The Red Sea Project, the country’s most ambitious regenerative tourism destination, which will play a pivotal role in the Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 ambitions. This large scale resort community on the shore of the Red Sea will be made available to visitors from around the world beginning in 2022.
Creating a destination of this size presents significant challenges. With 50 hotels and 8,000 rooms being developed across 22 islands, every single element of the destination needs to be considered in meticulous detail. To facilitate the building and operation of the destination, two high quality accommodations for employees and workers have been created. The Construction Village – which is set to house 10,000 workers – is now open, and will soon be followed by the Coastal Village which includes a three-star staff hotel for employees visiting the site as well as the 14,000 people who will eventually work at the destination. Environmental decisions inform every element of the project and determine everything from the techniques used during infrastructure works to the partners selected for new contracts. A set of operational commitments have been put in place to not only protect but also to enhance the environment.
These include a 100% reliance on renewable energy, a total ban on single-use plastics, zero waste-to-landfill, and an aspiration to achieve 100% carbon neutrality across the entire project.
Red Sea Project Coastal Village
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This is a house that my wife and I have been lazily designing for a number of years. It started as more of a whim than anything, but eventually it has become something that we intend to build one day. In the meantime, I've used this model as a test bed for a broad range of render experimentation from lighting, to material generation, to the Photospheres below. It's been a great outlet for design expression and technical learning and, who knows, maybe some day we can build it and have you over for a highball. -
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Taproom and social hall built in Denver's River North district. -
My friend Russ owns the existing A-frame on the right and wanted to explore the idea of marrying new construction to the existing house. We talked through his ideas over sandwiches and beers, wandered around the site, and brainstormed some possibilities. I came up with this as a possible configuration, allowing the existing structure to remain as a large master/office and connecting via glass corridor to a new wing positioned to take advantage of the incredible view. This was a fun design exercise and gave me a chance to experiment with some new render techniques.