2024-11-23T23:13:50-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150387069/neom-reveals-new-leyja-resort-concepts-designed-by-mario-cucinella-chris-van-duijn-and-shaun-killa Josh Niland 2023-10-18T18:24:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/97/970a1cf2cc4724796a7bfffd8a1a0eb9.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Saudi Arabia&rsquo;s <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1035435/neom" target="_blank">NEOM</a> megaproject has announced a new planned luxury resort development called Leyja that features designs from teams led by architects <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/4329185/mario-cucinella-architects" target="_blank">Mario Cucinella</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1637604/chris-van-duijn" target="_blank">Chris van Duijn</a>, and <a href="https://archinect.com/killa-design" target="_blank">Shaun Killa</a>. <br></p> <p>Details on the new aspect of the development are scarce, though the plan is to include three hotels and an experience center placed at nodes along a winding gulch leading inland from the Gulf of Aqaba.</p> <p>Renderings show the structures being inserted into the 400-meter-high natural rock formations at the site. </p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a9/a97964042ebe3c63fe2eb12fdba3e2ed.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a9/a97964042ebe3c63fe2eb12fdba3e2ed.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>The Adventure Hotel concept by Chris van Duijn/OMA. Image courtesy of NEOM</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5f/5f14f2c7e40ac7b41fa5984cc30ef3ff.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5f/5f14f2c7e40ac7b41fa5984cc30ef3ff.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>The Adventure Hotel concept by Chris van Duijn/OMA. Image courtesy of NEOM</figcaption></figure><p>The 'Adventure Hotel,' designed by van Duijn, is stepped vertically as though a staircase leading up the walls of the cliff whose topography is accentuated by its form. The hotel is intended to provide a base for tourists to pursue rock climbing and other "high-octane" activities. </p> <p>It is joined by an oasis-straddling design from Cucine...</p>