Archinect - News 2024-05-16T21:03:34-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150413253/neom-unveils-new-aquellum-resort-concept-from-lava-and-name NEOM unveils new Aquellum resort concept from LAVA and NAME Josh Niland 2024-01-18T19:10:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ba/ba7d05b0f0a134a9c78e42c4fa5b9b65.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The latest satellite development of Saudi Arabia&rsquo;s <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1035435/neom" target="_blank">NEOM</a>&nbsp;project, a new mountainside resort destination called Aquellum, has been launched, along with other initiatives meant to promote sport, leisure, and tourism in the Gulf of Aqaba region.</p> <p>The coastal development, which appears to feature the same concept for a self-styled "zero gravity urbanism" that defines <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2165061/the-line" target="_blank">The Line</a> megacity&rsquo;s internal layout, is slated to include luxury retail and hotel amenities along with art galleries and a sunken marina design, all tucked inside a 1,480-foot mountain and within traveling distance from its fellow&nbsp;<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>, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150399635/neom-debuts-new-epicon-coastal-resort-and-hotel-concept" target="_blank">Epicon</a>, and <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150406010/neom-launches-siranna-resort-concept-on-the-gulf-of-aqaba" target="_blank">Siranna</a> satellite resorts nearby.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8c/8c46a61c51c5cc426f632f5a60f2fb91.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8c/8c46a61c51c5cc426f632f5a60f2fb91.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy NEOM</figcaption></figure><p>Guests will arrive via boat courtesy of a hidden canal entryway at the base of the development. A central 'experiential boulevard' serves as the main artery of the socially condensing courtyard space at the center of the 330-foot-tall above-ground component. A special innovation space called 'The Generator' is finally included a...</p>