Project
Liwa Farm Village
Category
Best Project of Residential or Mixed-Use Estate
About the project (provided by the applicant)
Liwa Farm Village emerges from the heart of the Liwa Oasis as a testament to desert heritage and communal life. Anchored in local identity, it celebrates the memory of Al Gharbia through the careful reinterpretation of traditional techniques, aflaj (فلج), windcatchers (ملقف), rammed earth, and palm-frond construction, crafting a built environment in harmony with its arid surroundings. The village is interwoven with productive date plantations, spaces for animal care, and areas for cultural exchange, creating a dialogue between people, land, and oasis. Each courtyard and pathway evokes belonging, connecting residents and visitors to both nature and heritage. Beyond functional design, the project embodies resilience and sustainable stewardship, transforming architecture into a living canvas where history, ecology, and community converge in a continuous, generative conversation with the desert.
Location
Bateen Liwa, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Project design year
2025
Project website
https://www.archilovers.com/projects/340056/liwa-farm-village.html
Applicant
Inca Hernandez Atelier
Inca Hernandez Atelier develops projects intertwining architecture, research, and art direction across Mexico, Venezuela, Portugal, Italy, the UAE, and Denmark. His practice explores the dialogue between memory and future, where tradition and cultural identity inspire innovation and belonging. He collaborated with Tadao Ando and Alvaro Siza for the Casa Wabi Foundation. Internationally awarded and published.
Author of the project
Lead Architect: Inca Hernandez.
Team: Evelin García, Luis Enrique Vargas, Jesús Navarro, Alfonso Castelló.
Visualization
Inca Hernandez Atelier
Status of the project
Under construction
