Project Profile

Owner:                        Zaya LLC

Use:                             Full-Island Private Exclusive Resort

Total Area:                 281,000 SF

Services:                     Master Planning, Architecture,

 OS’s concept used a metaphor of pearl-like private villas carefully arranged upon a Persian rug of island’s lush greenery.  Serenity, privacy, natural beauty, unparalleled amenities will be offered to the most discriminating guests.  

Each villa’s shape resembled that of an oyster or a scallop within undulating ground plane shaped to hide buildings and emphasize beauty of nature.  Materials used were fossil-rock representing seabed, glistening like jewels tinted glass, champagne-colored metal roof curving softly to resemble profile of a scallop’s shell. 

Behind the poetic vision hides very pragmatic, sustainable, technologically and financially justified scheme.  Our local partners developed extensive engineering measures to allow for remote infrastructure to support six-star experience; prevent island’s erosion and provide access by boat and helicopter. 

*This project was completed in partnership with Dar Al Handasah Nazih Taleb & Partners.