Dubai One Central /// NatureCulture
The natureculture way
Think Gulf cities can’t be cooler, greener, and vibrant?
Think again.
Trees are the key. Trees shade streets, cool urban spaces, improve air quality, and create places people love. But thriving urban forests don’t happen by accident—so what does it take to create them?
You need a team with the specific set of skills to design tree-rich urban spaces that flourish. Our unique service unites innovative design, technical know-how, and a deep understanding of Gulf-specific conditions to create livable cities for the long term.
Let’s make it happen. Join NatureCulture and the Green Different Network in cultivating a cooler, greener and vibrant future for Gulf cities.
Dubai One Central
Wild urban gardens create calm and relaxing spaces in an inner city business district.
The Founders Memorial
A forest of native trees creates a tranquil inner city space for reflection and contemplation.
Emirates Hills Park
Rambunctious gardens and free play allow kids to let loose in an overly ordered world.
Nature-Based Solutions
Nature-Based Solutions?
Let’s not complicate things. In a nutshell, nature-based solutions rely on up to five key elements—soil, water, plants, time, and systems.
In hot-humid-dry lands, these elements must address unique challenges of climate and urban contexts. We specialise in all five elements to deliver greener, cooler, more biodiverse cities.
Royal Opera House Muscat
Cultured gardens create relaxing strolling gardens for culture-lovers at the Royal Opera House in Muscat, Oman.
The Majlis Oman
Tree gardens create shaded, cool and human-scaled spaces surrounded by monumental architecture.
Muscat Jebel Park
Designing with a steep site creates opportunities for communal pocket parks on a mountainside in Muscat.
Expertise
Delivering greener, cooler cities absolutely requires a multidisciplinary approach. NatureCulture together with the Green Different Network brings together a team of subject experts from diverse fields—landscape architecture, placemaking, urban design, horticulture, irrigation engineering, soil science, thermal comfort, environmental lighting, urban forestry and data management. We use all of these tools with one goal in mind, cultivating cooler, greener and biodiverse urban spaces.
The Dubai World Trade Centre Masterplan
A green spine of tree-lined streets cool and invigorate the heart of a high-end mixed-use precinct.
University Campus at Sohar
A new university campus captures the local agricultural landscape character and incorporates innovative water management strategies.
Zayandeh Rud Park
A new park creates a contemporary expression of cultural landscapes in a world heritage listed city.
Services
You want sustainable and biodiverse green spaces? Cooler streets, shaded parks, vibrant piazzas? Thriving urban forests? A green, sustainable and biodiverse city?
How do you get there?
We are here to deliver.
We plan and design spaces that connect people with community and nature. Our soil science services provide the right foundation—because healthy trees start underground. We design irrigation systems that adapt for change over time. We plan urban forests strategically, selecting the right trees, in the right places, for the right reasons.
We analyse urban heat, measure canopy coverage, and ensure your city isn’t just green, but livable. Data drives our decisions—tree inventories, procurement strategies, long-term care plans—so that what we build today thrives for generations.
Tree Inventories
Comprehensive tree inventories provide data-driven insights to plan, maintain, and grow sustainable urban forests, maximising ecosystem services and creating greener, healthier cities for people and the environment.
Urban Thermal Comfort Design
Designing for thermal comfort through landscape—quantifiable, performance-driven design with shading, planting, and materials to reduce heat stress and enhance usability for both movement and gathering spaces.
Placemaking
Urban spaces with culturally authentic and sustainable designs. Delivering human comfort and environmental functionality to create thriving, meaningful places in the Gulf region.
The Team
NatureCulture and the Green Different Network bring together exceptional expertise and decades of hands-on experience to redefine sustainable urban design. Working with you we can and do transform Gulf cities into greener, cooler, and more livable environments, combining visionary thinking with practical, impactful solutions.
We transform cities.
Let’s create something extraordinary together.
