KOA Canvas is a mix-used development that aims to re-interpret how people live, to re-imagine the public realm of cities, and last but not least to enable social interactions. The project has its own strong identity, compelling context and program, a sounding vision to produce a new model of modern living, whereby boundaries are not defined by where one lives, works and socialises.
T.ZED Architects design approach was anchored in the investigation of the site itself, the opportunity of responding to a diverse set of expectations and programmes – in such a non-typical mixed-use development, as well as materializing the client’s vision into a new architectural language and an urban catalyst for a new type of neighbourhood in a city like Dubai.
KOA Canvas documented the successful and sustainable transformation of an existing office building into a thriving urban space for communal activities alongside the creation of an additional two new-built structures, with a variety of programmes that express contemporary architecture of the region.
Despite Dubai’s natural desert landscape, the design approach for such wider context in mind allowed T.ZED Architects to address the architectural proposition by absorbing and being inspired by the natural lush environment surrounding the project, and the elements beyond. This is reflected in the materiality inspired by the lavish eco-system around.
The mixed-use development’s rich programme consists of 72 residences with 40 unique layouts, a members’ club with co-working space, a gym and SPA, an amphitheatre for outdoor cultural programs, a day care centre, restaurants and a boutique hotel.