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Zaha Hadid: The Opus Building ME by Melia Hotel, Dubai

Zaha Hadid: The Opus Building ME by Melia Hotel, Dubai
With much of the construction on ‘the opus’ well underway, the developer omniyat has 
revealed a modified version of  property which will see zaha hadid engage further with the
 project. she will design the ‘ME by meliá’ hotel (the first in the middle east), and service 
apartments to be housed within the complex. 
The luxury accommodations will include several penthouse suites with private roof terraces,
 and it will be the architect’s first hotel undertaking in which she will be responsible for all
 aspects, both interior and exterior, of the scheme.
Situated near the burj khalifa, the hotel is projected to open for business at ‘the opus’ in 2016.
‘the opus’ stands as a monolithic cube with a free form cavern eroding from its outer edges
image © zaha hadid architects
Zaha Hadid: The Opus Building ME by Melia Hotel, Dubai
  
Zaha Hadid: The Opus Building ME by Melia Hotel, Dubai
zaha hadid: the opus office tower will stand as a landmark along the dubai skyline
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 Zaha Hadid: The Opus Building ME by Melia Hotel, Dubai

general view of the mixed-use property
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 Zaha Hadid: The Opus Building ME by Melia Hotel, Dubai

street view
image © zaha hadid architects

 Zaha Hadid: The Opus Building ME by Melia Hotel, Dubai

images © zaha hadid architects

 Zaha Hadid: The Opus Building ME by Melia Hotel, Dubai

by night
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 Zaha Hadid: The Opus Building ME by Melia Hotel, Dubai

interior rendering with views of the free-form void
image © zaha hadid architects
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