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The official residence of His Royal Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

The Palace serves as an exclusive venue to receive ambassadors and Royal dignitaries. A wide open setting for the residence generously allows tourist groups to circulate and enjoy, while forming a fitting landscape buffer for the Royal family.

The dramatic and imposing formal landscape setting is carefully composed of ornamental knot gardens whose patterns are reflected in the paving, as well as colourful flowering pots, decorative lamps and strutting peacocks.

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Zabeel Park

A prestigious gardenesque city park where visitors can take in incredible views of the Dubai skyline.

Interconnected by pedestrian suspension bridges over adjacent highways, the park has discrete areas elevating the space to public art venue, sports activity area and idyllic boating lake flanked by lakeside restaurants, all within a network of grand open spaces and shaded allées.

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King Salman Park

Competition winning design for a new heart of the city fostering Saudi productivity, creativity, and innovation for future generations – the park will be a destination that celebrates arts, culture, sports, entertainment, and innovation in a richly planted setting that will act as a green lung for the capital.

The Park will integrate with and enhance the adjacent city fabric by extending landscape ‘tendrils’ linking it to surrounding neighbourhoods and, by the Metro system, to the wider city. The extensive open spaces will reflect and enhance local character, culture and planting, and provide inter-connected immersive experiences through visitor attractions such as museums and botanical gardens.

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Park Hyatt

Located on the banks of the famous Dubai Creek, with the stunning Dubai skyline behind, the Park Hyatt Lagoon Pool appears to merge seamlessly with the Creek.

The urban beach resort character is enhanced by Dubai’s first sand entry pool, creating a unique relaxed atmosphere for this branded destination.

Surrounded by lush planting, sunbeds, private cabanas, and Mediterranean-inspired private rooms, the beach is a very popular hotel feature, often given as a reason by guests for returning.

Hotel Park Doha

An urban refuge of green planes and waterscapes in the heart of Doha, evokes Qatar’s natural environment of dunes and wadis.

Covering four stories of underground parking in one of the Worlds’ biggest ‘green roofs’ are extensive gardens, play areas, shaded seating areas and cycle paths that promote outdoor living across 7 hectares.

Green spaces increase thermal comfort in a harsh urban atmosphere. Hotel Park is up to 10° cooler than non-treed areas in Doha’s centre.

Photography by Alessandro Merati © Cracknell

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EXPO Plaza Park

This award-winning urban park sits at the gateway to the Dubai Expo2020 site, connecting residential, retail and train connections with the Expo site.

Based on the narrative of erosion and kinetics, the design drew inspiration from the ephemeral nature of native landscapes and include native species and materiality to create an authentic Dubai experience.

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Eastern Mangroves

Adhering to the Abu Dhabi Environment Agency’s values, our nature-immersive design for the Eastern Mangroves has a light touch approach, sensitively increasing ecotourism and allowing people to be immersed in but not damage the environment.

Provision for kayaking and a boardwalk through the mangroves allows visitors to engage with this special habitat, and a visitor centre provides educational opportunities and information on why the mangroves are so unique and crucial to protect.

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Al Ittihad Park

Al Ittihad Park lies below the Monorail along the trunk of the Palm Jumeirah, nestled between residential communities.

The park is a haven of tranquility and calm, connecting two previously separated halves of the trunk. Using mainly native plants, a natural xeriscape defines a regional sense of place and strong park identity.

Actively encouraging exploration, children can engage in natural play whilst fitness trails support an active lifestyle. Cafe spill out takes advantage of the serene views, contributing to the social life of the neighbourhood.

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Prince Turki Road

Designed around SMART city principles this key arterial road in western Riyadh is given a renewed emphasis on public realm with shaded pocket parks and retail spill out.

Paths and tracks meander through taking cyclists and pedestrians on a tree-lined journey away from vehicular traffic. A new sculptural bridge will connect both sides of the road creating a socially connected hive of activity.

DIAC Campus Park

Dubai International Academic Campus Park

Within a striking circular layout Dubai International Academic City Park interfaces with the University of Birmingham Campus in Dubai.

Surrounded by student housing, retail outlets and sports facilities, the Park is part of a landmark academic community for the city. Taking design influence from the geometry of nature, the Park provides events spaces and provision for pop-up facilities and food trucks, photographic moments for graduations, cafes and play spaces, sports courts with changing rooms. The campus is connected with shaded walkways and cycle routes.