Typically, Dubai’s residential villas are designed, either according to a master developer’s cookie cutting requirements, or they’re designed by the city’s five most commonly used architectural firms; firms that are unfortunately renowned for their cookie cutter villa designs.

In honor of the city’s design conscious builders that swam against the cookie cutting current in order to create a highly detailed modern living space, the followings are my top 5 contemporary villas in Dubai:

1. The Beam Villa, behind Emirates Hospitality Institute, Umm Al-Sheif
2. The Box Villa, Behind Dr.Joy’s Clinic, Al Manara
3. The Panoramic Twins, Next to Eppco Station, Al Wasl
4. The White Brick House, Behind EmiratesNBD, Al Barsha
5. DCC’s Villa, Al Manara

The Panoramic Twins, South Elevation:

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