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The Lana and The Residences, Dorchester Collection
by Foster + Partners

The Lana and The Residences, Dorchester Collection

by Foster + Partners

Shortlisted: Hotel Design - Middle East & Africas Award

The International Hotel & Property Awards 2025

Foster + Partners designed The Lana and The Lana Residences, Dorchester Collection in Dubai, marking their first residential project in the city. Commissioned by OMNIYAT in 2010, the brief called for a landmark mixed-use development featuring two interlocking towers. Located on the edge of Marasi Marina, between Downtown Dubai and the Dubai Design District, the project forms the centrepiece of a new 12-kilometre waterfront promenade.

Rising to 31 and 30 storeys, the hotel and residences are interspersed with seven vertical gardens that define the environmental and social character of the design. Each garden creates a distinct lifestyle experience, while deep overhangs and thin floorplates ensure natural shading and cooling throughout. Every room benefits from private balconies with expansive views of the waterfront and city, minimising reliance on mechanical cooling systems.

The design lifts the entire structure off the ground, creating a landscaped public space in the middle of the sire and visual continuity between the road and the marina. Waterfront restaurants, shops and cafés animate the promenade, with dining spaces housed in double and quadruple height volumes enveloped by greenery.

High-end amenities include the exclusive Members’ Garden at level 23, a Sky Garden for hotel guests, and a rooftop infinity pool. The residences also feature direct access to yacht moorings and a serene arrival sequence. Foster + Partners collaborated with their Applied R+D team to develop passive cooling strategies, including solar exposure analysis and adaptive overhangs, while Gilles & Boissier crafted the interior spaces to reflect the architectural vision.

Location: Dubai

Architect: Foster + Partners

Photography: Nigel Young/ Foster + Partners

Foster + Partners has been shortlisted for Hotel Design – Middle East & Africas Award in The International Hotel & Property Awards 2025.

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