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WHY DUBAI 52 D3 PHASE 1: CREATIVE OFFICE and RETAIL SPACE 58 CONTENTS WELCOME TO d3 08 A TAILOR-MADE INDUSTRY ECOSYSTEM 1 2 CREATED FOR THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY 14 A COMMUNITY WITH SOUL AND STRUCTURE 20 THE BENEFITS OF SETTING UP YOUR BUSINESS IN d3 26 A SMART PROPOSITION 30 d3: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE 32 A DEDICATED SPACE FOR DESIGN 38 A GROWTH OPPORTUNITY FOR THE WORLD’S CREATIVE INDUSTRIES 42 TECOM GROUP 50 WHY DUBAI 52 d3 PHASE 1: CREATIVE OFFICE AND RETAIL SPACE 58 | 2 d3 brochure SMALL PP New.indd 2 1/26/16 d3 11:35 brochure AM SMALL PP New.indd 3 1/26/16 11:35 AM | 4 5 | d3 brochure SMALL PP New.indd 4 1/26/16 d3 11:35 brochure AM SMALL PP New.indd 5 1/26/16 11:35 AM d3 brochure SMALL PP New.indd 6 1/26/16 d3 11:35 brochure AM SMALL PP New.indd 7 1/26/16 11:36 AM WELCOME TO d3 Upon completion, d3 will be the preferred place to work, live and play for over 180,000 creative individuals, all of who will contribute to and draw inspiration from d3’s design-led environment, atmospheric energy, one-of- a-kind retail, dining and entertainment concepts, and a packed calendar of events held both day and night. Imagine a COMMUNITY where the ordinary is EXTRAORDINARY Imagine a COMMUNITY that hums with CREATIVE ENERGY IMAGINE a COMMUNITY that provides a UNIQUE, AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE around the CLOCK, all year round THIS is where CREATIVITY COMES TO LIFE This is d3 | 8 9 | d3 brochure SMALL PP New.indd 8 1/26/16 d3 11:36 brochure AM SMALL PP New.indd 9 1/26/16 11:36 AM d3 MASTERPLAN d3 is not just a business district; it is an intelligently curated space designed for people and businesses operating in the fields of design, fashion, art and luxury. | 10 11 | d3 brochure SMALL PP New.indd 10 1/26/16 11:36d3 AM brochure SMALL PP New.indd 11 1/26/16 11:36 AM A TAILOR-MADE INDUSTRY ECOSYSTEM d3 is specifically designed to forge an active design community tailored to contemporary business needs. An inclusive world created for the entire creative community, from global brands to startups, from established names to new talent, d3’s doors are open to everyone operating in the creative space. | 12 d3 brochure SMALL PP New.indd 12 1/26/16 d3 11:36 brochure AM SMALL PP New.indd 13 1/26/16 11:36 AM CREATED FOR THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY ...in collaboration with the creative community. d3’s vision is fully aligned with Dubai Strategy 2021, to create ‘A Cohesive, Inclusive Community of Creatives’. From the very start, we knew that d3 had to be so much more than just a business district. We needed to create a living, breathing community with authenticity and innovation at its heart. d3 is a truly collaborative effort. d3 represents the very essence of the region’s creative spirit. It is a place with soul, with authenticity at its heart. | 14 15 | d3 brochure SMALL PP New.indd 14 1/26/16 d3 11:36 brochure AM SMALL PP New.indd 15 1/26/16 11:36 AM OUR CREATIVE COLLABORATORS TOLD US As a designer just My environment starting out, I need a place is an extension of my where I can access the right creativity. My office needs equipment for short periods of to work as a showcase for time to produce samples for my my brand. I need quality buyers, but I can’t find anything combined with raw potential. like this in Dubai. It’s a big I have to be able to design my challenge that is hampering the own environment. growth of my business. As a freelancer I need a new kind of with an ambition to grow into a business centre that works small business within the next for me - with leasing options twelve months, flexibility is to suit a small business and critical. I need office space that the opportunity to put my own can grow with my business and stamp on it without having I need options that are as fluid to make a sizeable financial as my project pipeline. investment. | 16 17 | d3 brochure SMALL PP New.indd 16 1/26/16 d3 11:36 brochure AM SMALL PP New.indd 17 1/26/16 11:36 AM THE d3 SOLUTION CUSTOMISABLE, QUALITY OFFICE SPACE CO-WORKING SPACES High-quality offices delivered in shell and core, with options to maintain A shared creative environment offering a range of flexible options for exposed ceilings and ‘raw’ features gives designers the opportunity for d3 licensed deskspace companies and freelance permit holders. their space to act as an extension of their own creativity. THE FABRICATION LAB MICRO STUDIOS A shared facilities space for d3’s emerging designers and creatives Enclosed cellular workspaces for entrepreneurs, micro businesses to test ideas and develop prototypes. The Lab will provide electronics and consultants, fully-fitted out and unfurnished. Varied office sizes and