Waterfront Developments

Crafting a waterfront development presents an opportunity to discover and embrace the unique purpose of a site. By establishing the program based on the site’s own potential and constraints, we create developments that bring inherent long-term value. Whether creating an ecological sanctuary, a residential development with direct access to the beach, or a retail and dining ground plane with a boardwalk buffer, we guide our clients to maximize site potential and economic benefits while enhancing the social and ecological integrity of the site.

We work side-by-side with our clients to refine the program mix and design aesthetic for the development based on the unique factors of the waterfront typology – open sea, beachfront, lakefront, or manmade. We layer appropriate typologies that build and play off each other to create dynamic destination developments that are memorable and lasting.

Creating a unique and iconic waterfront community along the Dubai water canal and the Dubai creek.
Creating the DNA of a City - Dubai, UAE

Key Contacts

John C. H. Kim
John C. H. Kim
Dubai, UAE
Principal | Design Director | Board of Directors
Jeff Wetzel
Jeff Wetzel
Pittsburgh, PA
Principal | Practice Director | Board of Directors

Our Expertise

Commercial
Commercial
Destination Development
Destination Development
Development Creation
Development Creation
Engineering
Engineering
Food & Beverage
Food & Beverage
Health & Wellness
Health & Wellness
High-rise
High-rise
Higher Education
Higher Education
Hospitality
Hospitality
Interior Design
Interior Design
Island Developments
Island Developments
Master Planning
Master Planning
Mixed-Use
Mixed-Use
Nature Reserves
Nature Reserves
Public & Civic
Public & Civic
Public Realm & Landscape
Public Realm & Landscape
Residential
Residential
Retail
Retail
Sustainability
Sustainability