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Figure 9: Abu Dhabi wind velocity (Climate Consultant 9 2014)
Approach and Strategies
The project aim was to balance between modern living amenities and traditional cultural values (Raza 2014). The Emirati traditional themes and values were incorporated within the site as
a whole by having open connections known as Sikka’s throughout the project. It fuses all blocks
into a healthy neighborhood to promote walkability and human interaction among the residences. Each block as shown in Figure 10 has a central open space; some have playgrounds and others
are landscaped as plazas.

Figure 10: A zoomed out map image of multiple blocks in the case study

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