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The Grade A corporate HQ office buildings designed by RMJM Dubai are located next to Al Mishraq – a significant mixed-use development in the heart of the City. The precinct is
situated in a prime location to attract selected global corporations to occupy Mohammed Bin Salman Nonprofit City as their new HQ in Saudi Arabia.

Open and integrated at street level, the innovative 26,398 m2 development comprises of three office buildings which step down to a public realm. The site provides direct views and
accessibility to the various features of the site: the Wadi, the promenade with convenient pedestrian connections to the Misk Foundation HQ and Conference Center and the ilmi
Science Discovery and Innovation Center via the forum pedestrian bridge, which is also a short walk to an upscale lifestyle hotel and serviced apartment building.

The conceptual approach was to create a family of buildings bound by common design elements. The office premises are laid out in a way to create visual connections between the
ground level and offices above while drawing greenery deep into the site. The use of glazing, and perforated aluminium panels unifies the scheme.

The distinctive façade has a strong vertical emphasis in consonance with the surrounding area’s prominent views. Its careful, environmentally friendly design is composed of three
main elements: blades, screens, and a glass envelope for the ground floor level. The optimized geometry responds to structural efficiency, minimizing energy and material
consumption.

The lighting on the buildings subtly enhances the jutting waves in the façade by placing lights at the step. The lighting features at the tops of the fins provide a sense of the mass of the structure. To emphasize the repetitive fins, a 360° luminaire is placed in the window, without glare entering the space.

The fluidity of the internal spaces contrasts with the building’s structured exterior. The expressed circulation along the internal edges of the development adds to the vibrancy of
the internal spaces, with communal spaces for informal meetings and break-out areas. Like the configuration of the project’s basic plan, the technological and environmental elements of the development are highly adaptable and energy efficient. The thermal envelope performance follows the LEED rating requirements and the architectural design intent. The building’s façades, with glass envelopes, provide further passive environmental control.