Social Housing in Abu Shagara

Name(s): 
Fatma Mohamed Ali Ibrahim, Mariam Essam Elmoursi Mohammad Elashwal
University: 
American University of Sharjah
Name(s) of instructor(s): 
Cristiano Luchetti
Country: 
United Arab Emirates
Brief About The Project: 

The Project is located in Abu Shagara, Sharjah, U.A.E. The plot size is about 8000 square meters, where the program includes apartments, offices and retail. The concept behind the project is to provide an internal pedestrian street that hosts all public and retail activities in the ground level of the complex. All building blocks have a vertical internal courtyard that overlooks the internal street, as well as private roof terraces. Light color facades wrap around the block edges, while a dominant color marks the facades on the internal street and the internal courtyards.

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