Al Seef Dubai Creek Master Plan, Meraas UAE, Heritage Buildings, Architecture Photos
Al Seef Dubai Creek Heritage Area Masterplan
Meraas Heritage Project by Al Fahidi Cultural Historical Neighborhood – by GAJ
10 June 2018
Al Seef Dubai Creek Heritage Area Master Plan
Location: west bank of Dubai Creek, United Arab Emirates
Architects: GAJ (Godwin Austen Johnson)
Al Seef Dubai Creek Master Plan by GAJ – Heritage Area)
Located along the shores of Dubai?s iconic Creek the Al Seef development is an exciting new cultural tourism space that merges the city?s past with its present.
GAJ were responsible for the design of the overall master plan, along with the design and construction supervision of the eastern section (phases 2 and 3) which follows a more traditional heritage style.
Photos: Chris Goldstraw
For this unique project it was essential that the team first appreciated the extent and requirement of preserving and showcasing traditional Emirati architecture and local trades. The challenge was to design the buildings as if they had always been there withstanding the test of time through aging techniques and carefully calculated degradation percentages. Water marks, caulking and bulges in the edges all contribute to achieve this, as well as specifically chosen materials and finishes unique to local conditions of the time.

The eastern section includes a number of heritage style cluster buildings with the intention of recreating the memory of old Dubai along the...