Re: superstars; Nakeel development reduces car dependency (Dubai)

The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) has completed the 
Masterplan of Waterfront City, a city to be built from scratch by 
Nakheel in Dubai. Waterfront City will form a vibrant centre for the 
larger 140,000,000 m2 Waterfront development. Waterfront is Dubai’s 
largest development to date providing homes for a prospective 1.5 
million new inhabitants, effectively doubling Dubai’s population and 
creating one million jobs.

Located against Dubai’s western border, Waterfront will occupy the prime 
position between Dubai as the emerging metropolitan centre of the Gulf 
and neighbouring Abu Dhabi. OMA’s masterplan entails a total gross floor 
area of 11,800,00 m2 comprising of a central island surrounded by four 
neighbouring districts - the Boulevard, Madinat Al Soor, the Resort and 
the Marina.

Dubai-based developer Nakheel commissioned OMA in early 2007 to design a 
high density development that was free from dependency on the car. As a 
solution to this, Waterfront City is designed with the density of 
Manhattan in mind and offers a compact solution for a modern day 
metropolis. Commerce, retail, culture and private accommodation are 
programmatically overlapped to create a lively city centre within the 
Waterfront development. The inclusion of a central park, large mosque 
area and iconic landmark attractions will enable visitors and 
inhabitants to enjoy a vibrant city from street level.


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