landscape design
User experience
Sustainability

robotics lab landscape design

Designing the landscape for a robotics lab in the prestigious Emirates Towers Hotel, located in Dubai, UAE. This project was done as part of an internship with Cracknell, the leading landscape architecture firm in Dubai.

**Context**

🤖 *Designing an outdoor robotics lab in the prestigious Emirates Towers Hotel located in Dubai*
🤖 *Organizing the space to include a robot testing space, informal meeting rooms, a break-out area, and workstations*

**Challenge**

🚨 *Dubai’s extreme heat poses comfort and safety challenges for this outdoor space*
🚨 *Dubai’s water scarcity demands the careful selection of low-water plants*

**Considerations**

☀️ *The sustainability and functionality of this space demand careful and thoughtful decision-making*
☀️ *User experience within this space is essential, calling for the thoughtful integration of shade, play features, and greenery*

**Creativity**

🛝 *Energy-generating fitness equipment and footpaths*
🛝 *Playful recycling bins*
🛝 *Food-producing walls*
🛝 *Solar energy-producing shade structures*

outcome

A deep dive into Dubai’s climatic and cultural considerations led to the creation of two models for this site. The models were rendered using SketchUp and Lumion, and the aerial plans were produced using Photoshop.

Design 1 - Aerial Plan

A design inspired by squares, creatively playing with water features, greenery, and varying levels, incorporates a sunken theater space, cozy meeting corners, and energy-generating fitness equipment.
Fitness Central

Energy-generating fitness equipment lines the edge of the robot testing area, bordered by glass-walled meeting rooms that float atop a water feature.
Cozy Meeting Nook

This elevated corner features a comfortable meeting area shaded by a tree, along with secluded nooks for individual use.
Sunken Theatre

This inviting corner, shaded by a large tree, boasts a sunken amphitheater perfect for nightly movie screenings.

Design 2 - Aerial Plan

A triangle-inspired design seamlessly separates a cozy movie theater nook with bean bags from a quiet, secluded outdoor meeting space.
Leveled Seating

This central sunken area fosters a sense of calm, offering ample space for lunches, coffee chats, and relaxation.
Meeting Nook

Surrounded by water features and food-producing walls, this serene meeting nook provides a tranquil and quiet work environment.
Relaxed Theatre

This inviting theater space is adorned with bean bags and features a projector screen, perfect for movie screenings and relaxation.