Thesis Book - Seeds of Hope

Heritage
Park
AL ZAHIYAH OVERVIEW
Relationship with the city
• The area is on the eastern side of Abu Dhabi. It is one
of the downtown areas of the capital city and enjoys a
prime location at the centre of Corniche Road East and
Al Falah Street.
• The area is not dominated by a single nationality,
instead, it’s home to many with a huge variety of
restaurants - Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and European
on offer to visitors. It also has a large number of
coffee shops, restaurants, and hotels.
• A zone for potential expansion.
• The zone is a busy zone with frequent movement of
public buses, taxis, and private cars. There are plenty
of parking spaces for visitors and most tenants can use
their reserved parking spaces.
• A zone with a strong sense of community integration.
Consists of various transportation services.
• Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Street (E12), with many mixeduse
buildings around the zone.
• It is considered by many as the heart of Abu Dhabi.
Al Markaziyah
East
Municipality
Diverse spatial layout with
small intermediate spaces in
between
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