WADI AL AMARDI RESIDENCE
Dubai, UAE
2017
Private Client
Completed
20,910 sq. ft
The entrance has elements of a fort-like design. The occupant is welcomed by a water feature as it protects the grand entrance. When visiting the beach, ocean or a waterfall, we get a sense of freshness and revitalization, because fresh moving water generates positive energy, which is then able to nurture and support the inhabitants.
The interior hallways have a very natural circulation system. Transitioning from one space to another with ease and clarity.
It is a center oriented plan with the garden at its core. The indoor courtyard brings natural sunlight into the home as it pumps life within the hallways like a heart to its veins.
The fire pit was designed to be the hearth of the garden. The hearth in literal terms is the fireplace, but it is also defined as being the heart of the home. It invites people together in its space to share stories, relax and keep warm. Its semi circle form is good for air circulation, as the fire pit must have a constant supply of oxygen to last longer. A good circulation will eliminate smoke and excess ashes. It can easily be cleaned out by washing it down, as it was designed with a pipe at the base of the pit that drains out any form of liquid and debris that enters it.
“The first sign of settlement and rest after the hunt, the battle, and wandering in the desert is today, as when the first men lost paradise, the setting up of the fireplace and the lighting of the reviving, warming, and food preparing flame. Around the hearth the first groups formed: around the hearth the first groups assembled; around it the first alliances formed... Throughout all phases of society the hearth formed that sacred focus around which took order and shape. It is the first and most important element of architecture. Around it were grouped the other three elements: the roof, the enclosure, and the mound. The protecting negations or defenders of the hearths flame against three hostile elements of nature.”