April 15, 2008 The property boom going on in the Persian Gulf at
present knows no bounds, largely because it has been given a grand
vision. Conceptualised to solve Dubai's beach shortage by Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the person who has masterminded the
emergence of Dubai, the Palm Trilogy is to be completed with a
collossus , adding a few records to Dubai’s already splendid set of
man-made biggests. Nakheel will employ its now highly-refined island
building methods to create the largest man-made island on the planet,
housing more than a million people in fine style. With a surface area
of 46.35 million square metres, the Palm Deira will be bigger than
Paris. That's it on the right, next to the World, then Palm Jumeirah, then Palm Jebel Ali on the left. Check out the great piccies and renderings in the photo library.
The Palm trilogy was created to solve Dubai's
beach shortage. The Ruler of Dubai drew a sketch of a palm tree,
realising its fronds would provide more beach frontage than a
traditional circular island. From this insight, the idea of The Palm
was born and three islands envisioned.
The development will occupy an enormous expanse
of reclaimed land in the Gulf between Dubai Creek and the Sharjah
border. It consists of several major elements which lead from the
coastline of Dubai out into the Gulf to the four islands which
collectively take on the form - made famous by the first of The Palm
trilogy, The Palm Jumeirah - of a palm tree surrounded by a crescent.
When completed, the islands will be linked to the mainland by bridges
which will integrate into the current road transport network as well as
the planned Dubai Metro train system.
Development of The Palm Deira began in 2003,
and since then extensive planning and studies have been carried out to
refine the initial masterplan. The design has evolved, not only to take
into account improvements to the project itself but also to react to
demand in the marketplace and to ensure that the plan fits with the
predicted long-term needs of Dubai and the area of Deira in particular.
Currently, reclamation is progressing on schedule with over 198 million
cubic metres of sand already in place – 20 per cent of the total
planned volume of the finished Palm Deira, and 80 per cent more than
that used to create The Palm Jumeirah. The development will be created
in distinct phases, with reclamation of the entire development expected
to be completed during 2013.
The first phase of development is Deira Island,
which features a balanced mix of commercial, residential apartment, and
mixed use plots set to create a family orientated, self-contained
community as well as a commercial hub for visitors and residents alike.
The Palm Deira will be a waterfront city of
over one million people, providing a wide range of accommodation on a
number of specially designed islands, as well as a wealth of tourism
destinations and commercial opportunities. From luxury and boutique
hotels to a multiplicity of jaw-dropping private beaches and marinas,
The Palm Deira extends Dubai’s tourist offering with the provision of a
wealth of new resorts and experiences, situated right at the heart of
the historic city centre. This historical background of trade will also
be represented in areas of the crescent named after countries from the
Middle East, Asia, and Europe.
The Palm Deira will be a home for hundreds of
thousands of residents, offering villas, townhouses, and apartments
across the various islands. One of the key themes of The Palm Deira’s
masterplan is community living, and as such, planned developments on
The Palm Deira also include a science museum and library, schools, a
hospitals and health centres, post offices, religious amenities, and
other facilities to service the resident population, as well as
supplement existing commercial and municipal facilities on the mainland
of Deira and wider Dubai.
If the incredible property boom going on in the Gulf right now is of interest to you, might we suggest you check out the uaemegaprojects blog of one of our esteemed colleague, Brett Siegel.
There’s also the upcoming Cityscape Abu Dhabi International Property Investment & Development Event,
an annual networking exhibition focusing on all aspects of the property
development cycle with two parallel conferences running alongside the
exhibition. The conference will see more than 300 projects on display,
among them all of the amazing developments which are following the
Palm, the World and other UAE megaprojects which have sparked the land
rush.
The Cityscape events
cover all the world hotspots, and attract regional and international
investors, property developers, leading architects and designers to an
annual forum that celebrates the very best in real estate,
architecture, urban planning and design.
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