Yanbu Wellness Resort
An aerial master plan precedent for a luxury coastal wellness resort featuring concentric architectural centerpieces paired with linear beachfront villas.
- What we like about this project
- Concentric circular roof openings create massive dramatic light wells down into the center of the resort core.
Materials
- stucco
- glass
- timber
- photovoltaic-panels
Visual identifiers
- concentric-circular-pavilions
- beachfront-villas
- tropical-island-masterplan
- solar-roof-panels
Style tags
- contemporary
- tropical
- luxury
- master-plan
Visual tags
- coastal
- master-plan
- resort
- tropical
- aerial
- Geometry
- An organic coastal master plan grouping low-rise rectilinear beachfront villas along the shore and monumental concentric circular pavilions as focal points inland.
- Facade system
- Stucco and louvered wall systems with large expanses of glazing facing the water.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frames with flat slab roofs and lightweight shading structures.
- Spatial scale
- Macro master plan scale, showing single-story villas alongside large multi-story circular resort amenities.
- Lighting
- Warm late-afternoon sunlight casting long shadows across palm trees, sand, and white architectural volumes.
- Atmosphere
- Serene, luminous resort atmosphere emphasizing integration between low-rise white volumes, blue waters, and lush palm landscaping.
- Environmental context
- A narrow tropical island strand surrounded by open coastal waters, coral reef shallows, and scattered palm vegetation.
- Spatial experience
- The composition moves from dense clusters of private beach villas along the sandy edge toward grand ceremonial gathering hubs with central courtyards.
- Composition rhythm
- Linear repetition of beachfront villa modules contrasted against radial concentric circles at the resort core.
- Style reading
- Contemporary tropical resort architecture
- Program
- Coastal wellness resort and spa
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- stucco, glass, timber, photovoltaic-panels
- Visual identifiers
- concentric-circular-pavilions, beachfront-villas, tropical-island-masterplan, solar-roof-panels
- Style tags
- contemporary, tropical, luxury, master-plan
- Visual tags
- coastal, master-plan, resort, tropical, aerial
- Geometry
- An organic coastal master plan grouping low-rise rectilinear beachfront villas along the shore and monumental concentric circular pavilions as focal points inland.
- Facade system
- Stucco and louvered wall systems with large expanses of glazing facing the water.
- Structural guess
- Reinforced concrete frames with flat slab roofs and lightweight shading structures.
- Spatial scale
- Macro master plan scale, showing single-story villas alongside large multi-story circular resort amenities.
- Lighting
- Warm late-afternoon sunlight casting long shadows across palm trees, sand, and white architectural volumes.
- Atmosphere
- Serene, luminous resort atmosphere emphasizing integration between low-rise white volumes, blue waters, and lush palm landscaping.
- Environmental context
- A narrow tropical island strand surrounded by open coastal waters, coral reef shallows, and scattered palm vegetation.
- Spatial experience
- The composition moves from dense clusters of private beach villas along the sandy edge toward grand ceremonial gathering hubs with central courtyards.
- Composition rhythm
- Linear repetition of beachfront villa modules contrasted against radial concentric circles at the resort core.
- Style reading
- Contemporary tropical resort architecture
- Program
- Coastal wellness resort and spa
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- architecture