The Reception
Built from books, stacked and bound, standing where a check-in counter usually would.
Dubailand · Imtiaz Developments
A life, well read.
- Location
- Dubailand
- Payment plan
- 50/50 · 60/40 post-handover
- Unit type
- Studio, 1BR–3BR
- Starting at
- AED 666K
- Delivery
- Q3 2028
Chapter One
Living designed
around reading.
“A life is measured not in square feet, but in what you have taken the time to understand.”
The Archive is not a building that keeps books. It is a way of living arranged around reading, where the quiet hours are the ones that count. Most homes measure the view. This one, how far a chapter takes you.
It is built for a certain kind of attention: the ones who read past midnight, who go far into one thing rather than briefly across many. Every residence assumes you own books, and intend to own more. A shelf waits for the collection. A reading lamp is fixed exactly where your hand already reaches.
Chapter Two
A new chapter for the mind and body.
Intellectual living
Two storeys of shelves, ten thousand books, a spiral stair. A collection meant to be read, not admired.
Holistic living
A gym set beneath a lattice of gold and glass, shaped by Imtiaz's Raw Theory health philosophy.
Community living
A rooftop Reading Salon with a fireplace, a firepit, and the kind of quiet that starts conversations.
Nature living
A garden the length of the ground level, floating cabanas over shallow water, mini golf beyond the grass.
Unhurried living
Water that holds still long enough to catch the whole city in it. Nothing asking to be finished by a certain hour.
Chapter Three
Come home
through a library.
You do not arrive through a lobby. Two storeys of shelves rise from the ground floor, wrapped by a spiral stair. Ten thousand books, a real collection meant to be read, not admired.
Chapter Four
An ambiance for every moment.
Nothing here performs. Depth over noise, from the desk that closes properly to the salon on the roof.
The Library
You do not arrive through a lobby. Most residents mean only to pass through. Most stop.
The Writer's Room
A desk, a door that closes properly, and nothing else asking for attention.
The Reading Lounge
Solitude that asks nothing of you, built for the company of one, or two.
The Reading Salon
On the roof: fireplace, deep seating, water feature, and the cool months put to use.
Chapter Five
The outdoors, read slowly.
At the top of the building the garden continues: a rooftop terrace, a barbecue lounge, and an outdoor cinema. Slow is the rarest thing a city like this has to offer. Here, it's the default.
- The Library◆
- Reading Lounge◆
- Writer's Room◆
- Gym◆
- Reading Salon◆
- Relaxation Lounges◆
- Kids' Play Area◆
- Pets' Area◆
- Floating Cabanas◆
- Shallow Water Feature Lounge◆
- Sunken Seating◆
- Mini Golf◆
- Rooftop BBQ & Lounge◆
- Outdoor Cinema◆
- Adult Rooftop Pool◆
- Kids Rooftop Pool◆
- Rooftop Terrace Garden◆
- Changing Rooms◆
Chapter Six
Where it sits.
Wadi Al Safa 5 — Dubai Land Residence Complex — Dubailand, Dubai. Close enough to the city, far enough to read in peace.
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Dubai Land Residence Complex
City access
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road
Airport
20 min to DXB
Chapter Seven
A short passage.
A library is only as useful as its reach. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road opens at your door like a first chapter. Downtown Dubai, minutes beyond that. The airport in twenty. From here, every part of the city is a short passage away.
- Dubai Academic City5 min
- Dubai Outlet Mall5 min
- Dubai Silicon Oasis5 min
- IMG Worlds10 min
- Global Village10 min
- Mohammed Bin Rashid Library15 min
- The Dubai Mall20 min
- Dubai Creek Harbour20 min
- Dubai Design District (d3)20 min
- Dubai International Airport20 min
Chapter Eight
The facts.
Studio
AED 666,000
from 360 sq. ft.
One Bedroom
AED 979,000
from 600 sq. ft.
Two Bedroom
AED 1.55 M
from 1,035 sq. ft.
Three Bedroom
AED 1.9 M
from 1,314 sq. ft.
Typologies & sizes
Size range in sq. ft., including balconies.
| Type | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 384 | 426 |
| 1 Bedroom Compact | 546 | 1,053 |
| 1 Bedroom Executive | 605 | 1,234 |
| 2 Bedroom | 1,022 | 1,686 |
| 3 Bedroom | 1,305 | 1,884 |
At a glance
- Handover
- Q3 2028
- Configuration
- B + G + 3P + 13 + R
- Developer
- Imtiaz Developments
- Location
- Dubailand, Dubai
Chapter Nine
Payment plan.
50% during construction · 50% on completion
| 1st instalment | 20% | On booking (+ 4% DLD & admin fee) |
| 2nd instalment | 5% | 15 November 2026* |
| 3rd instalment | 5% | 1 April 2027* |
| 4th instalment | 5% | 15 August 2027* |
| 5th instalment | 5% | 1 November 2027* |
| 6th instalment | 5% | 15 February 2028* |
| 7th instalment | 5% | 1 July 2028* |
| On completion | 50% | Q3 2028 |
*Indicative dates. Full schedule and terms are set out in the brochure.
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