Umm Suqeim · Dubai
Villa Olea
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Villa Olea — The Film
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Olive tree
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Bedrooms
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Square feet
I — The Story
Dubai is a city of the new and the instant. Here, someone waited. The olive tree was here first, and so the house was drawn around it — walls stepping back, light falling in, every room turning quietly toward something that has outlived centuries.
II — The Rooms
The Tree
It stood before the walls. Now the walls stand for it — travertine, a wooden door, a bench, and nothing else.
The Majlis
Glass on every side. The garden comes in, the noise stays out.
From the roof, a sail you would know anywhere — the city, kept at a courteous distance.
III — The Water
IV — Stillness
By Appointment Only
Visits are arranged privately, one at a time.