An innovative approach to housing in the Emirates! Our project Pixel, which is currently 🏗️ under construction 🏗️ in Abu Dhabi, places 525 apartments, as well as shops, offices, and amenities around a lively communal plaza.⁠ ⁠ The development comprises seven compact mid-rise towers, pushed to the edges of the site to create the plaza in between. The outward-facing façades of these towers are enriched with a 3D graphic pattern designed by @nicole_martens - but it is the façades facing the central plaza that truly bring the development to life. Near the base of each tower, these façades “break down” into formations of balconies and bay windows, perfect for engaging with the lively plaza below and for embracing an outdoor lifestyle during the cooler months of the year.⁠ ⁠ “The weather in Abu Dhabi is very pleasant for about eight months of the year, yet most housing there doesn’t really encourage people to spend time outside. With Pixel, we wanted to show that a connection with the outdoors is not only possible in this city, but beneficial,” says our founding partner Jacob van Rijs.⁠ ⁠ When construction is complete, Pixel will form the first finished piece of Makers District, a new development on Abu Dhabi’s Reem Island that, with an innovative and cosmopolitan spirit, will provide a counterpart to the city’s cultural hub on the nearby Saadiyat Island.⁠ ⁠ Swipe for more! ⁠ ⁠ Client: @imkanproperties⁠ 📸 @jonwallisphotography⁠ ⁠ #mvrdv #architecture #abudhabi #facade #pixel #mixeduse #urbanism⁠