manufacturing equipment as well as hand tools, space to design and dimensions are offered for maximum flexibility, with access to and storage for materials. Services will include laser cutting, milling, professional meeting rooms fitted with A/V equipment, projectors embroidering, and 2D and 3D printing. Added features include an and screens. extensive library and seminar rooms. | 18 19 | A COMMUNITY WITH SOUL AND STRUCTURE d3 brochure SMALL PP New.indd 20 1/26/16 11:37d3 AMbrochure SMALL PP New.indd 21 1/26/16 11:37 AM A COMMUNITY WITH SOUL & STRUCTURE d3 is home to a community of individuals who live to create. We do not go to the office and then go home. For creative minds, the hours of the day are not tidily parceled into work and play. We need an environment that inspires us whatever the time of day or night. | 22 d3 brochure SMALL PP New.indd 22 1/26/16 d3 11:37 brochure AM SMALL PP New.indd 23 1/26/16 11:37 AM A full around-the-clock calendar of activities ensures d3 offers not just the hard infrastructure required by the creative sectors, but also an engaging holistic HIPA As part of our on going support for regional lifestyle experience for businesses, residents and visitors alike. creative initiatives, d3 will play host to the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Urban Majlis Maktoum International Photography Award Ceremony and Photography Week in 2016. The Urban Majlis is a quarterly platform for dialogue organised by Dubai Design and Fashion Council open to the design and fashion community, in addition to discussing important industry updates and developments. Fashion Forward (FFWD) is the definitive fashion platform for Dubai and the Middle East. Sole DXB Supported by d3, the Fashion Talks programme Sole DXB is a regional lifestyle platform for fosters industry discussion whilst the Day At footwear, fashion, culture, art and design in d3 allows buyers and industry professionals to Dubai. It brings together Dubai’s street culture connect directly to the designers. Dubai Design Week will for a two day event which celebrates the most enliven the city with cutting edge style in the city. innovative installations from local and international designers, along with an Downtown Design extensive programme of Downtown Design brings together an eclectic activities at d3, which include mix of the world’s most iconic and pioneering partnerships with other brands in furniture, lighting, kitchens, international design weeks, bathrooms, accessories, textiles and new and exhibitions from UAE technologies to create a unique business and international designers platform dedicated to original design. and design brands. | 24 25 | d3 brochure SMALL PP New.indd 24 1/26/16 d3 11:37 brochure AM SMALL PP New.indd 25 1/26/16 11:37 AM BENEFITS OF SETTING UP YOUR BUSINESS IN d3 27 | d3 brochure SMALL PP New.indd 26 1/26/16 11:37d3 AM brochure SMALL PP New.indd 27 1/26/16 11:37 AM BENEFITS OF SETTING UP YOUR BUSINESS IN d3 With flexible licensing options to suit you and your business needs, becoming part of the d3 community offers businesses operating in the design sector the ultimate in flexibility, depending on what is right for you and your company. BENEFITS OF OPERATING UNDER A BENEFITS OF OPERATING UNDER A FREE ZONE LICENSE DED LICENSE 100% foreign ownership permitted Permitted to operate retail businesses in the UAE 100% repatriation of capital and profits Of particular benefit to architectural and Guaranteed 50-year exemption from fitout companies, a DED license enables personal, income and corporate taxes submission of projects to Dubai Municipality Exemption from customs duty for goods Access to GCC Market for sale of products services once the customs duty is paid and ability to export to any GCC country without incurring additional duties Being present in a Freezone whilst operating a DED licence means that you are directly next to your customer base and part of the design industry market segment Flexibility to open branches within the UAE | 28 d3 brochure SMALL PP New.indd 28 1/26/16 d3 11:37 brochure AM SMALL PP New.indd 29 1/26/16 11:37 AM SMART SOLUTIONS WILL BE Consolidated Digital People INTEGRATED IN THE d3 ENVIRONMENT Personal ECONOMY Control Wallet Counting Pervasive WiFi Open Data Network & Data Shared Warehousing LIVING Resources Integrations Operation & MOBILITY Maintenance Community Enhancement Info Service & Portal GOVERNANCE Security Service Electric Advanced District NOC Integration Vehicle Power Parking Integrated & Charging Management Business Partner Recycling Onboarding THE d3 SMART CITY EXPERIENCE CENTRE BIM Based Facilities/Asset The Experience Centre will be an educational and Management entertaining showcase for d3’s Smart City initiatives.
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