contemporary communities such as DT1 in Downtown Dubai. We are inclined to support Ellington’s commitment to art and look forward to a long and fruitful collaboration as we support them in the delivery of exceptional, liveable communities for modern living.”
The spacious Ellington Art Gallery will host the works of artists from around the world, with the aim to broaden the understanding and appreciation of art in Dubai and the region. In addition to curated selling exhibitions, the gallery will offer a range of services including acquisitions, collection management, curatorial services, and advisory along with private sales and bespoke art storage solutions for collectors.
Ellington Properties’ DT1 Residential Tower in Downtown Dubai nears completion
Ellington Properties is nearing the completion of its award-winning DT1 Residential Tower in Downtown Dubai. In a milestone that marks the progress, DT1 was linked to the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) grid, marking the availability of power and water supply.
DT1 is the first development by Ellington Properties in Downtown Dubai and sets benchmarks in every aspect of its design and construction, offering residents and investors a unique value proposition in a sought-after location.
Robert Booth, managing director, Ellington Properties, said: “The progress in construction of DT1, our first development in Downtown Dubai, highlights our focus on developing projects to the highest standards of quality and to offer superb value for investors. Led by its central location, elegant architecture and world-class design, DT1 will be a sought-after location for those who aspire to be at the heart of Dubai’s vibrant lifestyle destination.”
With elegant glass cladding, DT1 has a contemporary design and comprises intelligent design features aimed to maximise space utilisation. Customers have the option of choosing from large four-bedroom penthouses in the topmost floors as well as studios, 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms. Homes feature laminated and lacquer details, with integrated Miele appliances, under-mount sinks and creative joinery details in kitchens. The tower has its own fitness centre with state-of-the-art equipment, leisure and lap pools, as well as a games room.
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