2024-05-17T02:04:20-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150420769/neom-announces-new-gidori-resort-and-golf-course-satellite-development-its-tenth-overall Josh Niland 2024-03-18T19:22:00-04:00 >2024-03-19T13:48:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/91/911103514a728896eb213986c4a198ea.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A new golf resort concept has been revealed as the latest satellite development for <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1035435/neom" target="_blank">NEOM</a>, Saudi Arabia&rsquo;s $500 billion+ experiment in urbanization and global luxury tourism. <br></p> <p>'Gidori,' as it will be known, is designed to include an 18-hole course with a 200-unit residential component, 80-room hotel, beach club, and other sport and leisure facilities spread throughout a rocky coastal setting on the Gulf of Aqaba. </p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/09/09ffdf7840194b7ed96c8b336d5175cd.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/09/09ffdf7840194b7ed96c8b336d5175cd.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy NEOM</figcaption></figure><p>Architects Ignacio Gomez and Lama Al-Kharboush (both of <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/6259264/aedas" target="_blank">Aedas</a>) are mentioned in a promotional video as being the lead designers for the project.</p> <p>Video courtesy NEOM/YouTube<br></p> <p>It follows <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2352872/leyja" target="_blank">Leyja</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2375316/epicon" target="_blank">Epicon</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2385158/siranna" target="_blank">Siranna</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2416947/utamo" target="_blank">Utamo</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2416948/norlana" target="_blank">Norlana</a>, and <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2416945/aquellum" target="_blank">Aquellum</a> as the latest addition to the NEOM family. Marketing for the project appears to be centered on its integration within the landscape. A "progressive architectural centerpiece" called 'The Monolith' will greet visitors at the shoreline, keying their repose into the network of spas, pools, and gyms inside and anchoring the pr...</p>