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The Archive by Imtiaz at dusk — a timber-framed residential tower with planted terraces

Dubai Land Residence Complex, Dubai

The Archive by Imtiaz

A life, well read.

Residences arranged around a two-storey library of ten thousand books. Studios to three bedrooms in Dubai Land Residence Complex, handing over Q3 2028.

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Starting price
AED 666,000
Handover
Q3 2028
Payment plans
50/50 · 60/40

Chapter One

A Life, Well Read

The Archive is not a building that keeps books. It is a way of living arranged around reading, where the quiet hours are the ones that count. Most homes measure the view. This one, how far a chapter takes you.

It is built for a certain kind of attention: the ones who read past midnight, who go far into one thing rather than briefly across many.

A life is measured not in square feet, but in what you have taken the time to understand.

The two towers of The Archive at dusk, seen from the street
Handover
Q3 2028
Residences
Studio to 3 bedroom
Configuration
B + G + 3P + 13 + Roof
Location
Dubai Land Residence Complex

Chapter Three

Come Home Through a Library

You do not arrive through a lobby. Two storeys of shelves rise from the ground floor, wrapped by a spiral stair. Ten thousand books, a real collection meant to be read, not admired. Most residents mean only to pass through. Most stop.

The two-storey library at the heart of The Archive, wrapped by a spiral stair
  • The entrance gallery of The Archive, with a front desk built from stacked books

    Already, Bookmarked

    The front desk doesn't announce itself. It's built from books, stacked and bound, standing where a check-in counter usually would. Behind it, a wall of drawers rises to the ceiling, each one lit like something worth finding.

  • The reading lounge, with deep seating, plants and tall windows

    The Reading Lounge

    Solitude that asks nothing of you, built for company of one, or two, where the quiet doesn't need explaining. Close enough to the library that nothing has to be carried far.

  • The writer's room — a timber desk under a wall of books

    The Writer's Room

    Not every thought needs an audience. Off the library, a smaller room holds a desk, a door that closes properly, and nothing else asking for attention. Some residents will read here. A few will finally write something.

  • The rooftop reading salon, opening onto a terrace

    The Reading Salon

    On the roof, a salon for the guest you bring: fireplace, deep seating, and the kind of quiet that makes people have a real conversation. Outside, a firepit and water feature for the cool months.

Chapter Seven

A Book Well Bound

Every residence assumes you own books, and intend to own more. A shelf waits for the collection. A reading lamp is fixed exactly where your hand already reaches. A deep chair sits where the room goes dark and the skyline arrives in the glass.

Prices and sizes are starting figures taken from the developer's brochure and exclude the 4% DLD registration fee. Renders are artist's impressions.

Inside

A Room That Reads You Back

Bedroom with a shelf running the length of the wall and a reading light

The Bedroom

A shelf runs the length of the wall, close enough to reach without leaving the bed. A light angles exactly where a hand would need it, for the chapter that outlasts the rest of the house going quiet.

Kitchen with integrated shelving beside the coffee machine

The Kitchen

Built into the same wall as the coffee machine, a shelf holds space for the pause before breakfast. Coffee on one side. A chapter on the other. Neither one waits for the other to finish.

Bathroom finished in stone and warm timber

The Bathroom

Stone, warm timber and a long mirror. Finished in-house by Imtiaz's own joinery and glass divisions, like every other surface in the building.

Chapters Five & Six

The Body Keeps the Mind

Eighteen shared spaces across the podium and the roof — shaped by Imtiaz's Raw Theory health philosophy, where wellbeing is a daily ritual rather than a destination.

The gym at The Archive, beneath a lattice of gold and glass

The Gym

Set beneath a lattice of gold and glass, where movement and thought exist side by side. Treadmills face the skyline, curtained off like a page you'd turn to on purpose.

The rooftop pool with the Dubai skyline beyond

The Rooftop Pool

The water holds still long enough to catch the whole city in it. A chair, a shaded corner, nothing asking to be finished by a certain hour.

The podium garden with pool, cabanas and lounges

The Garden

A lush garden runs the length of the ground level. Floating cabanas sit over a shallow water feature. Beyond them, a stretch of grass and a mini golf course for the evenings that don't call for a book at all.

