Pi·el 公寓楼丨阿联酋阿布扎比丨MVRDV

由 MVRDV 在阿布扎比设计的 85000 平方米混合用途开发项目 Pixel 现已完工。该综合体共包含有 525 套公寓，以及商店、办公室和公共设施，彰显出阿联酋住宅综合体的创新设计方法。设计的核心堪称场地中心的公共广场，从这里看向七座布满了阳台与飘窗的塔楼，由瓷砖构成的遮阳装置散发出 14 种柔和色彩，宛如美丽的珍珠。

Pixel, the 85,000-square-metre mixed-use development designed by MVRDV in Abu Dhabi, is now complete. The complex features 525 apartments together with shops, offices, and amenities, taking an innovative approach to designing residential complexes in the Emirates. Central to this effort is the communal plaza at the heart of the development, where the seven towers “break down” into formations of terraces and bay windows, complete with shading screens of tiles in 14 subtle pastel colours inspired by the appearance of a pearl.

▼项目概览，overall of the project© Jon Wallis

Pixel 是阿布扎比 Reem 岛 Maker 区首个落成的项目，开发商 IMKAN 将其称为阿布扎比的新心脏，与附近 Saadiyat 岛的城市文化中心相互呼应、相得益彰。设计发扬了 Maker 区的创新与国际化精神，旨在提供一种阿联酋罕见的生活方式——强调身份与地方认同感，重视户外生活与社区精神，同时采用朴素但引人注目的材料。

Pixel is the first project completed in Makers District, a new development on Abu Dhabi’s Reem Island that developer IMKAN bills as the new heart of Abu Dhabi – a creative counterpart to the city’s cultural hub on the nearby Saadiyat Island. The design capitalises on the innovative, cosmopolitan spirit of Makers District to offer an approach to living that is rare in the United Arab Emirates – with an emphasis on identity and a strong sense of place, an outdoor lifestyle, community spirit, and modest yet striking materials.

▼远景，viewing the project at distance© Jon Wallis

▼街景，street view© Jon Wallis

▼街景，street view© Jon Wallis

▼街道立面，facade along the street© Jon Wallis

为了使 Pixel 公寓楼成为 Maker 区的中心枢纽，在设计中七座紧凑的塔楼被规划在场地的边缘，利用建筑的位置与高度为场地中心提供了遮阳，同时也在场地中形成了凉爽的微风循环，并与围绕场地的三面滨水开发项目和海滩区域建立起联系。在塔楼之间，位于中央的广场形成了 Pixel 的社交中心，餐厅、咖啡厅和商店很快就会占据底层。在社区功能方面，从健身房、医疗诊所，到早期学习中心，以及创新初创企业的办公室等，将占据底层商业空间的上面一层，这种设置确保了 Pixel 社区始终保持活跃，广场也因此保持了全天的活力。

▼分析图，analysis diagram© MVRDV

The development forms a central hub in Maker’s District, so the design’s seven compact towers are pushed to the edge of the site, their positions and heights optimised to provide shade, encourage cooling breezes, and create connections with both the waterfront developments that surround the site on three sides and the beach. Between the towers, a central plaza forms Pixel’s social centre, with restaurants, cafés, and shops soon to occupy the ground floor. Community functions – from a gym and medical clinic to an early learning centre and offices for innovative start-ups – will occupy the level above, ensuring that the buildings of Pixel are always active, and that the plaza is therefore lively throughout the day.

▼塔楼底部如坍塌的“像素”，tower bottom like collapsing ‘pixels’© Jon Wallis

▼公共广场，public plaza© Jon Wallis

▼适应当地环境的绿色植物空间，green space adapted to the local environment© Jon Wallis

真正给该项目带来生机的当属面向广场的建筑立面：建筑的底部，塔楼宛如坍塌成“像素”，溢出到广场，形成了露台与飘窗。这些露台将生活空间延伸到公共领域，鼓励居民在一年中较凉爽的月份享受户外活动。广场中的水景与绿色景观则有助于形成凉爽的微气候，创造出更舒适的户外环境，此外，“像素”的顶端还规划有绿色屋顶。因此，上部公寓中的生活与广场生活融合在一起，为 Pixel 赋予了一种强烈的地方认同感，使本项目从阿联酋的其他综合体中脱颖而出。

▼分析图，analysis diagram© MVRDV

The façades facing this plaza are what truly bring the project to life: At their bases, the towers crumble into “pixels”, spilling out into the plaza to create terraces and bay windows. These extend the living spaces inside into the public realm, encouraging residents to enjoy the outdoors in the cooler months of the year. Water and green features in the plaza below help to cool the microclimate within the plaza, making for a more comfortable environment outdoors, with planned green roofs being added to the top of the pixels. Life in the apartments above blends with the life in the plaza, giving a sense of place to the project, and an identity which helps it stand out from other complexes in the Emirates.

