Archinect - News2024-12-30T23:01:52-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150406010/neom-launches-siranna-resort-concept-on-the-gulf-of-aqaba
NEOM launches Siranna resort concept on the Gulf of Aqaba Josh Niland2023-12-04T17:42:00-05:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<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’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 “exclusive” 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&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/eb/ebeaa1332c36cffe523ead844919d1dc.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&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. </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/65/65a5f5e0d68d7a76a2d75e80f2424678.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/65/65a5f5e0d68d7a76a2d75e80f2424678.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&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>’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 “redefine our notions of what touri...</p>