Standing at the heart of Dubai, a desert city renowned for its pioneering vertical skyscrapers. X- Space sets out a new vision–that of the horizontal landscaper. As a nature and human oriented urban greenway, X-Space aims to provide connectivity to one of the world’s great metropolises. This public recreational, cultural, and communal space links the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, with the new Museum of the Future. At the epicentre of urban life and architecture, it runs atop Dubai’s major thoroughfare, Sheikh Zayed Road, converged into a tunnel when underearth the urban greenway. Linking tw Metro stations on a rail system, which has itself helped cut car usage, the project extends further along the highway. Across its one kilometre length, pathways entice pedestrians to abandon their motor vehicles in favour of the bicycle or simply the opportunity to walk at ease in a busy city, yet one increasingly aiming to provide connectivity through design on a human scale.

Even more, X-Space lends itself as the lungs for a city looking to cut its carbon footprint. Inspired by the sand which frequently sweeps across the highways of the United Arab Emirates, X-Space creates the opposite visual effect by covering itself in natural flora. Taking into account how the car in Dubai has long been regarded as king, X-Space further fosters the human experience by allowing walking amidst scopes replicating nature not often found in the urban city. It is an outdoor space naturally cooled by wind flow, water, and vegetation, hosting numerous arches and tall buildings on each side providing shade. 

In the heart of an urban framework of steel, concrete, and glass, X-Space offers a vibrant public and social connection to the multi-national and cross-cultural city of Dubai and its people.