▼面向广场的建筑立面宛如炫彩的珍珠，facade facing the plazalike a dazzling pearl© Jon Wallis

项目中使用的材料进一步加强了这种身份认同感，设计尽管谦虚却足以吸引路人的目光。为了向阿布扎比的传统致敬，设计以牡蛎为灵感，如同坚硬外壳内嵌着的一颗精致的珍珠。外部立面由混凝土面板制成，上面印有艺术家 Nicole Martens 设计的图形图案，其灵感来自牡蛎壳。在塔楼之间，面向中央广场的立面上装饰有由 14 种不同柔和颜色的瓷砖组成的遮阳屏，也让人们不仅联想到贝壳中发出绚丽光彩的珍珠。建筑内部的选材延续了这种适宜且愉悦的设计方法，每栋塔楼都拥有不同的配色方案，这不仅为其赋予了独特的身份，同时还有助改善地下停车场的寻路系统。

This identity is further reinforced by the materials used on the project that, despite a certain modesty, nonetheless grab the attention of passers-by. In a nod to Abu Dhabi’s heritage, the development is envisaged as an oyster, with a hard outer shell that sequesters a delicate pearl inside. The outer façades are made of concrete panels, imprinted with a graphic pattern designed by artist Nicole Martens that was inspired by oyster shells. Glimpsed between the towers, the shading screens of the central plaza, clad in tiles of 14 different pastel colours, give the impression of a pearl inside the shell. On the interior, this modest yet joyful approach to materials continues, with each tower adopting a colour profile that gives it a unique identity and helps to improve wayfinding from the car park below ground.

▼半鸟瞰，half bird’s eye view© Jon Wallis

▼14 种浅色陶瓷，14 kinds of light-colored ceramics© Jon Wallis

▼俯瞰中央广场，overlooking the central plaza© Jon Wallis

Pixel 共提供了 525 套不同大小的公寓，从单间到宽敞的三居室住宅不等。这些公寓的布局彰显了生活的多样性，奢华昂贵的居住单元与经济实惠的空间和谐混合在一起。这种公平性是由步行广场实现的，充满活力的氛围为较低楼层的居民们带来了福祉，使这些公寓与靠近塔顶的公寓一样令人向往。因此，该项目鼓励来自不同阶层的人们形成互动与交流，无论是外籍人士、阿布扎比当地人、大家庭、独居的单身人士，年轻人，还是老年人。

▼泳池区，pool area© Jon Wallis

▼充足的绿色空间，plenty of green space© Jon Wallis

▼立面，facade© Jon Wallis

▼立面近景，closer view of the facade© Jon Wallis

“我们以 Pixel 挑战了阿联酋标准的住宅类型”，MVRDV 的创始合伙人 Jacob van Rijs 说，“Pixel 并没有借助内部的豪华饰面使不起眼的单体塔楼变得更加富有吸引力，而是通过为居民们创造舒适的户外公共空间，让人们通过户外活动与邻居成为朋友，邀请游客在广场的餐厅用餐，来为居民们带来幸福感。它不仅鼓励了一种令人愉快的生活方式，同时在环境和社会方面，它也展现出了同类型项目不可比拟的可持续性。”

“With Pixel, we challenged the residential typologies that have become the norm in the UAE”, says MVRDV founding partner Jacob van Rijs. “Instead of nondescript, isolated towers made palatable by a veneer of luxury finishes on the interior, Pixel makes it possible for residents to spend some time outdoors, become friends with their neighbours, to invite visitors for a meal in the restaurant in the plaza. It encourages a way of life that is not only enjoyable, but environmentally and socially more sustainable than the alternatives.”

▼建筑细部，details of the project© Jon Wallis

▼由窗口与陶瓷遮阳板看塔楼，viewing the project through the window and the tile screen© Jon Wallis

▼街道夜景，street view at night© Jon Wallis

▼广场夜景，night view of the central plaza© Jon Wallis

▼建筑夜景，views at night© Jon Wallis

Facts

Project Name: Pixel

Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Year: 2017-2024

Client: IMKAN

Size and Programme: 85,000 m2 mixed-use

Credits

Architect: MVRDV

Founding Partner in charge: Jacob van Rijs

Director: Stefan de Koning

Design Team: Edina Peli, Mariya Gyaurova, Mirco Facchinelli, Kristin Schaefer, Katarzyna Plonka, Ole Allin Egebaek, Ronald Hoogeveen, Katarzyna Nowak, Akshey Krishna Venkatesh, Kevin Loftus, Luca Vacchini, Karin Houwen, Guido Boeters, Meng Yang, Diana Sacco, Stavros Gargaretas, Afrodite Moustroufi

MVRDV Next: Boudewijn Thomas

Visualization: Antonio Luca Coco, Paolo Mossa Idra, Costanza Cuccato, Davide Calabro, Pavlos Ventouris, Kirill Emelianov, Tomaso Maschietti, Massimiliano Marzoli, Giovanni Coni

Strategy & Development: Willeke Vester

Copyright: MVRDV Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, Nathalie de Vries

Architect of Record: Dewan Architects + Engineers with Intercon (interior design)

Engineering and Project Management: Ramboll Middle East

District Masterplan: RNL

Infrastructure: Parsons

Cost Control: Turner & Townsend

Landscape and public realm design: Bjarke Ingels Group

Landscape architect: Verdaus

Lighting: Delta Lighting Design

Wayfinding & Signage: Dezigntechnic

Vertical transportation: Cooper Wilcock

Security: WSP, Consquare

Artist (façade): Nicole Martens