SAY Studio helps Dubai building achieve WELL Health-Safety rating – MEP MiddleEast

SAY Studio helps Dubai building achieve WELL Health-Safety rating – MEP MiddleEast

Design and architectural consultancy SAY Studio has announced the completion of a WELL project worth more $27.2mn (AED10mn) in Emaar Square for an undisclosed client.

Designers at SAY Studio – who have worked with clients such as DEWA on its net zero footprint office space; Adidas's award-winning, wellness HQ; and other big tech clients such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Google – were tasked with undertaking the design of a brand-new 16,000m2 HQ under the theme “office of the future”, the first health-and-well-being-focused project of its kind for this client.

The project began in March 2019 and took 19 months to complete. It consists of floors G to five, and the roof terrace.

The Dubai-based client – which offers services across multiple sectors, including workplace, hospitality, F&B, and residential – handed over the commercial space at the end of 2020.

The project has become the only commercial space across the Middle East and Europe to receive the WELL health and safety seal from the International WELL-Building Institute (IWBI), which is the global authority on healthy buildings. The space is also awaiting confirmation of a Gold grade WELL certification.

The WELL Health and Safety seal can be seen on buildings which have set out