Jumeirah Garden City
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The master plan of Jumeirah Garden City refers to the re-development of a 9,000,000 (nine million) square meter land area, conceptualized to be a part of the 2015 strategic plan for Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...

. The development consists of 12 districts with an envision built up area of 14,000,000 (fourteen million) square meters. The Jumeirah garden city will aims to cater to a population of 50,000 to 60,000 residents. The project will cost approximately Dh350 billion (approx. $95bn). The announcement of the project coincided with the global financial crisis.

Development

Jumeirah garden city will be built over a period of 12 years, across an area north of Sheikh Zayed Road
Sheikh Zayed Road
E 11 is a highway in the United Arab Emirates. The longest road in the UAE, E 11 streches from Al Silah in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and ends in Ras Al Khaimah emirate at the Oman border, running roughly parallel to UAE's coastline along the Persian Gulf...

 between Diyafa Street and Safa Park
Safa Park
Safa Park is a 64 hectare urban park located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is 10.53 km southwest of the traditional center of Dubai along Sheikh Zayed Road. The park is bordered by Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Wasl Road, Al Hadiqa Street, and 55th Street.Created in 1975, Safa Park was...

. Meraas Development has commissioned architect Adrian Smith
Adrian Smith (architect)
Adrian D. Smith is an American architect who has designed skyscrapers including the Burj Khalifa, Jin Mao Tower and Trump International Hotel and Tower, as well as the proposed Kingdom Tower for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.-Education:...

 of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture , an architecture firm and design firm based in Chicago, is engaged in the design and development of energy-efficient and sustainable architecture. AS+GG designs buildings, cities, masterplans and components of these. It creates designs for an international...

 to design four new projects as part of the Jumeirah Garden master plan. In contrary to most Dubai urbanizations, this one will be erected on built-up ground, Al Satwa is a lively quarter of about 100.000 people. In the next years, the mainly poor and lower middle class inhabitants have to leave their houses, shops, workshops and apartments for demolition. They may get a financial compensation, but many of them are not able to pay the higher house prices or rent in Jumeirah garden city. It is a case of top-down gentrification by pure capital interests: Al Satwa's area is - adjacent to Financial District, Burj Khalifa and Business Bay
Business Bay
Business Bay is a central business district under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The project features numerous skyscrapers located in an area where Dubai Creek will be dredged and extended. Business Bay will have upwards of 240 buildings, comprising commercial and residential...

 - a pearl.

The development will redefine living standards of the people living in neighborhoods of Dubai, The project will comprise seven distinct areas, taking up approximately 110000000 square feet (10,219,334.4 m²) of land, including the self reclaimed artificial islands. One section
will host Dubai Park, which will be half the size of Safa Park
Safa Park
Safa Park is a 64 hectare urban park located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is 10.53 km southwest of the traditional center of Dubai along Sheikh Zayed Road. The park is bordered by Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Wasl Road, Al Hadiqa Street, and 55th Street.Created in 1975, Safa Park was...

.Phase one of Jumeirah Gardens will cover around 820,000 square meters.

Phases of Construction

Jumeirah garden city will comprise six main blocks of high-, mid- and low-rise office, retail and residential buildings, two hotels and a high-end shopping area. Completion of phase one is expected to be completed by the end of fourth quarter of 2011 and the whole phase will be fully ready in 2013.Jumeirah garden city will also comprises a huge park which will surround all the residential apartments, villas and other office and commercial buildings.
This development primarily consists of the re-development Satwa and Al-Wasl, with the inclusion of newly developed islands off the coastline of the primary land mass development.
The develpoer Meraas is planning eight landmark buildings in jumeirha garden city, which are 1 Dubai
1 Dubai
1 Dubai was a complex of three skyscrapers proposed for Jumeirah Garden City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Tower 1 would have been the tallest and Towers 2 and 3 much shorter. Although the planned height was never officially released, various heights over were suggested, with the intention to be...

 (Cancelled), 1 Park Avenue
1 Park Avenue
One Park Avenue is a supertall skyscraper 550 m tall and will have 125 floors, to be built in Jumeirah Garden City, Dubai. However, construction is on hold due to the financial crisis.-External links:***...

, Meraas Tower
Meraas Tower
Meraas Tower was a supertall skyscraper 600 m tall, which was proposed to be constructed in Jumeirah Garden City, Dubai. When completed it would have been one of the tallest skyscrapers in Dubai. The tower design had a series of faceted surfaces that would help light and air travel throughout the...

 (Also cancelled) these both buildings will be the tallest buildings in this project and one of the tallest in the world. The project also include Park gate which will comprise a complex of six buildings.the self reclaimed artificial islands will be made up of east bay and coastal and will mainly entail the residences, but will also contains Hotels and resorts.

Sustainability Targets

Economically, sustainable practices help to shrink costs and will optimize the productivity of the individuals. On a smaller scale, adherents to sustainable building practices will find considerable improvements over the traditional building
Building
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 model with their structure’s long-term durability and reduced life cycle costs. In view of these positive impacts, it is clear that eco-friendly buildings are of the utmost importance on both a local and a global scale. This precedent for sustainability is the impulsion behind the development of the Jumeirah Garden City.
This development has been envision to be a development representing the highest standards of sustainability
Sustainability
Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of union, an interdependent relationship and mutual responsible position with all living and non...

 and is expected to be a revolutionary example to the rest of Dubai, as well as
the rest of the world.

1. will improve 40% of energy efficiency
2. Will improve 40% of water efficiency
3. Will improve the usage of Water Cooling Systems
4. Will Condenser water cooling for district cooling, by sea water
5. 90% Waste water will be reuse.
6. By constructing Open Areasand landscaping it will help to improve the Reduction of Heat Island Effect
7. 60% municipal waste will be recycled.
8. Indoor Environment Quality will be improved

With the Development’s targets mentioned above, Green Technologies Sustainability Consultants were commissioned by Meraas to author the Sustainable Development Guidelines for Buildings.

Transportation

The districts will be linked to each other and to the rest of Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...

 by a central canal, a network of public transport systems such as roads and boulevards
Boulevards
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, a light rail system as well as pedestrian
Pedestrian
A pedestrian is a person traveling on foot, whether walking or running. In some communities, those traveling using roller skates or skateboards are also considered to be pedestrians. In modern times, the term mostly refers to someone walking on a road or footpath, but this was not the case...

 walkways.

See also

  • List of tallest buildings in Dubai
  • Developments in Dubai
    Developments in Dubai
    The Dubai government's decision to diversify from a trade-based but oil-reliant economy to one that is service- and tourism-oriented has made real estate and other developments more valuable, resulting in the property boom from 2004–2006. Construction on a large scale has turned Dubai into one of...

  • Sheikh Zayed Road
    Sheikh Zayed Road
    E 11 is a highway in the United Arab Emirates. The longest road in the UAE, E 11 streches from Al Silah in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and ends in Ras Al Khaimah emirate at the Oman border, running roughly parallel to UAE's coastline along the Persian Gulf...

  • Porto Dubai
    Porto Dubai
    Porto Dubai is the residential development currently under construction off the coast, near the Umm Suqeim Marina in Jumeirah on an artificial self reclaimed island....

  • List of bridges and tunnels in Dubai
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