The traditionally designed Old Town community will articulate inspirational Arabic culture within the most influential address on earth.The classical outline of Old Town, is beginning to take shape in Downtown Dubai, offering a flavour of the privileged lifestyles formerly enjoyed by a few.
The Old Town is a mixture of low-rise three-storey apartment buildings and mid-rise towers with penthouses, and offers a counterpoint to the sharply modern style of most of Burj Dubai, the heart of emerging Downtown district.
The look draws on the Al-Bastakia neighbourhood of Bur Dubai and the residences of Sheikh Saeed Al-Maktoum and Mohammed Shareef Boukash with textures that reflect the gypsum, clay or sarjool plastering used in the early 20th century. Earthy natural tones reflect the surrounding landscape.
Terraces, balconies, parapets (waresh), pergolas, recesses and niches are signature features of the style, which is given further emphasis by the elegant window and door openings.
Residents will live in one of six quarters, Yansoon, Reehan, Miska, Zaafaran, Zanzabeel, or Kamoon.
