G9:

G9 Precinct is a 215 acre site located at the juncture between the CBD to the west - a large scale extreme grid and tower environment, Phase 3 to the East - and informal, small scale residential environment, and the canal which permeates these places with water from the Gulf. Formed by the orthogonal grid of the streets, the massing of the west side of the G9 Precinct is formal in style and character. The east side of the precinct is informal and creates irregular open spaces that expand and contract as they move through the mass buildings.
Water, a powerful element, feeds the landscape as well as erodes and transforms it. Situated in the formal urban park, an informal fresh water source associated with it runs down the streets and the university quad to return to nature and the sea. This literal interaction of the informal and formal creates special amphitheater coves within the university block and the lovely landscapes of the moat streets.

Phase 2:

The urban Master plan for Dubai Waterfront Precinct 2 was developed around the theme of the interaction of water with land and the influence of traditional Islamic architecture. Our main points of focus for the lighting design were divided into three categories: open spaces (including the Oasis and Greenway), street-scapes (automotive and pedestrian path lighting), and iconic and infrastructural buildings, with the mosque as our central focal point for the entire area. Islamic design motifs and nautical theme fixtures were used where appropriate. Color temperature of the lighting was crucial to enhancing the areas of vehicular and pedestrian activity. Water taxi stations, canals, marinas, jetties, wadis, and individual water features are highlighted to provide visual termini from a variety of perspectives within the Precinct.