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order to enhance the community livability and thermal performance. The modifications/scenarios
covered; land use, accessibility, walkability, building design, open and green areas. Moreover, the effect
of the modifications has been analyzed to find out the improvements on environmental and thermal
performance as well as through enhancing solar gain performance.
3. Case Study Description and Analysis
The case study of this research is represented by Al Waha community, which was developed by
Dubai Properties Group (DPG). The residential community located in ‘Dubailand’ adjacent to the
Emirates Road with easy access to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road through Al Qudra Road. The
community is close to the Arabian Ranches, Sport and Motor City communities as key developments
(Figure 1). The case study ‘Al Waha’ community consists of 206 semidetached villas where the villas
are designed in three types according to bedroom numbers; two, three and four bedrooms (Figure 2).
The facilities are very limited in the community covering swimming pool, playground area, landscape
and hardscape.
Figure 1. The case study location. Al Waha, Dubai [8].
The total area of the community is approximately 130,000 sqm, while the landscape covers 15,200
sqm from the community total area. The neighbor community is Layan community related with the
same developer (DPG), and contains seven G+2 residential buildings and 588 villas, with small facilities
such as small shops and a supermarket.
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