MEAM UAE Business Awards 2018

66 MEA MARKETS / 2018 UAE Business Awards , Best Architectural Design Consultancy - Middle East & Most Anticipated Hospitality Design Project: THE SAIL BOUTIQUE HOTEL, ABU DHABI. JT & Partners is an international multidisciplinary consultant which offers a unique portfolio of architecture, planning, engineering, project management, infrastructure and cost consultancy services. We spoke to Aliya Shayakhmetova to find out more. Founded in 2015, JT + Partners specialise in hospitality, residential, commercial, mixed- use projects and master-planning developments. JT+ Partners is a Boutique Consultancy performing the role of lead consultant on projects within the Middle, North Africa and beyond from its offices located in Dubai and Abu Dhabi & Lebanon. Aliya explores how the company works to provide exceptional service and unique projects in this variety of practice areas. “Here at JT + Partners, we are recognised as a world-renown consultant with impressive projects located in international destinations, from Morocco to Seychelles, Lebanon, India, Sri Lanka, North Africa, KSA, UAE, and beyond spanning residential, hospitality, commercial, mixed-use and masterplan developments, from conception to completion. Our success is due to understanding of local resources, materials, skills and methodologies, and of global architecture and construction, from the latest technologies and trends, to the oldest traditions. Our team is an energetic, collaborative, creative 45 multiskilled innovative individuals of multi-cultural nationalities providing bespoke designs that reflect cultural diversity, experience and knowledge. Over 36 months, the practice grew from standing start to over 40 multi-skilled staff of multi- cultural backgrounds from 16 different nationalities. The result is a diverse team with their fingers on the pulse of global architecture and construction, from the latest technologies and trends, to the oldest traditions. We specialise in tailor-made projects that are not limited to one colour or one architecture language and are not generic to be replicated and relocated to different sites. We provide project specific design solutions that suit the locality, surroundings and the urban fabric, respond to functionality, quality and requirements of the end users, fulfil visions of clients and developers. Our expertise defines each project character. All these are developed and implemented in our projects. We are passionate about sustainability and in integrating design strategies in projects to achieve reduction in energy consumption and carbon emissions as well as blend within their natural surroundings. We specialise and focus on environmental and socially sustainable architecture design as well as sustainable and critical carbon design strategies. JT+ Partners is an award-winning company and has collected this year the Principle of the Year award for its Managing Director, Joe Tabet, in the Middle East Architect Awards 2017. The company was shortlisted also for the Boutique Firm of the year for 2016 and 2017 against international practises. Our projects were shortlisted in the Residential and Hospitality categories in several awards of which the Arabian Property Award 2016, Middle East Architect Awards 2016/2017 and The Plan Award 2017 – Venice. Our Company received high recognition from several Authorities across the UAE on UA180015