The Rings

The Rings is a residential development by PMR Property positioned on the Dubai Water Canal in Jumeirah Second, designed by Foster + Partners and comprising two mansion structures due for completion in Q4 2025.

# A Foster + Partners commission on the Water Canal

The choice of Foster + Partners as architect is itself a statement of intent. The practice, responsible for projects from the Hearst Tower in New York to the Bloomberg headquarters in London, brings a design language rooted in structural clarity and environmental consideration. At The Rings, that approach produces two distinct mansion buildings set directly on the canal waterfront, a site typology that remains scarce in Dubai's residential landscape.

The buildings sit within Jumeirah Second, one of the city's older established residential quarters. Tree-lined streets, low-rise villas and a relatively unhurried pace characterise the district. The canal frontage introduces a harder urban edge, but the broader neighbourhood retains the texture of a settled community rather than a speculative development corridor.

# Residences built to mansion scale

Each residence occupies between 9,000 and 16,000 square feet, configured as either a duplex or triplex. These are not apartments with generous proportions. They are houses, stacked vertically, with the floor areas to match.

Living areas reach a double-height of eight metres, with standard ceiling heights throughout at 3.5 metres. Floor-to-ceiling glazing frames 180-degree views across the canal toward the Burj Khalifa. The outlook is fixed and unobstructed by design.

# Specification and fittings

Kitchens are fitted with Gaggenau appliances. Bathrooms draw on Antoniolupi. Furniture and joinery carry specification from Poliform and Rimadesio, with OBEGI also named among the fit-out suppliers. The specification reads as a considered brief rather than a catalogue assembled for effect.

Each residence includes a private swimming pool, a private gym, a cinema room and extensive garden terracing. Internal lifts connect floors within individual homes. Below ground, personalised parking pods incorporate a private car showroom for each residence, with lift access directly to the unit above.

# Arrival sequence and shared infrastructure

Residents enter through a double-height lobby framed by reflective pools. The sequence from street to front door is architecturally considered, which matters at this price point. The parking infrastructure, private pods with individual car showrooms, addresses the expectations of buyers who treat their vehicles as part of the residential programme.

# Jumeirah Second: beach suburb with city access

Jumeirah Beach is within reach on foot or by a short drive. The broader Jumeirah strip holds schools, healthcare facilities and retail that serve a long-established expatriate and Emirati residential population. Major arterials connect quickly to Downtown Dubai, DIFC and Dubai Marina.

The canal location adds a specific quality: an animated waterfront without the density that surrounds developments further inland. Evening light on the water, with the Burj Khalifa in the frame, is a consistent feature of the outlook.

# Who The Rings is built for

At 9,000 square feet as an entry point, The Rings addresses a buyer who has moved past apartment living and past the standard villa market. The combination of Foster + Partners architecture, canal frontage, and mansion-scale floor areas puts it in conversation with a small number of Dubai properties. For buyers arriving from London, Hong Kong or Riyadh with a brief that requires genuine architectural pedigree alongside scale and privacy, the project merits serious attention. The Q4 2025 completion date positions it within a horizon that suits buyers planning a 2025 or early 2026 occupation.