RAW WRAP
Location: Dubai, UAE
Design Director: Raya Ani
Company Name: RAW-NYC Architects
Category: Mixed Use
Year: 2018
The high-rise residential building nicknamed RAW-WRAP is designed to provide accommodations for the affordable luxury market in an area where budget-conscious families are flocking to. RAW-WRAP with a total of 140 apartments is a mix of one bedroom, two bedroom and three bedroom apartments. This 21 story residential building has retail spaces on the ground floor, one level of podium parking and one level of basement parking.
The WRAP, the main design feature of the project, maximizes the use of outdoor space. It starts at the podium level and wraps up to the fifth level providing a range of outdoor communal spaces. The building mass is split and angled to face the open views on the north west side while overlooking the swimming pool on the west side. All common areas enjoy natural light and outdoor views. The main corridor is stepped to break the long corridor typically associated with apartment buildings and this design feature creates more privacy for apartments’ entrances.
The design incorporates a myriad of passive sustainable strategies. These strategies includes passive cooling systems like the orientation of the massing and the facade, the use of cross ventilation, and shaded terraces and balconies with recessed glazing to reduce solar gain on both the west and the east side.
