The planet’s first island for healthy living”, United Arab Emirates

The various residential units of a major new real estate project in the United Arab Emirates, SHA Residencies Emirates, are now for sale off plan. It occupies the entire island of AlJurf, off the Emirati coast, halfway between Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The project consists of 86 villas ranging from 4-bedroom, 816 sqm to 7-bedroom, 3-storey, 1,582 sqm; 49 flats ranging from 1-bedroom, 149 sqm to 4-bedroom, 773 sqm; 2 spectacular penthouses of 1,668 sqm and 1,739 sqm respectively – each with a living area of 7 bedrooms, 3 floors and 1,582 sqm; 2 spectacular penthouses of 1,668 sqm and 1. 739 sqm respectively – each with a cinema, gym and, of course, an infinity pool; a wellness clinic; private and public beaches; a beach club; a general and children’s park; and the necessary service facilities for a life of wellness – and luxury, of course.

SHA Residences Emirates, or SHA Wellness Island, as the project is also referred to, is an initiative of SHA Wellness Clinic, a health and wellness centre based in l’Alfàs del Pi, Alicante, Spain – “which brings together techniques and therapies from both scientific and natural medicine” – with its local partner, the real estate company IMKAN, then owner of AlJurf Island.

Both firms developed the master plan for SHA Residences Emirates in collaboration with Hirsch Bedner Associates which “stands as a preeminent hospitality design firm globally” -, the architectural firms OTAK – “a multi-disciplinary architecture and urban design firm across the Western United States and the Middle East” – and SAOTA – “recognised for its innovative and dedicated approach to global projects“, and, finally, the Dubai-based engineering consultancy Studio International Engineering Consultants – “a boutique design studio comprised of Architects, Planners, and Project & Development Managers with vast regional and industry experience”.

The developers express the unique character of the residential development when they state that it is “the first island on the planet for healthy living“. By this they refer to the fact that SHA Residences Emirates will feature a SHA Wellness Clinic, “the world’s pioneering wellness clinic in integrative medicine“.