Waiwai
📍 Location
Abu Dhabi
⭐️ Rating
Very Good (No reviews)
💲 Price range
$$$$
💼 Type of projects
Commercial/Offices, Institutional/Educational, Hospitality
🎓 Their speciality
• Contextual architectural design that responds to cultural, social, and environmental challenges, with a unique research-driven approach to developing new architectural vocabularies that address global environmental crises through locally-sourced methods and materials
• Comprehensive design services spanning architecture, interior design, urban planning, landscape architecture, and graphic design, with particular expertise in integrating social, environmental, economic, and technological aspects into cohesive design solutions
• Cross-cultural design expertise bridging Japanese minimalism with Middle Eastern architectural traditions, leveraging their dual Tokyo-Dubai base to create innovative solutions that respect local contexts while pushing creative boundaries
💛 What we love about them
• International recognition through prestigious projects including Dubai's Jameel Arts Centre and participation in the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale, demonstrating their ability to operate at the highest levels of architectural discourse while delivering practical solutions
• Unique bi-cultural leadership team of Kazuma Yamao and Wael Al Awar, combining Japanese design philosophy with deep Middle Eastern cultural understanding, offering clients perspectives that most UAE-based firms cannot match
• Research-focused methodology that goes beyond traditional design services to actively develop new approaches to sustainable architecture, ensuring clients receive cutting-edge solutions rather than conventional applications of existing techniques
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