Obsidian — Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — Xforms Studio
Residential

Obsidian

A private residence — Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
AddressAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Completion2024
StageBuilt
ScopeFull architecture and interiors
AuthorshipA complete vision by Xforms Studio

Black marble from floor to ceiling. Gold that moves through it like light through water.

A bar. A dining table. A living room. One space, one intention. The apartment is planned as a single continuous room rather than a sequence of separate ones, so the eye never meets a closed door.

Black marble carries the whole envelope, floor to ceiling, with gold veining used as the only pattern in the room. Light is kept low and warm against it, and the city is left to supply the brightness through full-height glass.

One dark palette carried through every room, so only the light changes
Materials

Portoro marble, bronze mirror, smoked oak, charcoal velvet, blackened steel. One dark palette carried through every room, so the only thing that changes from floor to floor is the light coming off the city.

PULL QUOTE: One dark palette carried through every room, so only the light changes

Nearby
  • 4 kmCorniche, Abu Dhabi
  • 7 kmSheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
  • 12 kmYas Island
  • 32 kmAbu Dhabi International Airport
Film

A home that belongs entirely to the night.

The commission

A home that belongs entirely to the night.

We accept a limited number of projects a year. If you are considering a house you will live in for the next twenty years, we would like to meet you.

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Nocturne — West Golf, Katameya, Cairo

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