Known for its natural beauty and refreshing sea breezes, Reem Island is a vibrant island located 600 metres off the coast of Abu Dhabi. 

The Reem Downtown development aims to achieve enhanced living by integrating natural designs. Our masterplan for Reem Downtown, developed in collaboration with Tamouh, prioritised walkability, human scale, and environmental sensitivity.

Our human-centred approach prioritised varied building typologies and volumes, with structures decreasing in height toward the waterfront to enable everyone to enjoy its views. The design encourages public transport usage and active living. Green spaces are thoughtfully distributed throughout the area to encourage walking and to promote pedestrian friendly public streets. These improvements will benefit the community both in the short and long term.

An illustration of Reem Downtown’s layout from a bird’s eye view.

An illustration of Reem Downtown’s layout from a bird’s eye view.

By embracing varied building typologies and green spaces, Reem Downtown creates a vibrant and desirable downtown for Reem Island. In recognition of this, the development was shortlisted for the Royal Town Planning Institute's Awards for Planning Excellence in 2017.

A rendering showing the re-naturalised eastern edge of the site and proposed mangroves experience centre.

A rendering showing the re-naturalised eastern edge of Reem Downtown and the proposed mangroves experience centre.