MC2 - Masdar City

MC2- Masdar City is an innovative workplace campus that has been carved by nature and made for people. We set out to create an attitude, a way to work, a movement - more than office architecture. What followed is an office community that places wellness and sustainability at the center of every element. The MC2 design is defined by the Masdar City vision - vibrant, connected to light, air and renewable energy, sheltered from the sun, cooled by the winds, authentic, earthy, and a place to push the boundaries of sustainable workplace design. The masterplan of MC2 combines the ‘Masdar Building Grid’ and the ‘Environmental Grid’ to shape a rich design scheme of wind catches that channel cooling breezes through the public realm to combat the harsh desert conditions. The design combines the latest of renewable technologies and façade design with tried and tested passive methods found in the traditional Arabic cities of the past such as massing that is compactly spaced in plan and stepped in section to optimize self shading, direct sunlight and thermal comfort. MC2- Masdar City will continue to add to Masdar’s impressive collection of projects and will become the new benchmark for sustainable office communities in the Middle East.