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The shortlist: id Design Awards 2018

These architects + designers have made the region a design destination

We are proud to announce our shortlist of projects for the id Design Awards 2018. Each of these top-tier projects illustrates the passion, dedication and extraordinary talent that has made Dubai a place where contemporary design is both appreciated and elevated – continuing the city’s important voice in an international design dialogue.

Residential Interior

  • Banyan Tree Residences by Sneha Divias Atelier
  • Private Villa – Emirates Hills H by XBD Collective
  • Sharjah Palace by Zen Interiors
  • Villa Bar Al Jissah by Sneha Divias Atelier

Residential Exterior

  • K3 by Kart Group
  • Sky Towers by AE7
  • Wind Tower by AGi Architects

Hospitality Interior – Hotel

  • Form Hotel by Architecture Studio
  • Four Seasons Hotel by Gensler
  • Grand Hyatt Abu Dhabi by MKV Design
  • Mysk Al Mouj by Godwin Austen Johnson
  • Renaissance Downtown Hotel by WA International

Hospitality Interior – Café

  • Al Rawi by roar a.k.a. Pallavi Dean Interiors
  • Drop Coffee Shop by L.S. Design
  • Parlour Boutique by NAKKASH Design Studio
  • Two at Symphony by H2R Design

Hospitality Interior – Restaurant

  • Brasserie du Park by LW Design
  • Larte by Bishop Design by Paul Bishop
  • Seventy Seventy by LW Design
  • The Fish House by Balcony8 Communication Architects

Public Space

  • Fashion Avenue Expansion by Kinnersley Kent Design
  • Leila Heller Gallery by LS Design
  • The Constellation at the Founder’s Memorial by dpa Lighting Consultants
  • The Contemporary Area of Al Seef by 10 Design

Outdoor Space

  • Al Marmoon Birds Observation Deck by AE7
  • Last Exit, Jebel Ali, North by Meeras
  • The Block, by desert INK
  • The Constellation at the Founder’s Memorial, dpa Lighting Consultants
  • The Contemporary Area of Al Seef

Office – Boutique

  • Dubai Holding Executive by Sneha Divias Atelier
  • TAWS Printing by XBD Collective
  • The Kape, Dubai Design District by SUPERFUTUREDESIGN*

Office – Corporate

  • DESC Corporate Office by ZAD Studio
  • Edelman Office by roar a.k.a. Pallavi Dean Interiors
  • Emirates National Investment (ENI) Office by Swiss Bureau Interior Design
  • Hira Walraven Office by Swiss Bureau Interior Design
  • Marriot Head Office, DIFC by Kahler Design
  • Smart Dubai Government by Bluehaus Group
  • Wilson Associates Dubai Office by Wilson Associates

Health + Wellness

  • Artyzen Sifang by HBA Dubai
  • Drift Beach Club by WA International
  • Zale Beach Club by HBA Dubai

Project of the Future

  • Ahlia University by AECOM Middle East
  • Catilever Villa – Emirates Hills, Dubai by XBD Collective
  • Covered Ampitheatre by AE7
  • Marriot Taghazout Bay Resort by Wilson Associates Dubai
  • Vida Dubai Mall by GDS | Glintmeijer Design Studio
  • Wasl Tower by UN Studio

Discover more as we talk about each shortlisted project throughout the week. Watch this space!

The finalists and winners will be revealed on October 14th at the gala presentation.

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