Dubai, UAE

The Thea Award-winning Ski Dubai indoor snow ski resort is a winter wonderland in the middle of the desert – the first of its kind anywhere in the world. Working under Majid Al Futtaim Investments and in conjunction with Transmontagne, Thinkwell conceptualized the Snow Play Zone as two primary areas. The first is a naturalistic “outdoor” snow-scape that includes real snow pack at a depth of more than two feet (70 cm), falling snow, toboggan and sled runs, an icy body slide, a snowman-making area and the world’s first snowball shooting gallery. The second area is an ice cave full of icy activities, including crawling caves, a maze of icy mirrors, an enormous ice dragon and much more. If visitors get too chilly, they can retreat to the warmth and comfort of the 3D theater, or enjoy a hot beverage on the snow-side terrace.

Thinkwell provided concept design, integrated construction documents, fabrication supervision and in-field art direction for the project.