Residential Architecture
MEAN* (Middle East Architecture Network) is an architecture practice in Dubai, based at Dubai Design District (d3), and designs private homes in the UAE and the Gulf. MEAN* has designed five residential projects, all proposals: Meta-Modular (Dubai, 2023), Cosmos House (AlUla, Saudi Arabia, 2022), the 3D Printed Majlis (Abu Dhabi, 2020), Co-Cross (Dubai, 2020) and House 00 (Jebel Jais, Ras Al Khaimah, 2020). Among them are a courtyard house in AlUla with a wind-catching stair tower and a mountain retreat on Jebel Jais.
All projects: Projects.
Meta-Modular
Meta-Modular is a proposed housing system for Dubai: courtyard homes with wind towers, dry assembly and 3D-printed parts, made to grow as families change.
Cosmos House
Cosmos House is a proposed family home in AlUla: a circular plan around a courtyard, latticed windows, a wind-catching stair tower and 3D-printed mud walls.
3D Printed Majlis
A proposed modular majlis, the reception space of the Emirati home, in three options designed for concrete 3D printing on site in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Co-Cross
Co-Cross, winner of USM’s 2020 Live-Work competition, is a proposed live-work unit in Dubai designed with USM furniture, with partitions in place of rooms.
House 00
House 00 is a proposed retreat on Jebel Jais, Ras Al Khaimah: a sheltered courtyard, limestone walls, long mountain views and a separate guest wing.