DAMAC Akoya Oxygen

The ground floor combines an anchor retail component with smaller retail units, cafés, food and beverage spaces, a pharmacy, home centre, post office, gym and supporting facilities. The first level accommodates additional recreational functions including a swimming pool and pool deck, clinic, children's play area, multi-purpose hall, squash court, gym and café or juice station. The site strategy further incorporates outdoor seating, drop-off areas, pedestrian connections, open courts and a swimming pool, establishing a relationship between the building, its public realm and the wider community.

The design approach was driven by the ambition to create a contemporary community destination that contributes to the identity and lifestyle of Akoya Oxygen. The architectural concept sought to establish a distinctive yet accessible character through a geometric architectural language and carefully considered massing and façade studies. The planning responds to the facility's varied programme by organising retail and commercial functions alongside recreation and leisure amenities, allowing the building to operate as both a daily community facility and a social destination.
The interior concept develops this community character through a warmer material palette, with steel and wood used to create a modern and welcoming atmosphere. Interior studies focused on the ground and first-level layouts, corridors, lift lobbies, restrooms, and the multi-purpose hall, with particular attention to ceiling design, flooring, concierge seating and lighting effects. This creates continuity between the architectural concept and the interior environment, reinforcing the facility as a cohesive lifestyle destination for the Akoya Oxygen community.