Zaha Hadid Architects reveals interiors of ME Dubai lodge on the Opus
The newly opened ME Dubai lodge on the Opus by Zaha Hadid Architects options furnishings by Zaha Hadid Design and curving sculptural balconies.
Set in Dubai’s Burj Khalifa district, the Opus is a mirrored glass constructing occupied by a lodge, places of work, serviced residences and a number of other eating places.
Accomplished externally final yr, the ME Dubai on the Opus is the one lodge on the earth that may declare to have had each its exterior and interiors designed by the late Zaha Hadid.
Externally the constructing seems to be an enormous dice with an amorphous gap pushing via its centre, though it’s in actual fact a pair of towers linked on the prime and backside to create the void impact.
“The exact orthogonal geometries of the Opus’ elemental glass dice distinction dramatically with the fluidity of the eight-storey void at its centre,” defined Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) challenge director Christos Passas.
A four-storey atrium sits on the base of the 2 towers. Above the hole, a three-storey bridge begins 71 metres from the bottom.
Opus lodge by Zaha Hadid Architects nears completion in Dubai
The within of the void is lit up at night time by a constellation of lights, every individually controllable, set into the undulating glass.
The ME Dubai lodge, which opened in March 2020, has 74 bedrooms and 19 suites.
Its foyer sits straight below the Opus’ signature void, which kinds its glass ceiling. Three tales of galleries with projecting balconies ring the perimeter of the area.
Gleaming white marble flooring are highlighted by the golden edges of plush curved seating areas, upholstered in a wealthy burgundy.
Known as Ottomans, these seating pods are by Zaha Hadid Design, the design wing of ZHA.
A golden wall curves behind the white lodge reception desks, that are angled and lit by strips of lighting that match the balconies above.
Slim golden edges prime the glass balustrades of the balconies, that are set at an angle tilting again from the undulating edges.
Benches on the balconies, with deep navy cushions set in curving golden frames, are from Zaha Hadid Design’s Petalinas assortment.
Every lodge bed room contains a Zaha Hadid-designed mattress, with a mattress that sits on a sculptural body projecting from the wall.
Within the rest room, the sinks and showers come from Zaha Hadid’s 2015 Vitae assortment for Noken Porcelanosa.
Above among the double sinks hold twin mirrors with curves that appear to match the Opus’ central void.
As a part of a drive for sustainability, the ME Dubai lodge makes each room plastic bottle-free, issuing each visitor with their very own stainless-steel water bottle. Water dispensers are situated throughout the lodge.
Within the eating areas there aren’t any buffets, to chop down on meals waste, and onsite composters digest natural waste.
Designs for the Opus had been first unveiled in 2007 by Hadid, who died in 2016. It was initially on account of full in 2018, however was pushed again on account of development delays.
A current video from the observe revealed an exhibition centre presently below development on Unicorn Island in Chengdu, China.
Pictures is by Laurian Ghinitoiu.
Undertaking credit:
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Design: Zaha Hadid, Patrik Schumacher, Christos Passas
ZHA design director: Christos Passas
Competitors group: Christos Passas (Lead Designer), Paul Peyrer-Heimstaett, Alvin Huang, Daniel Baerlecken, Gemma Douglas, Saleem Al-Jalil
Design group (shell and core): Vincent Nowak (Undertaking Architect), Dimitris Akritopoulos, Javier Ernesto-Lebie, Paul Peyrer-Heimstaett, Sylvia Georgiadou, Phivos Skroumbelos, Marilena Sophocleous, Chiara Ferrari, Thomas Frings, Jesus Garate, Wenyuan Peng
Base constructed supervision group: Fabian Hecker (Staff Chief), Barbara Bochnak (Staff Chief), Tomasz Starczewski, Kwanphil Cho, Bruno Pereira, Dimitris Kolonis
Lodge and condominium inside design group 1: Reza Esmaeeli, Bozana Komljenovic (Undertaking Leads), Laura Micalizzi, Emily Rohrer (Senior Inside Designers), Veronika Ilinskaya, Eider Fernandez Eibar, Stella Nikolakaki, Bruno Pereira, Raul Forsoni, Thomas Frings, Chrysi Fradellou, Spyridon Kaprinis, Alexandra Fischer, Hendrik Rupp, Vivian Pashiali, Sofia Papageorgiou, Carlos Luna, Christos Sazos, Kwanphil Cho, Andri Shalou, Ben Kikkawa, Melhem Sfeir, Faten el Meri, Eleni Mente (Panorama Designer)
Lodge and condominium inside design group 2: Alessio Constantino (Undertaking Lead), Sonia Renehan (Senior Inside Designer), Afsoon Es Haghi, Zsuzsanna Barat, Ekaterina Smirnova, Chafic Zerrouki, Nessma Al Ghoussein, Christina Christodoulidou
Bespoke Furnishings Staff: Maha Kutay (Undertaking Director), Margarita Valova, Reza Esmaeeli, Raul Forsoni, Bruno Pereira, Carine Posner, Filipa Gomes
Undertaking administration: Gleeds [London], Omniyat [Dubai]
Native architects: Arex Consultants [Dubai], BSBG [Dubai]
Structural engineers: Whitbybird [London], BG&E [Dubai]
MEP engineers: Clarke Samadin [Dubai]
Facade engineers: Whitbybird [London], Agnes Koltay Facades [Dubai]
Raise consultants: Adam Scott, Roger Preston Dynamics [London], Lerch Bates [Dubai] Fireplace Engineering: Protected [London], Design Confidence [Dubai]
Acoustic consultants: PMK [Dubai]
Site visitors consultants: Cansult Restricted [Dubai], Al Tourath [Dubai]
Lighting consultants: Tim Downey, Isometrix [London], DPA [Dubai], Illuminate [Dubai] Inside Consultants: HBA [Dubai]
Safety consultants: Management Dangers [Dubai]
Kitchen consultants: MCTS [Dubai], AV Consultants EntireTech [Dubai]
QS consultants: HQS [Dubai]
Facade contractors: Brookfield Multiplex [London], Alu-Nasa [Dubai]
Lodge operator: Melia Inns