2024-05-18T08:47:41-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150406010/neom-launches-siranna-resort-concept-on-the-gulf-of-aqaba Josh Niland 2023-12-04T17:42:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/60/60255cc3c6bc28e0edfb44369d5ea3a0.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Another high-end luxury resort complex has been revealed in Saudi Arabia as part of the country&rsquo;s <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1035435/neom" target="_blank">NEOM</a> megadevelopment on the Gulf of Aqaba.</p> <p>The new Siranna development will include a 65-key hotel in addition to 35 &ldquo;exclusive&rdquo; residences geared toward tourists and complement the previous <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150387069/neom-reveals-new-leyja-resort-concepts-designed-by-mario-cucinella-chris-van-duijn-and-shaun-killa" target="_blank">Leyja</a> and <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150399635/neom-debuts-new-epicon-coastal-resort-and-hotel-concept" target="_blank">Epicon</a> resort concepts that were announced this year.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/eb/ebeaa1332c36cffe523ead844919d1dc.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/eb/ebeaa1332c36cffe523ead844919d1dc.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy NEOM</figcaption></figure><p>Guests will be transited to the destination via water taxis, emerge from the Red Sea surf, and pass through a gateway of natural rock formations to find a tiered approach to the outcropping of hexagonal volumes that spring up from the surrounding landscape like shards of crystals.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/65/65a5f5e0d68d7a76a2d75e80f2424678.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/65/65a5f5e0d68d7a76a2d75e80f2424678.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy NEOM</figcaption></figure><p>Paolo Testolini, the Dubai-based Principal and Global Sector Leader of Cities and Places for <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/106435/woods-bagot" target="_blank">Woods Bagot</a>&rsquo;s UAE operation, appears in a promotional video as the architect that will lead its design. His colleague Nik Karalis appears also to be involved, stating that the concept will help &ldquo;redefine our notions of what touri...</p>