| Title: | Boulevard Point, Dubai, UAE |
| Markets: | Residential, Mixed-use |
| Client: | Emaar |
| Services: | Landscape architecture |
| Region: | Middle East and Africa |
| Date: | Ongoing |
| Photography: | Gillespies |
In the heart of one of Dubai’s premier addresses, in the shadow of the Burj Khalifa, Boulevard Point is an ultra-modern 63-storey tower providing luxury serviced residential apartments alongside a variety of high-end townhouses set within a podium garden landscape.
Located in Downtown Dubai, the high-end residential development provides unique outdoor living spaces with impressive views of the city’s skyline.
The landscaping by Gillespies delivers a ‘doorstep’ garden environment for private residential use. The richly planted landscape integrates a range of amenities, including swimming pools, a dedicated children’s area, and a central community lawn and barbecue deck. Smaller, intimate garden spaces create a degree of flexibility and privacy, providing secluded areas for small family gatherings and offering framed views across the pool towards the Burj Khalifa — the tallest building in Dubai.
Generous linear green spaces or ‘party’ lawns framed within planted borders are provided for larger gatherings of people. The landscaping also incorporates two additional terraces or ‘garden rooms’ — on the fifth and twelfth floors — finished in sustainably sourced materials. These small outdoor areas are wrapped in natural stone finishes and framed by hidden pockets of vibrant and hardy species of planting.
Extensive and retractable shade canopies will moderate the intense climate, extending the usage of these outdoor spaces across as much of the year as possible.