  • The Library
  • Reading Lounge
  • Writer's Room
  • Reading Salon
  • Relaxation Lounges
  • Gym
  • Adult Rooftop Pool
  • Kids Rooftop Pool
  • Rooftop Terrace Garden
  • Rooftop BBQ & Lounge
  • Outdoor Cinema
  • Floating Cabanas
  • Shallow Water Feature Lounge
  • Sunken Seating
  • Mini Golf
  • Kids' Play Area
  • Pets' Area
  • Changing Rooms

Chapter Eight

Two Ways to Pay

Both plans start at 20% on booking plus the 4% DLD registration fee. Choose to clear the balance at handover, or carry 40% into three years beyond it.

Plan A

50 / 50

50% during construction · 50% on completion

50 / 50 — 50% during construction · 50% on completion
Installment Payment Date
1 20% + 4% DLD + admin fee On booking
2 5% 15/11/2026*
3 5% 01/04/2027*
4 5% 15/08/2027*
5 5% 01/11/2027*
6 5% 15/02/2028*
7 5% 01/07/2028*
— 50% On completion · Q3 2028

Plan B

60 / 40

60% during construction · 40% post-handover

60 / 40 — 60% during construction · 40% post-handover
Installment Payment Date
1 20% + 4% DLD + admin fee On booking
2 5% 15/11/2026*
3 10% 01/04/2027*
4 5% 15/08/2027*
5 10% 01/11/2027*
6 5% 15/02/2028*
7 5% 01/07/2028*
— 40% 3.3% quarterly over 3 years

Instalment dates are indicative and marked as such in the developer's brochure. The 4% Dubai Land Department registration fee and administration fee are payable on booking and are not included in the quoted prices.

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Chapter Two

A Short Passage

A library is only as useful as its reach. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road opens at your door like a first chapter. Downtown Dubai, minutes beyond that. The airport in twenty.

  • Dubai Academic City 5 min
  • Dubai Outlet Mall 5 min
  • Dubai Silicon Mall 5 min
  • IMG Worlds of Adventure 10 min
  • Global Village 10 min
  • Mohammed Bin Rashid Library 15 min
  • The Dubai Mall 20 min
  • Culture Village 20 min
  • Dubai Creek Harbour 20 min
  • Dubai Design District (d3) 20 min
  • Dubai International Airport 20 min

Drive times are the developer's published figures and vary with traffic.

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The two towers of The Archive at dusk, seen from the street

Chapter Nine

A Journey to Perfection

Imtiaz Developments is a Dubai-based developer founded in 1993, operating a fully integrated model spanning design, construction, joinery, aluminium and glass, investment, property management and after-sales. Every detail is refined in-house — spaces shaped by craftsmanship and control rather than outsourced delivery.

1993
Founded
AED 15B
Portfolio
50+
Projects
2,000+
Units delivered

Questions

Before You Ask

Where exactly is The Archive?

In Dubai Land Residence Complex (DLRC), off Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road. Dubai Academic City and Dubai Outlet Mall are five minutes away; Downtown Dubai, Dubai Design District and Dubai International Airport are around twenty.

What does it cost to get in?

Studios start at AED 666,000 from 360 sq.ft, one bedrooms at AED 979,000 from 600 sq.ft, two bedrooms at AED 1.55M from 1,035 sq.ft and three bedrooms at AED 1.9M from 1,314 sq.ft. The 4% DLD registration fee is payable on top, on booking.

When does it hand over?

Q3 2028. The building is B + G + 3 podium levels + 13 residential floors + roof.

Which payment plan should I take?

Both start with 20% plus the 4% DLD fee on booking. The 50/50 clears the balance at completion. The 60/40 leaves 40% to be paid after you have the keys, at 3.3% per quarter over three years — lower cash out during construction, longer commitment after.

Is the library real?

Yes — a two-storey collection of around ten thousand volumes at the base of the building, wrapped by a spiral stair, alongside a reading lounge, a writer's room and a rooftop reading salon.

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